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Co-op Academy Priesthorpe

11–16Ages
1,013Pupils
SecondaryPhase
144588URN

Priesthorpe Lane, Farsley, Pudsey, LS28 5SG · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Feb 2024 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.4per place

0.6 below Leeds median (3.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Leeds

486 applications for 205 places · 30th of 42 in Leeds

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

43.4of 90

Leeds 48.4 England 46.0

33rd of 44 in Leeds

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 21 February 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management		Good
Sixth form provision		Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

2.4applications per place, Year 7

0.6 below Leeds median (3.0) close to England median (2.2)

486 applications · 205 places offered · 159 named it first

2026 2.4; Leeds median median 3.0
2025 2.3; Leeds median median 3.1
2024 2.7; Leeds median median 3.1
2023 2.5; Leeds median median 2.9
2022 2.4; Leeds median median 2.9
2021 2.0; Leeds median median 2.8
2020 2.3; Leeds median median 2.9
2019 2.2; Leeds median median 2.6
2018 2.4; Leeds median median 2.7
2017 2.9; Leeds median median 2.6
2016 3.0; Leeds median median 2.6; as the previous school
2015 2.3; Leeds median median 2.2; as the previous school
2014 2.4; Leeds median median 2.5; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Leeds median in 1 of 10 years.

This school
Leeds median

Dashed bars: as Priesthorpe School (URN 108087), the previous school.

Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	205	486	2.4	159	0.78
Sep 2025	204	471	2.3	143	0.70
Sep 2024	164	449	2.7	105	0.64
Sep 2023	187	466	2.5	109	0.58
Sep 2022	186	439	2.4	130	0.70
Sep 2021	202	407	2.0	114	0.56
Sep 2020	191	429	2.3	119	0.62
Sep 2019	209	462	2.2	186	0.89
Sep 2018	192	469	2.4	156	0.81
Sep 2017	195	570	2.9	203	1.04
Sep 2016 *	193	574	3.0	182	0.94
Sep 2015 *	192	439	2.3	156	0.81
Sep 2014 *	178	431	2.4	140	0.79

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

179 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)43.433rd of 44 in Leeds

Leeds 48.4 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths42%29th of 44 in Leeds

Leeds 51% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths59%

Leeds 71% England 66%

This school
Leeds median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.40

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	179	43.4	42%	59%	–
2024/25	206	41.1	35%	62%	–
2023/24	206	39.3	37%	52%	−0.40
2022/23	193	46.3	48%	67%	0.00

Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Co-op Academy PriesthorpeThis school
This school

Good2024

2.4applications per place 43.4Attainment 8
Pudsey Grammar School
2.1 km · Leeds

Remains Good2024

4.0applications per place 45.4Attainment 8
Leeds West Academy
2.2 km · Leeds

Standards maintained2024

2.3applications per place 39.9Attainment 8
Laisterdyke Leadership Academy
2.4 km · Bradford

Good2023

2.1applications per place 38.1Attainment 8
Crawshaw Academy
2.9 km · Leeds

Graded · no overall grade2024

3.3applications per place 45.6Attainment 8
Carlton Bolling
3.5 km · Bradford

Remains Outstanding2023

2.5applications per place 43.8Attainment 8
Hanson Academy
3.7 km · Bradford

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.0applications per place 36.3Attainment 8
Feversham Girls' Secondary Academy
3.8 km · Bradford

2026

3.8applications per place 55.3Attainment 8
Bradford Forster Academy
4.2 km · Bradford

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.4applications per place 37.7Attainment 8

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 144588 · 383/4110
Trust: The Co-Operative Academies Trust
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 1,140 pupils · 1,013 on roll
Free school meals: 37.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 July 2017
Replaced: Priesthorpe School (URN 108087)
Address: Priesthorpe Lane, Farsley, Pudsey, LS28 5SG
Local authority: Leeds

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources