Co-op Academy Nightingale, Leeds

From the headteacher's welcome: "We believe that all pupils can achieve and be successful both academically and socially. We have the highest expectation of pupils and staff and we 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, 60% of Year 6 pupils at Co-op Academy Nightingale reached the expected standard in reading and 57% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 77% and 76% in Leeds and 77% and 75% across England.

Results rose from 40% in reading and 49% in maths in 2024.

For September 2026 entry, 30 families put Co-op Academy Nightingale as their first choice and 99 named it as one of their preferences, for 31 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to Co-op Academy Nightingale are Harehills Primary School (0.3 miles, Good, 61% reading, 60% maths); Co-op Academy Brownhill (0.4 miles, Good, 52% reading, 71% maths); Co-op Academy Woodlands (0.5 miles, Good, 61% reading, 71% maths); and Shakespeare Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 51% reading, 69% maths).

Each of them had higher 2025 results than Co-op Academy Nightingale.

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

59.2% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 67.6% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are Black (25%), Asian (16%) and other ethnic groups (8%).

In 2026, 69 pupils (17.5%) received SEN support and 5 (1.3%) 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.

15 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Stanley Road (se bound), 90 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Co-op Academy Nightingale 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 934 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, vehicle crime and anti-social behaviour. 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 Nightingale issued 37 suspensions, 9.1 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Co-op Academy Nightingale are Co-op Academy Leeds (0.4 miles), Trinity Academy Leeds (0.6 miles), Dixons Trinity Chapeltown (0.8 miles) and Mount St Mary's Catholic High School (1.1 miles).