David Young Community Academy
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| Motto | Building your career and community |
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| Established | 2006 |
| Type | Academy |
| Religion | Anglican |
| Principal Designate | Mrs. Lynne Frost |
| Location |
Bishops Way Seacroft Leeds West Yorkshire LS14 6NU England Coordinates: 53°49′13″N 1°28′36″W / 53.82018°N 1.47655°W |
| Local authority | City of Leeds |
| Staff | 180 |
| Students | 1050 |
| Ages | 11–18 |
| Houses | 6 |
| Website |
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David Young Community Academy (also known as DYCA) is a state-funded academy sponsored by the Church of England[1] in Seacroft, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England.
The school is named after David Young (1931–2008) a former Bishop of Ripon. The academy is named in recognition of Bishop David Young's extensive work in education both nationally and in the Leeds area. The school was established on 18 September 2006 with pupils from Agnes Stewart Church of England High School and Braim Wood for Boys High School.[2] Before the building of the Academy the largest secondary school in Seacroft was the nearby East Leeds High School (formerly Foxwood School), which was demolished in December 2009.
The school's population in January 2008 was 920, with a sixth form of 65.[3] At the same time the school had one of the worst attendance records in the country, and was 25th from the bottom for GCSE results.[2] However, a year later the school reached government targets for GCSEs for the first time.[4]
In June 2009 it was announced by School Secretary Ed Balls that £3.3 million would be spent on the school to create a purpose built base for army and air cadets.[5]
The school is divided into six houses: Brunel (after Isambard Kingdom Brunel); Da Vinci (after Leonardo da Vinci); Hadid (after Zaha Hadid); Hopper (after Grace Hopper); Telford (after Thomas Telford); and Whittle (after Frank Whittle).
DYCA is part of the LEAF (Love Enterprise Aspiration Faith)Academy Trust. The trust consists of primary and secondary academies and the Diocese of West Yorkshire and the Dales, who work together to serve local communities by providing innovative educational practice within traditional values.