Crawshaw Academy, Pudsey
Crawshaw Academy is a secondary school for pupils aged 11 to 16 in Pudsey, part of Red Kite Learning Trust. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in July 2019. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in October 2024 did not change this grade. Its 2026 GCSE results were the 30th-highest of the 46 schools in Leeds with published results, and 1,720th of 3,298 across England. It was 91% full in 2025.
- GCSE results
- In line with England
- Ofsted
- Good (2019)
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
- Attendance
- In line with England
- Progress (2024)
- Well below average
Year 7 applications for September 2027 close in 5 days
Deadline Saturday 31 October 2026. Apply to Leeds (the council where you live). Offers on 1 March.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Crawshaw Academy in detail
Crawshaw Academy in its own words
From the headteacher's welcome: "You are here: Home > Our School > Welcome from the Headteacher Welcome to Crawshaw Academy. We are truly a special place with passionate and supportive staff who want to deliver the best for our young people. Our values of Respect, Integrity and Determination drive everything we do, and we encourage our students to have high aspirations and ambitions."
Clubs and activities named on the school's website include drama, cooking and photography.
Headteacher's welcome (school website)Clubs (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
In 2026, pupils at Crawshaw Academy averaged an Attainment 8 score of 45.6, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 46.7 in Leeds and 47 across England.
51% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 48% in Leeds and 47% in England.
That is in line with 2025, when the score was 45.2.
Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was -0.59: pupils made well 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 31, against 50.4 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 19.4 points.
Pupils sat GCSEs in 23 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, Geography and History.
Getting a place at Crawshaw Academy
For September 2026 entry, 164 families put Crawshaw Academy as their first choice and 646 named it as one of their preferences, for 196 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state secondary schools to Crawshaw Academy are Pudsey Grammar School (0.5 miles, Good, Attainment 8 45.4); Leeds West Academy (1.5 miles, Good, Attainment 8 39.9); The Farnley Academy (1.6 miles, Outstanding, Attainment 8 46.7); and Co-op Academy Priesthorpe (1.8 miles, Good, Attainment 8 43.4).
Crawshaw Academy's 2026 results were higher than 3 of these 4 schools.
Pudsey Grammar SchoolLeeds West AcademyThe Farnley AcademyCo-op Academy Priesthorpe
The trust
Crawshaw Academy is one of 16 schools run by Red Kite Learning Trust, an academy trust.
Across the trust's secondary schools, pupils averaged an Attainment 8 score of 47.7 in 2024/25.
What parents say
117 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Crawshaw Academy (as of September 2025): 57% would recommend the school, 74% say their child is happy there and 39% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.
The strongest agreement was that their child feels safe (76%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (39%).
Where pupils go next
Of the 222 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 81% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 42% to a further education college, 7% to an apprenticeship and 1% into work.
Who goes there
6.6% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
In 2026, 185 pupils (17.6%) received SEN support and 29 (2.8%) 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 social, emotional and mental health needs.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Bramley Rail Station, about 1.2 miles away in a straight line.
17 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Crawshaw School Services, 100 metres away.
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, Crawshaw Academy issued 578 suspensions, 52.1 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.
Primary schools nearby
The primary schools closest to Crawshaw Academy are Lowtown Primary School (0.3 miles); Southroyd Primary and Nursery School (0.4 miles); Greenside Primary School (0.5 miles); and St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy (0.5 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.
Lowtown Primary SchoolSouthroyd Primary and Nursery SchoolGreenside Primary SchoolSt Joseph's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE multi-academy trust performance data; Ofsted Parent View; DfE destination measures; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); DfE exclusions statistics
Location
Every family who put it first was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance did not limit places that year.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 2 years agoThis judgement is from July 2019, 7 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.
Overall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Ofsted's report, in its own words
What is it like to attend this school?
The school has clear ambitions for pupils to achieve their best, underpinned by a belief that they deserve every opportunity to succeed. Older pupils and staff acknowledge the positive changes that are being made to improve the education on offer. However, some pupils do not achieve well enough. The quality of education that pupils receive is varied across subjects and within subjects.
The school has high expectations for pupils' behaviour and attitudes. However, these are not consistently realised. While many pupils exhibit positive behaviour, some do not behave well enough. Some pupils disrupt the learning of others. Many pupils are happy here and some describe the school as a family. They know that they are safe and looked after. Pupils know that adults will listen to them if they need to share any concerns.
What does the school do well and what does it need to do better?
The school and trust have correctly identified and are addressing the areas that need to improve. New leaders are taking the right actions to improve the school. Leaders have worked with determination to improve the quality of education that pupils receive. Pupils in some lessons benefit from a well-planned, ambitious curriculum delivered effectively by teaching staff. However, this is not consistently in place in all lessons or all subjects. On occasions, teachers move pupils on to new ideas too quickly before they are ready. This results in knowledge gaps that are not addressed. Recent improvements to the school's quality assurance systems are clarifying where staff need support and training to improve the implementation of the curriculum.
