Co-op Academy Nightingale
Stanley Road, Harehills, Leeds, LS9 7AX
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- THE CO-OPERATIVE ACADEMIES TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Beverley Blanchfield
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- The Co-operative Academies Trust
- Constituency
- Leeds East
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 395
- URN
- 139701
- Local authority
- Leeds
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01132359164
About this school
Co-op Academy Nightingale is a primary academy in Leeds. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 395 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Co-op Academy Nightingale, and its latest judgement is set out 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
- 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 | 57 | 60 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 39% | 33% | 43% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 2% | 2% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 44% | 40% | 60% |
| Expected standard in maths | 47% | 49% | 57% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 36% | 40% | 53% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 99.0 | 98.0 | 100.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 100.0 | 99.0 | 100.0 |
| Reading progress | 0.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.90 | - | - |
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 Nightingale 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 | 39% | 59% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 33% | 59.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 43% | 61.6% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 10.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 11.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 9.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 415 |
| 2023/24 | 399 |
| 2024/25 | 407 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Co-op Academy Nightingale compares
Co-op Academy Nightingale ranked 195th of 216 primary schools in Leeds for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 14% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 9% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 43% | 9.5% | 53.8% | 395 | — |
| Harehills Primary School | 52% | 8% | 45.1% | 692 | 0.3 miles |
| Co-op Academy Brownhill | 50% | 7.6% | 60.5% | 434 | 0.4 miles |
| Co-op Academy Woodlands | 55% | 8.4% | 78.3% | 406 | 0.5 miles |
| Shakespeare Primary School | 43% | 4.8% | 43.8% | 732 | 0.5 miles |
| Bankside Primary School | 31% | 8.6% | 35% | 676 | 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)
- 53.81%
- English as an additional language
- 62.7%
- Overall absence
- 9.5%
- Persistent absence
- 33.33%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Harehills Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Leeds
-
Co-op Academy Brownhill0.4 miles
Primary · Leeds
-
Co-op Academy Woodlands0.5 miles
Primary · Leeds
-
Shakespeare Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Leeds
-
Bankside Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Leeds
Other schools in Leeds
Co-op Academy Nightingale ranks 163rd 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 ages does Co-op Academy Nightingale teach?
- Co-op Academy Nightingale teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Leeds.
- Who is the headteacher of Co-op Academy Nightingale?
- The headteacher of Co-op Academy Nightingale is Mrs Beverley Blanchfield, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Co-op Academy Nightingale been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Co-op Academy Nightingale, 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 Co-op Academy Nightingale?
- Co-op Academy Nightingale has 395 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Co-op Academy Nightingale full?
- Co-op Academy Nightingale has capacity for 420 pupils and 395 on roll (94%), 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 Nightingale a faith school?
- No. Co-op Academy Nightingale has no designated religious character.
- Is Co-op Academy Nightingale a selective school?
- No. Co-op Academy Nightingale is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Does Co-op Academy Nightingale have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Co-op Academy Nightingale as having no nursery classes.
- Is Co-op Academy Nightingale part of an academy trust?
- Co-op Academy Nightingale 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 Nightingale's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 39% in 2022/23 and 43% 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 Nightingale compare with other schools in Leeds?
- Co-op Academy Nightingale ranked 195th of 216 primary schools in Leeds for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 14% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 9% 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 Nightingale's absence rate?
- Co-op Academy Nightingale's overall absence rate is 9.5% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Co-op Academy Nightingale's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Co-op Academy Nightingale'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.