Co-op Academy Priesthorpe, Pudsey

From the headteacher's welcome: "I have been a teacher now in the local Bradford and Leeds area for almost 25 years. The majority of that time has been at Priesthorpe. I started as a Teacher of Business and Economics and have held a number of roles in school."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, badminton, cooking, photography and Duke of Edinburgh.

In 2026, pupils at Co-op Academy Priesthorpe averaged an Attainment 8 score of 43.4, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 46.7 in Leeds and 47 across England.

42% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 48% in Leeds and 47% in England.

That is up from 41.1 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was -0.4: pupils made below average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 37.1, against 48.1 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 11 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 25 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, History and Geography.

For September 2026 entry, 159 families put Co-op Academy Priesthorpe as their first choice and 486 named it as one of their preferences, for 205 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 secondary schools to Co-op Academy Priesthorpe are Pudsey Grammar School (1.3 miles, Good, Attainment 8 45.4); Leeds West Academy (1.4 miles, Good, Attainment 8 39.9); Laisterdyke Leadership Academy (1.5 miles, Good, Attainment 8 38.1); and Crawshaw Academy (1.8 miles, Good, Attainment 8 45.6).

Co-op Academy Priesthorpe's 2026 results were higher than 2 of these 4 schools.

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

Of the 206 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 85% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 45% to a further education college, 2% to an apprenticeship and 2% into work.

Of the 44 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 61% went on to university or other higher education, 2% to apprenticeships and 11% into work. 2% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

37.2% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 32% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are Asian (46%), White British (35%) and Mixed (9%).

The nearest railway station is New Pudsey Station, about 810 metres away (roughly a 10-minute walk).

In August 2026, police recorded 141 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and shoplifting. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Leeds (229).

In 2024/25, Co-op Academy Priesthorpe issued 267 suspensions, 25.7 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Co-op Academy Priesthorpe are Farsley Farfield Primary School (0.2 miles), Farsley Westroyd Primary School and Nursery (0.6 miles), Pudsey Bolton Royd Primary School (0.7 miles) and Farsley Springbank Primary School (0.8 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.