Pudsey Grammar School, Pudsey

In its own words: "The school has a long tradition in the town being established in 1905. It met in the town hall until the first purpose-built school known as Pudsey and District Secondary and Technical School was opened in 1911. The school subsequently became known as Pudsey Grammar School."

From the headteacher's welcome: "You are here: Home > About Us > Welcome from the Headteacher Pudsey Grammar School has been at the heart of our local community for over 120 years and we are proud of our strong links with the town and the surrounding area."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include debating and Duke of Edinburgh.

In 2026, pupils at Pudsey Grammar School averaged an Attainment 8 score of 45.4, 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 44 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was -0.12: 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 30.4, against 51.4 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 21 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 27 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, History and Geography.

For September 2026 entry, 287 families put Pudsey Grammar School as their first choice and 851 named it as one of their preferences, for 214 places offered. That is 1.3 first choices for every place. 75 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Pudsey Grammar School are Crawshaw Academy (0.5 miles, Good, Attainment 8 45.6); Leeds West Academy (1.1 miles, Good, Attainment 8 39.9); Co-op Academy Priesthorpe (1.3 miles, Good, Attainment 8 43.4); and The Farnley Academy (2 miles, Outstanding, Attainment 8 46.7).

Pudsey Grammar School's 2026 results were higher than 2 of these 4 schools.

Pudsey Grammar School is run by its own single-school academy trust.

Of the 192 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 85% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 22% to a further education college, 4% to an apprenticeship and 2% into work.

Of the 137 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 40% went on to university or other higher education, 17% to apprenticeships and 26% into work. 11% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

12.4% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (79%), Asian (8%) and Mixed (5%).

In 2026, 225 pupils (16.6%) received SEN support and 32 (2.4%) 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.

The nearest railway station is New Pusdey Rail Station, about 0.8 miles away in a straight line.

19 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Richardshaw Lane Brunswick Rd, 80 metres away.

In 2024/25, Pudsey Grammar School issued 539 suspensions, 39.6 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 1 permanent exclusion.

The primary schools closest to Pudsey Grammar School are St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy (0.2 miles); Pudsey Primrose Hill Primary School (0.3 miles); Lowtown Primary School (0.4 miles); and Greenside Primary School (0.5 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.