Co-op Academy Brierley
Cross Green Lane, Leeds, LS9 0BA
- Phase
- Free Schools
- School type
- Free schools special
- Ages
- 4 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- THE CO-OPERATIVE ACADEMIES TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Sarah Harridge
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- The Co-operative Academies Trust
- Constituency
- Leeds South
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 250
- Pupils on roll
- 248
- URN
- 149719
- Local authority
- Leeds
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01133230073
About this school
Co-op Academy Brierley is a special academy in Leeds. It teaches children aged 4 to 16 and has 248 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Co-op Academy Brierley, 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
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Strong standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Leadership and governance
- Strong standard
- Early years
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 9 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 0% |
| Expected standard in maths | 0% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 0% |
| Average scaled score in reading | - |
| Average scaled score in maths | - |
Trends over time
How Co-op Academy Brierley has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | — | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 14.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 11% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 54 |
| 2024/25 | 144 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 54.17%
- English as an additional language
- 31.9%
- Overall absence
- 10.96%
- Persistent absence
- 31.76%
Location
Nearby schools
-
LS-TEN0.8 miles
Independent schools · West Yorkshire
-
Leeds College of Music1.0 miles
Universities · Leeds
-
Cockburn Reach Academy1.3 miles
Special schools · Leeds
-
Adel Beck1.7 miles
Other types · Leeds
-
Fountain House Education Suite1.7 miles
Special schools · Salisbury
Other schools in Leeds
- Adel Beck Other types
- Armley Grange School Special schools
- Broomfield South SILC Special schools
- Cockburn Reach Academy Special schools
- Future Horizons Leeds Ltd Other types
- Green Meadows Academy Academies
- John Jamieson School Special schools
- Lighthouse Futures Trust Other types
- Lighthouse School Leeds Free Schools
- Ormston School Special schools
- Penny Field School Academies
- Springwell Leeds Academy Academies
Common questions
- What ages does Co-op Academy Brierley teach?
- Co-op Academy Brierley teaches children aged 4 to 16. It is a special school in Leeds.
- Who is the headteacher of Co-op Academy Brierley?
- The headteacher of Co-op Academy Brierley is Mrs Sarah Harridge, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Co-op Academy Brierley been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Co-op Academy Brierley, 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 Brierley?
- Co-op Academy Brierley has 248 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 16.
- Is Co-op Academy Brierley full?
- Co-op Academy Brierley has capacity for 250 pupils and 248 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 Co-op Academy Brierley a faith school?
- No. Co-op Academy Brierley has no designated religious character.
- Is Co-op Academy Brierley a selective school?
- No. Co-op Academy Brierley is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is Co-op Academy Brierley part of an academy trust?
- Co-op Academy Brierley 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.
- What is Co-op Academy Brierley's absence rate?
- Co-op Academy Brierley's overall absence rate is 11% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Co-op Academy Brierley's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Co-op Academy Brierley'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 15 July 2026.