Secondary school

Co-op Academy Priesthorpe

  • Academy Converter
  • ages 11–16
  • Mixed
  • Leeds
  • LS28 5SG
  • No sixth form
Ofsted Good · inspected Feb 2024

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 2,425 of 3,280 secondaries in England · top 74%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 78%78%2016/17: top 81%2017/18: top 75%2018/19: top 73%2021/22: top 45%45% · 2021/222022/23: top 48%2023/24: top 81%2024/25: top 74%No exams

Against Yorkshire and The Humber

Attainment 841.1 · Yorkshire and The Humber 45.33/10 Below−34.4 pts since 21/22
Grade 5+ English and maths35% · Yorkshire and The Humber 42.7%3/10 Below−51 pts since 21/22
EBacc point score3.47 · Yorkshire and The Humber 3.933/10 Below−33.8 pts since 21/22
Progress 8 · 2023/24-0.40 · Yorkshire and The Humber −0.073/10 Below−17.3 pts since 18/19
A level points per entry · 2023/2428.78 · Yorkshire and The Humber 32.48Small cohort: 29 pupils in 2023/24 (under 30)
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No exams 2019/20–21

Attainment 8
2015/16: 45.6 · 169 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 49.82016/17: 40.3 · 191 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 45.82017/18: 41.3 · 183 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 45.42018/19: 41.9 · 188 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 45.552021/22: 49.3 · 191 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 47.22022/23: 46.3 · 193 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 44.72023/24: 39.3 · 206 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 44.92024/25: 41.1 · 206 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 45.349.339.3No exams
Grade 5+ English and maths
2016/17: 30% · 191 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 40%2017/18: 33% · 183 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 39%2018/19: 38% · 188 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 39%2021/22: 58% · 191 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 47%2022/23: 48% · 193 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 40%2023/24: 37.4% · 206 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 42.3%2024/25: 35% · 206 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 42.7%58%30%No exams
A level points per entry
2015/16: 27.6 · 72 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 28.532016/17: 24.2 · 63 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 28.872017/18: 28.15 · 47 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 30.322018/19: 23.57 · 42 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 31.282021/22: 27.74 · 42 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 36.212022/23: 23.76 · 37 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 32.532023/24: 28.78 · 29 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 32.4828.7823.57No exams

Not published 2024/25

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
159 of 159 who put it first2014 · 99.3%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st159159
2nd9923
3rd1105

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2007–2024

  1. 2007Satisfactoryas predecessor
  2. 2011Satisfactoryas predecessor
  3. 2012Goodas predecessor
  4. 2017Requires improvementas predecessor
  5. 2020Requires improvement
  6. 2024Good

5 strong areas

  • Personal development
  • Quality of education
  • Behaviour and attitudes
  • Sixth form provision
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management

0 weak areas

5 areas graded · safeguarding effective

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 20261,013
Free school meals (past 6 years)39.0%
First language not English35.2%
SEN support16.2%
EHC plan5.6%
Absence (sessions missed)10.1%
Persistently absent pupils29.7%

Girls 45%Boys 55%

88.9% full · 1,140 places · 54 in sixth form (2023/24)

Parent View

Earlier survey (before Nov 2025) · as at 2 Sep 2024 · 100 responses (9.5% of pupils)

  • My child is happy at this school62% agree
  • My child feels safe at this school64% agree
  • The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved52% agree
  • My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively · 43% not applicable38.6% agree
  • The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year50% agree
  • When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly · 9% not applicable45.1% agree
  • My child has special educational needs and/or disabilities, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed51.8% agree
  • The school has high expectations for my child65% agree
  • My child does well at this school64% agree
  • The school lets me know how my child is doing70% agree
  • There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school79% agree
  • My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school80% agree
  • The school supports my child's wider personal development49% agree
  • I would recommend this school to another parent52% yes

Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher18.4
Pupils per adult10.5
  • Classroom teachers 49.2
  • Leadership 6
  • Teaching assistants 32.2
  • Other support 25.4

Teachers 55.2 FTE · Whole workforce 112.8 · 130 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£8,651
Spend per pupil£8,119
Staff spend per pupil£6,541
Reserve per pupil−£93
  • −£97,000revenue reserve
  • +£553,000in-year balance

Grants £8,360 · self-generated £291 · premises £401 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: THE CO-OPERATIVE ACADEMIES TRUST (38 academies) · trust reserve £14,901,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it

Destinations · 2023/24 leavers

After Year 11

206 students, followed through 2024/25 · Provisional

  • Sustained88.3%
  • Education84.5%
  • Apprenticeship1.5%
  • Employment2.4%
  • Not sustained5.3%
  • Unknown6.3%

After sixth form (16–18)

44 students, followed through 2024/25 · Provisional

  • Sustained84.1%
  • Education70.5%
  • Higher education61.4%
  • Apprenticeship2.3%
  • Employment11.4%
  • Not sustained4.5%
  • Unknown11.4%