Co-op Academy Priesthorpe
Priesthorpe Lane, Farsley, Pudsey, LS28 5SG
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE CO-OPERATIVE ACADEMIES TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Louise Pratt
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- The Co-operative Academies Trust
- Constituency
- Leeds West and Pudsey
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,140
- Pupils on roll
- 1,013
- URN
- 144588
- Local authority
- Leeds
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01132574115
About this school
Co-op Academy Priesthorpe is a secondary academy in Pudsey. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 1,013 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
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Sixth form
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 193 | 206 | 206 |
| Attainment 8 score | 46.3 | 39.3 | 41.1 |
| Progress 8 score | 0.00 -0.20 to +0.21 | -0.40 -0.60 to -0.20 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 48% | 37.4% | 35% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 67% | 52.4% | 62.1% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 26% | 23.8% | 26.2% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.0 | 3.3 | 3.5 |
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 Priesthorpe 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 | 46.3 | 39.4 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 39.3 | 39.1 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 41.1 | 39.7 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 10.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 11.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 10.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,091 |
| 2023/24 | 1,051 |
| 2024/25 | 1,038 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Co-op Academy Priesthorpe compares
Co-op Academy Priesthorpe ranked 33rd of 42 secondary schools in Leeds for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 42% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 7% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 41.1 | 10.1% | 39% | 1,013 | — |
| Pudsey Grammar School | 44 | 10.1% | 25.3% | 1,358 | 1.3 miles |
| Leeds West Academy | 41.7 | 13.1% | 41.8% | 1,432 | 1.4 miles |
| Laisterdyke Leadership Academy | 36.1 | 10.9% | 50.6% | 889 | 1.5 miles |
| Crawshaw Academy | 45.2 | 9.1% | 24.8% | 1,052 | 1.8 miles |
| Carlton Bolling | 44.4 | 8.9% | 43.7% | 1,633 | 2.2 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)
- 38.98%
- English as an additional language
- 35.2%
- Overall absence
- 10.1%
- Persistent absence
- 29.7%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Pudsey Grammar School1.3 miles
Secondary · Pudsey
-
Leeds West Academy1.4 miles
Secondary · Leeds
-
Laisterdyke Leadership Academy1.5 miles
Secondary · Bradford
-
Crawshaw Academy1.8 miles
Secondary · Pudsey
-
Carlton Bolling2.2 miles
Secondary · Bradford
Other schools in Pudsey
- Crawshaw Academy Secondary
- Pudsey Grammar School 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 year groups does Co-op Academy Priesthorpe teach?
- Co-op Academy Priesthorpe teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Pudsey.
- Who is the headteacher of Co-op Academy Priesthorpe?
- The headteacher of Co-op Academy Priesthorpe is Mrs Louise Pratt, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Co-op Academy Priesthorpe last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Co-op Academy Priesthorpe, 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 Priesthorpe?
- Co-op Academy Priesthorpe has 1,013 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Co-op Academy Priesthorpe full?
- Co-op Academy Priesthorpe has capacity for 1,140 pupils and 1,013 on roll (89%), 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 Priesthorpe a faith school?
- No. Co-op Academy Priesthorpe has no designated religious character.
- Is Co-op Academy Priesthorpe a selective school?
- No. Co-op Academy Priesthorpe is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs Co-op Academy Priesthorpe?
- Co-op Academy Priesthorpe 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 Priesthorpe's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 46.3 in 2022/23 and 41.1 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 Priesthorpe rank locally?
- Co-op Academy Priesthorpe ranked 33rd of 42 secondary schools in Leeds for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 42% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 7% 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 Priesthorpe's absence rate?
- Co-op Academy Priesthorpe's overall absence rate is 10.1% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Co-op Academy Priesthorpe's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Co-op Academy Priesthorpe'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 10 July 2026.