Pudsey Grammar School
Mount Pleasant Road, Pudsey, LS28 7ND
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Foundation school
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- 21st Century Learning Partnership
- Headteacher
- Mr M McKelvie
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Constituency
- Leeds West and Pudsey
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,370
- Pupils on roll
- 1,358
- URN
- 108079
- Local authority
- Leeds
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01132558277
About this school
Pudsey Grammar School is a foundation secondary school in Pudsey. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,358 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Pudsey Grammar School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 18 April 2024, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 217 | 192 | 225 |
| Attainment 8 score | 46.7 | 45.5 | 44.0 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.02 -0.17 to +0.21 | -0.12 -0.32 to +0.08 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 41% | 38.5% | 42.7% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 62% | 60.4% | 63.1% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 20% | 52.6% | 38.7% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.0 | 4.1 | 3.9 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Pudsey Grammar School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Leeds average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 46.7 | 39.4 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 45.5 | 39.1 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 44 | 39.7 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 10.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 10.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,338 |
| 2023/24 | 1,321 |
| 2024/25 | 1,362 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Pudsey Grammar School compares
Pudsey Grammar School ranked 29th of 42 secondary schools in Leeds for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 53% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 8% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 44 | 10.1% | 25.3% | 1,358 | — |
| Crawshaw Academy | 45.2 | 9.1% | 24.8% | 1,052 | 0.5 miles |
| Leeds West Academy | 41.7 | 13.1% | 41.8% | 1,432 | 1.1 miles |
| Co-op Academy Priesthorpe | 41.1 | 10.1% | 39% | 1,013 | 1.3 miles |
| The Farnley Academy | 49.1 | 8.7% | 33.2% | 1,492 | 2.0 miles |
| Laisterdyke Leadership Academy | 36.1 | 10.9% | 50.6% | 889 | 2.1 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 25.34%
- English as an additional language
- 14.1%
- Overall absence
- 10.09%
- Persistent absence
- 25.7%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Crawshaw Academy0.5 miles
Secondary · Pudsey
-
Leeds West Academy1.1 miles
Secondary · Leeds
-
Co-op Academy Priesthorpe1.3 miles
Secondary · Pudsey
-
The Farnley Academy2.0 miles
Secondary · Leeds
-
Laisterdyke Leadership Academy2.1 miles
Secondary · Bradford
Other schools in Pudsey
- Co-op Academy Priesthorpe Secondary
- Crawshaw Academy Secondary
- Calverley Parkside Primary School Primary
- Farsley Farfield Primary School Primary
- Farsley Springbank Primary School Primary
- Greenside Primary School Primary
- Lowtown Primary School Primary
- Pudsey Primrose Hill Primary School Primary
- Pudsey Waterloo Primary Primary
- Southroyd Primary and Nursery School Primary
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy Primary
- Stanningley Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Pudsey Grammar School teach?
- Pudsey Grammar School teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Pudsey.
- Who is the headteacher of Pudsey Grammar School?
- The headteacher of Pudsey Grammar School is Mr M McKelvie, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Pudsey Grammar School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Pudsey Grammar School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Pudsey Grammar School?
- Pudsey Grammar School has 1,358 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Pudsey Grammar School full?
- Pudsey Grammar School has capacity for 1,370 pupils and 1,358 on roll (99%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Pudsey Grammar School a faith school?
- No. Pudsey Grammar School has no designated religious character.
- Is Pudsey Grammar School a selective school?
- No. Pudsey Grammar School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is Pudsey Grammar School part of an academy trust?
- Pudsey Grammar School is part of 21st Century Learning Partnership. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Pudsey Grammar School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 46.7 in 2022/23 and 44 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Pudsey Grammar School compare with other schools in Leeds?
- Pudsey Grammar School ranked 29th of 42 secondary schools in Leeds for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 53% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 8% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Pudsey Grammar School's absence rate?
- Pudsey Grammar School's overall absence rate is 10.1% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Pudsey Grammar School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Pudsey Grammar School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 4 July 2026.