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Cockburn School provides an excellent environment for children to develop as learners and to grow as individuals. In a world which places ever greater demands on young people, it is vitally important that the schools of the 21st Century provide a broad and rich education to prepare students for the challenges they will face in their lives. We are dedicated to blending academic excellence with a richness of opportunity beyond the classroom. 
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Recognition from the Secretary of State for Education: 

Featured Article / Feb 2nd 2026

A long line of Cockburn School Youth Parliament success

Featured Article / Jan 26th 2026

Mr D Gurney MBE award for Services to Education

Featured Article / Jan 5th 2026

Cockburn school to benefit from Government solar panel funding

Featured Article / Jan 4th 2026

Three different performances in a week for the creative Cockburn MAT students!

Featured Article / Jul 1st 2025

Miran Honoured by our Mayor!

Featured Article / Jul 1st 2025

Success for the Cockburn School Class of 2024 – one of Yorkshire’s Top Ten!

Featured Article / Dec 2nd 2024

ArtsMark Platinum recognition again!

Featured Article / Dec 2nd 2024

The Kyle Asquith Foundation 10 Year Celebration:

Featured Article / Jul 17th 2023

Cockburn School – one of the hardest schools to get into in Leeds:

Featured Article / Apr 1st 2023

Cockburn School students meet King Charles!

Featured Article / Nov 8th 2022

Year 8 students learn CPR for Restart a Heart Day

Featured Article / Nov 1st 2022

England Captain!

News / Oct 1st 2024

Cockburn School’s Class of 2024 graduates celebrate their achievements!

News / Jul 1st 2024

Cockburn School names new sports facility after former student, Kyle Asquith.

News / Apr 30th 2024

Year 8 students learn CPR for Restart a Heart Day

News / Nov 6th 2023

Best results ever for the Class of 2023 Results despite national dip

News / Nov 6th 2023

Welcome to the new Cockburn School website

News / Oct 6th 2022

Cockburn School’s Class of 2022 graduates celebrate their achievements!

News / Jul 11th 2022

Ofsted Outstanding in ALL AREAS.

News / Apr 4th 2022
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Year 10 Netball Team: A fantastic achievement for our Year 10 netball team, who secured a well-deserved win against an impressive Cockburn Laurence Calvert Academy team! Their teamwork, determination, and support for one another made us incredibly proud. A huge congratulations to all players for their hard work, commitment and sportsmanship. Well done girls!
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One week until the Year 11 Progress Review - Thursday 22nd October 2026. Yr11 students must make appointments between 3.30pm and 7.00pm with all of their subject teachers.
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Re-start a Heart Day for Year 8. All students in Year 8 learnt the important skills required to save lives. Thanks to the NHS staff who volunteered to deliver the training.
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Pinsent Masons Mentoring 2026 started with Year 10 students. Students learned about setting SMART goals and how to achieve long and short term goals. The focus was on career ambitions and important aspirations. Thanks to Pinsent Masons law firm.
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Our Year 8 girls played in a rugby tournament on Monday and represented the school with pride and resilience winning 4 out of the 5 games and successfully making it through to the next round of the tournament. The team featured two Year 7 girls, Maja and Alisha, who both made the step up well. The player of the tournament was Gracie Coleman for her determination and organisation as hooker. Well done girls!
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Soluna by Kooth is a free, safe, and anonymous digital mental health and wellbeing platform for children and young people. Developed by Kooth Digital Health in partnership with the NHS and local councils, the service is an evolution of the traditional Kooth platform. The app is free to download on the app store and there are no waiting lists for support.
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Our 'Shaping Our Future' students got to have a tour of Headingley Leeds Rhinos rugby and Yorkshire cricket stadium. Students learnt about teamwork and money saving projects working with The Pieces Project and Ahead Partnership.
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Cockburn School Archive: This road safety advert from 1947 is still applicable today! We have a wonderful collection of artifacts from the long history of Cockburn. Look at some of the newer additions. Thanks to former students and their families - Graham Worth (1960s), Stephen Hallas (1960s), Marlene Knaggs (1947-51), Dorothy Armitage nee: Cross (1945-49) and former teacher Graham Roberts (1970s).
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Cockburn School Archive: We have a wonderful collection of artifacts from the long history of Cockburn. Look at some of the newer additions. Thanks to former students and their families - Graham Worth (1960s), Stephen Hallas (1960s), Marlene Knaggs (1947-51), Dorothy Armitage nee: Cross (1945-49) and former teacher Graham Roberts (1970s). The book should have been returned in 1951!
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Cockburn School Archive: We have a wonderful collection of artifacts from the long history of Cockburn. Look at some of the newer additions. Thanks to former students and their families - Graham Worth (1960s), Stephen Hallas (1960s), Marlene Knaggs (1947-51), Dorothy Armitage nee: Cross (1945-49) and former teacher Graham Roberts (1970s).
@@cockburnschool 12 Oct 2026
Cockburn School Archive: We have a wonderful collection of artifacts from the long history of Cockburn. Look at some of the newer additions. Thanks to former students and their families - Graham Worth (1960s), Stephen Hallas (1960s), Marlene Knaggs (1947-51), Dorothy Armitage nee: Cross (1945-49) and former teacher Graham Roberts (1970s).
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Congratulations to last week’s Freaky Friday streak winners! 5 DAYS. Yr7 Lejsana Gacina Yr8 Lola Thewliss-Jones Yr9Tanisha Jannath Yr10 Hamzah Rahman Yr11 Ceedorf Baafi
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On Tuesday and Thursday last week our Yr10 Drama students took part in workshops led by Paperbirds Theatre Company. The were learning how to devise scenes in preparation for their Unit 2 examination that is coming up soon.
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Congratulations to our year group with the best attendance for last week! Year 7 - 96.9%
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Congratulations to our form groups with the best attendance for last week! 7MHF - 100% 8JH - 98.1% 9ROA- 98.6% 10LS - 98.6% 11KW- 97.6%
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Congratulations to Hira A from Beeston Primary! Winner of our Open Evening £25 Love to Shop voucher for visiting every single department!
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Congratulations to these excellent Yr11 students who received character nominations from staff last week! We are very proud of you.
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Congratulations to these excellent Yrs 7-11 students who received character nominations from staff last week! We are very proud of you.
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We are proud to have been recognised again this year as a Young Carer Friendly school.
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Saturday 10th October - World Mental Health Day. Some of our Wellbeing Ambassadors, Anti-bullying Ambassadors and students who access our LSU have worked hard to put together a video to raise awareness of the support available in school for World Mental Health Day.
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