From Ofsted's October 2024 ungraded inspection report: the opening paragraphs of each section, quoted word for word. Read the full report Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Ofsted Insights
Ofsted rated this school Good at its July 2019 inspection - unchanged since its previous inspection.
Rated Good for
Leadership & management.
About
Crawshaw Academy is a secondary school with academy status in Pudsey, West Yorkshire, England. The Crawshaw Academy logo is a blue and silver shield with motto "Excellence, Purpose, Ambition".
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At a Glance
27.8%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
What Parents Think
117 responsesSource: Ofsted Parent View, responses as at September 2025 - % who strongly agree or agree
Secondary Performance (GCSE)
Academic year 2025/26GCSE Results
2025/26 academic year
Progress 8 has declined from -0.48 to -0.59 (2023 to 2024). Attainment 8 has improved from 43.5 to 45.6 (2023 to 2026). GCSE English & Maths 5+ has improved from 43% to 51% (2023 to 2026).
Performance by Group
| Group | Progress 8 | Attainment 8 | Eng+Maths 5+ |
|---|---|---|---|
| All pupils | - | 45.6 | 50.5% |
| Disadvantaged(54) | - | 31.0 | 31.5% |
| Not known to be disadvantaged(164) | - | 50.4 | 56.7% |
| Boys(111) | - | 44.1 | 48.6% |
| Girls(107) | - | 47.1 | 52.3% |
Show more breakdowns (2)
| Known or believed to be other than English(12) | - | 65.5 | 83.3% |
| Non mobile(210) | - | 46.8 | 52.4% |
2025/26 academic year - DfE performance tables data
GCSE Subjects Offered
+ 3 more subjects
2025/26 academic year - entries by number of pupils
After GCSEs - Leaver Destinations
After GCSEs (Year 11) - 222 students
2023/24 data
Exclusions & Suspensions
0
Permanent exclusions
0.00%
Exclusion rate
578
Suspensions
52.12%
Suspension rate
161 pupils received one or more suspensions out of 1,109 pupils
2024/25 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby secondary schools
Keep up with Crawshaw Academy
Term dates
Crawshaw Academy is an academy, so it sets its own term dates: check the school's website. As a guide, see Leeds's term dates for its community schools.
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Crawshaw Academy from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Crawshaw Academy is in Leeds; for families living there:
Apply to Leeds for free school transport. Its policy is on the council's website.
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 8
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 2
- Children hurt
- 2
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 8 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 6 slight.
2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot and 1 on a bicycle.
3 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Leeds is 18.5 (the median across 308 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
91%
Near capacity
1,107 pupils
1,223 places
116 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Pudsey
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Pudsey
Across Leeds council
Places available
10,015
Applications
9,313
Got 1st preference
83.2%
Got preferred school
95.4%
All secondary applications across Leeds council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Every first choice offered
Inspection History(8)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
185
SEN Support
29
EHC Plans
20.3%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
1,052
Total Pupils
523
Boys
529
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
69
Teachers
15.2:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£51,170
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£6,796
Per pupil
£8033k
Total funding
£287k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
9.1%
Overall absence
24.1%
Persistent absence
1,154
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Feeder Primary Schools
Primary schools that likely feed into this school, based on proximity
Crawshaw Academy
Showing 10 of 15 linked schools
Questions parents ask about Crawshaw Academy
What are GCSE results like at Crawshaw Academy?
In the 2026 results, pupils at Crawshaw Academy achieved an Attainment 8 score of 45.6. 51% passed GCSE English and maths at grade 5 or above.
What is Crawshaw Academy's Ofsted rating?
Crawshaw Academy's most recent Ofsted inspection, in October 2024, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in July 2019, it was rated Good.
What is the catchment area for Crawshaw Academy?
No fixed boundary. When Crawshaw Academy is oversubscribed, Leeds allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at Crawshaw Academy?
Crawshaw Academy was not full in 2025: it ran at 91% of its 1223 places.
How big are the classes at Crawshaw Academy?
Classes at Crawshaw Academy average 24.4 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to Crawshaw Academy?
Crawshaw Academy has around 1052 pupils on roll. 28% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Crawshaw Academy?
9.1% of sessions were missed at Crawshaw Academy in 2024/25. 24.1% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Crawshaw Academy?
Apply through Leeds's coordinated admissions process, naming Crawshaw Academy on your application. Applications for Year 7 places starting in September 2027 close on Saturday 31 October 2026, and offers are made on Monday 1 March 2027.
How many road collisions happen near Crawshaw Academy?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 8 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 6 slight. 2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot and 1 on a bicycle. 3 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Leeds is 18.5 (the median across 308 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Crawshaw Academy?
Crawshaw Academy is at Robin Lane, Pudsey, West Yorkshire, LS28 9HU.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)