Co-op Academy Leeds
Stoney Rock Lane, Leeds, LS9 7HD
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE CO-OPERATIVE ACADEMIES TRUST
- Principal
- Miss Natalie Jones
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious ethos
- None
- Sponsor
- The Co-operative Academies Trust
- Constituency
- Leeds South
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,050
- Pupils on roll
- 974
- URN
- 137065
- Local authority
- Leeds
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01133807940
About this school
Co-op Academy Leeds is a secondary academy in Leeds. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 974 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 173 | 174 | 172 |
| Attainment 8 score | 27.9 | 33.0 | 30.5 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.33 -0.56 to -0.09 | -0.03 -0.26 to +0.19 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 10% | 22.4% | 18% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 30% | 38.5% | 33.7% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 44% | 64.4% | 55.2% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 2.5 | 3.2 | 2.9 |
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 Co-op Academy Leeds 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 | 27.9 | 39.4 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 33 | 39.1 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 30.5 | 39.7 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 16.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 17.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 17% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 861 |
| 2023/24 | 937 |
| 2024/25 | 969 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Co-op Academy Leeds compares
Co-op Academy Leeds ranked 41st of 42 secondary schools in Leeds for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 22% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 1% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 30.5 | 17% | 62.3% | 974 | — |
| Trinity Academy Leeds | — | 4.9% | 59.6% | 1,182 | 0.3 miles |
| Mount St Mary's Catholic High School | 49.6 | 4.6% | 45.5% | 943 | 0.7 miles |
| The Ruth Gorse Academy | 49.1 | 6.7% | 52.4% | 1,265 | 1.0 miles |
| University Technical College Leeds | 46.2 | 5.5% | 28% | 546 | 1.2 miles |
| Corpus Christi Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy | 35.1 | 12.4% | 40.6% | 784 | 1.5 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)
- 62.33%
- English as an additional language
- 76%
- Overall absence
- 16.99%
- Persistent absence
- 49.24%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Trinity Academy Leeds0.3 miles
Secondary · Leeds
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Mount St Mary's Catholic High School0.7 miles
Secondary · Leeds
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The Ruth Gorse Academy1.0 miles
Secondary · Leeds
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University Technical College Leeds1.2 miles
Secondary · Leeds
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Corpus Christi Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy1.5 miles
Secondary · Leeds
Other schools in Leeds
Co-op Academy Leeds ranks 32nd of the 33 ranked secondary schools in Leeds.
- Abbey Grange Church of England Academy Secondary
- Allerton Grange School Secondary
- Allerton High School Secondary
- Benton Park School Secondary
- Bishop Young Church of England Academy Secondary
- Bruntcliffe Academy Secondary
- Cardinal Heenan Catholic High School Secondary
- Cockburn John Charles Academy Secondary
- Cockburn Laurence Calvert Academy Secondary
- Cockburn School Secondary
- Corpus Christi Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy Secondary
- Dixons Unity Academy Secondary
Common questions
- What year groups does Co-op Academy Leeds teach?
- Co-op Academy Leeds teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Leeds.
- Who is the principal of Co-op Academy Leeds?
- The principal of Co-op Academy Leeds is Miss Natalie Jones, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Co-op Academy Leeds last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Co-op Academy Leeds, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Co-op Academy Leeds?
- Co-op Academy Leeds has 974 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Co-op Academy Leeds full?
- Co-op Academy Leeds has capacity for 1,050 pupils and 974 on roll (93%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Co-op Academy Leeds a faith school?
- No. Co-op Academy Leeds has no designated religious character.
- Is Co-op Academy Leeds a selective school?
- No. Co-op Academy Leeds is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs Co-op Academy Leeds?
- Co-op Academy Leeds is part of THE CO-OPERATIVE ACADEMIES TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Co-op Academy Leeds's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 27.9 in 2022/23 and 30.5 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Co-op Academy Leeds rank locally?
- Co-op Academy Leeds ranked 41st of 42 secondary schools in Leeds for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 22% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 1% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Co-op Academy Leeds's absence rate?
- Co-op Academy Leeds's overall absence rate is 17% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Co-op Academy Leeds's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Co-op Academy Leeds'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 1 July 2026.