Co-op Academy Woodlands
Foundry Place, Harehills, Leeds, LS9 6DA
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE CO-OPERATIVE ACADEMIES TRUST
- Executive Headteacher
- Mrs Adele Clark
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious ethos
- None
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- The Co-operative Academies Trust
- Constituency
- Leeds East
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 406
- URN
- 139015
- Local authority
- Leeds
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01132407382
About this school
Co-op Academy Woodlands is a primary academy in Leeds. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 406 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. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person 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
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 59 | 53 | 56 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 34% | 58% | 55% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 9% | 7% |
| Expected standard in reading | 56% | 72% | 61% |
| Expected standard in maths | 56% | 77% | 71% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 49% | 70% | 70% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 101.0 | 103.0 | 102.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 100.0 | 106.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -2.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.10 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Co-op Academy Woodlands 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 | 34% | 59% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 58% | 59.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 55% | 61.6% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 468 |
| 2023/24 | 449 |
| 2024/25 | 433 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Co-op Academy Woodlands compares
Co-op Academy Woodlands ranked 150th of 216 primary schools in Leeds for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 30% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 15% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 55% | 8.4% | 78.3% | 406 | — |
| St Augustine's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy | 72% | 5% | 40.1% | 435 | 0.2 miles |
| Hovingham Primary School | — | — | — | 669 | 0.3 miles |
| Co-op Academy Oakwood | 68% | 6.5% | 51.4% | 441 | 0.3 miles |
| Harehills Primary School | 52% | 8% | 45.1% | 692 | 0.3 miles |
| Co-op Academy Nightingale | 43% | 9.5% | 53.8% | 395 | 0.5 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)
- 78.26%
- English as an additional language
- 58%
- Overall absence
- 8.38%
- Persistent absence
- 33.42%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Augustine's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy0.2 miles
Primary · Leeds
-
Hovingham Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Leeds
-
Co-op Academy Oakwood0.3 miles
Primary · Leeds
-
Harehills Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Leeds
-
Co-op Academy Nightingale0.5 miles
Primary · Leeds
Other schools in Leeds
Co-op Academy Woodlands ranks 122nd of the 182 ranked primary schools in Leeds.
- Aberford Church of England Primary School Primary
- Adel Primary School Primary
- Adel St John the Baptist Church of England Primary School Primary
- Alder Tree Primary Academy Primary
- All Saint's Richmond Hill Church of England Primary School Primary
- Allerton CofE Primary School Primary
- Alwoodley Primary School Primary
- Armley Park Primary School Primary
- Asquith Primary School Primary
- Austhorpe Primary School Primary
- Bankside Primary School Primary
- Bardsey Primary Academy Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Co-op Academy Woodlands teach?
- Co-op Academy Woodlands teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Leeds.
- Who is the executive headteacher of Co-op Academy Woodlands?
- The executive headteacher of Co-op Academy Woodlands is Mrs Adele Clark, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Co-op Academy Woodlands last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Co-op Academy Woodlands, 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 Woodlands?
- Co-op Academy Woodlands has 406 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Co-op Academy Woodlands full?
- Co-op Academy Woodlands has capacity for 420 pupils and 406 on roll (97%), 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 Co-op Academy Woodlands a faith school?
- No. Co-op Academy Woodlands has no designated religious character.
- Is Co-op Academy Woodlands a selective school?
- No. Co-op Academy Woodlands is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Does Co-op Academy Woodlands have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Co-op Academy Woodlands as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Co-op Academy Woodlands?
- Co-op Academy Woodlands 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 Woodlands's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 34% in 2022/23 and 55% 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 Woodlands rank locally?
- Co-op Academy Woodlands ranked 150th of 216 primary schools in Leeds for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 30% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 15% 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 Woodlands's absence rate?
- Co-op Academy Woodlands's overall absence rate is 8.4% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Co-op Academy Woodlands's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Co-op Academy Woodlands'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.