Co-op Academy Leeds

Co-op Academy Leeds has made significant progress since its last inspection, achieving a rating of Good overall. The school demonstrates a strong commitment to providing a high-quality and broad curriculum for all students, including those with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). Pupils feel safe and are proud to be part of a diverse and respectful school community. There is a positive atmosphere that allows for focused learning, and the leadership is dedicated to improving both academic performance and pupils' well-being.

Strengths

• Leaders have a good understanding of pupils' starting points and provide tailored support.
• Curriculum is broad and engaging, with topics relevant to pupils' backgrounds.
• Strong focus on reading, with effective phonics instruction provided.
• Safe and supportive environment where pupils feel cared for.
• Diverse community where all backgrounds are valued and represented.

Areas for Improvement

• Some pupils lack opportunities to connect important knowledge across subjects.
• Certain pupils require additional adult support to manage behavior and self-regulation.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Co-op Academy Leeds attended 83.0% of sessions (the national figure for secondary schools was 91.6%). 49.2% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 23.4%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 24.5% of pupils at Co-op Academy Leeds were suspended at least once (nationally 7.3%). 8 pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Co-op Academy Leeds had 16.9 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for secondary schools was 16.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 20.6% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 14.1%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 22.0% of pupils at Co-op Academy Leeds were on SEN support (nationally 14.1%) and 1.6% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 3.5%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded secondary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 Co-op Academy Leeds received £11,028 and spent £11,013 for each of its 971 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £325,000 (£335 per pupil).

Across all 40 schools of The Co-Operative Academies Trust, income was £9,737 and spending £9,467 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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All schools in Leeds · Leeds local authority: places and applications

Co-op Academy Leeds is part of The Co-Operative Academies Trust, which runs 40 schools. The nearest others:

• Co-op Academy Brownhill Leeds
• Co-op Academy Nightingale Leeds
• Co-op Academy Woodlands Leeds
• Co-op Academy Brierley Leeds
• Co-op Academy Oakwood Leeds
• Co-op Academy Priesthorpe Pudsey
• Co-op Academy Beckfield Bradford
• Co-op Academy Smithies Moor Heckmondwike
• Co-op Academy Parkland Bradford
• Co-op Academy Delius Bradford

What is Co-op Academy Leeds's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Co-op Academy Leeds is Good, from an inspection in January 2023.

When was Co-op Academy Leeds last inspected by Ofsted?

Co-op Academy Leeds was last inspected in January 2023.

How many pupils does Co-op Academy Leeds have?

Co-op Academy Leeds has 974 pupils on roll.

What age range does Co-op Academy Leeds cover?

Co-op Academy Leeds for pupils aged 11 to 18.

What are Co-op Academy Leeds's GCSE results?

In 2026 its average Attainment 8 score was 27.9, and 17% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in both English and maths GCSE.

Where is Co-op Academy Leeds?

Co-op Academy Leeds is at Stoney Rock Lane, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS9 7HD.