Royds Academy

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Royds Academy
Address
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Pennington Lane Oulton, Leeds , West Yorkshire , LS26 8EX England
Coordinates	53°44′14″N 1°27′31″W / 53.737183°N 1.458600°W / 53.737183; -1.458600Coordinates: 53°44′14″N 1°27′31″W / 53.737183°N 1.458600°W / 53.737183; -1.458600
Information
Type	Academy
Established	1956
Local authority	City of Leeds
Department for Education URN	148527 Tables
Ofsted	Reports
Headteacher	John Higgins
Gender	Co-educational
Age	11 to 16
Enrolment	Approx. 1,300 pupils
Website	https://www.roydsacademy.org.uk/

Royds Academy (formerly Royds School), founded in 1956, is a co-educational secondary school located in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England.^[1] The school serves approximately 1,300 pupils. Royds School was originally a secondary modern and is now a non-selective school serving Rothwell, south Leeds and the surrounding areas.

The school originally gained Specialist Language College status in 2003. This was removed in 2014.

On 3 November 2010 Royds School was visited by American popstar singer and songwriter Alexis Jordan, performing 'Good Girl' and 'Happiness', as part of a 96.3 Radio Aire campaign for 100% school attendance through November.^{[citation needed]}

Royds School became a Premier UK Rock Challenge school in 2011 after winning the Northern Open Heat and Northern Open Final. Royds maintained this prestigious title until the school was stripped of its premier status in 2014 due to not competing. Royds School qualified to their second Northern Open Final in April 2015 by being the highest scoring runner-up at their open heat. In March 2017, Royds were once again victorious in their Northern Open Heat, qualifying for their third Northern Open Final, on 30 June.^{[citation needed]}

Previously a foundation school administered by Leeds City Council, in April 2021 Royds School converted to academy status and was renamed Royds Academy. The school is now sponsored by the Falcon Education Academies Trust.^[2]

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External links[]

• Royds Academy website

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