Co-op Academy Brownhill, Leeds

From the headteacher's welcome: "We believe that all pupils can achieve and succeed academically and socially. We have the highest expectations of pupils and staff and thrive on pupil success and progress. Individuals are valued, and we support our children in becoming independent pupils who thrive on challenges and are motivated to learn."

In 2025, 52% of Year 6 pupils at Co-op Academy Brownhill reached the expected standard in reading and 71% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 77% and 76% in Leeds and 77% and 75% across England.

Results were similar in 2024 (62% in reading, 66% in maths).

For September 2026 entry, 32 families put Co-op Academy Brownhill as their first choice and 80 named it as one of their preferences, for 32 places offered. That is one first choice for every place. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to Co-op Academy Brownhill are St Patrick Catholic Primary School (0.2 miles, Good, 70% reading, 85% maths); Victoria Primary Academy (0.4 miles, Good, 67% reading, 64% maths); Co-op Academy Nightingale (0.4 miles, Good, 60% reading, 57% maths); and Ebor Gardens Primary Academy (0.5 miles, Outstanding, 68% reading, 66% maths).

Co-op Academy Brownhill's 2025 results were higher than 1 of these 4 schools.

Co-op Academy Brownhill is one of 40 schools run by The Co-Operative Academies Trust, an academy trust.

54.8% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 68.2% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are Black (36%), White British (15%) and Asian (13%).

In 2026, 98 pupils (22.6%) received SEN support and 1 (0.2%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is speech, language and communication needs.

The nearest railway station is Leeds Rail Station, about 1.6 miles away in a straight line.

8 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Nowell Mount, 230 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Co-op Academy Brownhill stands in is among the 10% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 826 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, vehicle crime and criminal damage and arson. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Leeds (229), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, Co-op Academy Brownhill issued 9 suspensions, 2 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Co-op Academy Brownhill are Trinity Academy Leeds (0.2 miles); Co-op Academy Leeds (0.4 miles); Mount St Mary's Catholic High School (0.9 miles); and Corpus Christi Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy (1.1 miles).