Best Schools in Pudsey

How many schools are there in Pudsey?

Pudsey has 14 open schools: 10 state primary, 3 state secondary or all-through and 1 special.

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools

Which schools in Pudsey are rated Outstanding?

1 school in Pudsey was rated Outstanding at its most recent graded Ofsted inspection: Pudsey Primrose Hill Primary School. Counting Good as well, 100% of the 14 graded schools here are rated Good or better. Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall grades in September 2024, so these are the grades from each school's last full inspection.

Pudsey Primrose Hill Primary School

Source: Ofsted

Which secondary schools in Pudsey get the best GCSE results?

Of the 4 schools in Pudsey with 2026 GCSE results, the highest Attainment 8 scores - the average grade across a pupil's best eight GCSEs - were at Crawshaw Academy, with an Attainment 8 score of 45.6 and 51% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above; Pudsey Grammar School, with an Attainment 8 score of 45.4 and 42% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above; and Co-op Academy Priesthorpe, with an Attainment 8 score of 43.4 and 42% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above. Progress 8, the DfE's value-added measure, was not published for 2026.

Crawshaw AcademyPudsey Grammar SchoolCo-op Academy Priesthorpe

Source: DfE school performance data

Which primary schools in Pudsey have the best SATs results?

Of the 10 primary schools in Pudsey with 2025 Key Stage 2 results, the highest shares of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading and maths were at Lowtown Primary School (97% in reading, 100% in maths); Southroyd Primary and Nursery School (91% in reading, 95% in maths); and Farsley Farfield Primary School (87% in reading, 89% in maths). Small schools can swing a long way from one year to the next, because each pupil is a large share of the result.

Lowtown Primary SchoolSouthroyd Primary and Nursery SchoolFarsley Farfield Primary School

Source: DfE school performance data

Are there grammar schools in Pudsey?

No. None of the state secondary schools in Pudsey selects pupils by ability, so every state secondary here is comprehensive.

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools

Do schools in Pudsey have catchment areas?

Most state schools in Pudsey have no fixed catchment boundary. When a school is oversubscribed, Leeds allocates places on its published criteria - usually looked-after children first, then siblings, then home-to-school distance - so the practical cut-off moves each year. Each school's page here shows an estimate of its catchment radius.

How do I apply for a school place in Pudsey?

Apply to Leeds through its coordinated admissions process, even for academies and faith schools. In England the closing date is 31 October for secondary places and 15 January for primary places, in the year before your child starts.