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Crawshaw Academy

Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Sponsored academy

Robin Lane, Pudsey LS28 9HU · crawshawacademy.org.uk · 0113 532 3810

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Overview

Ofsted
No overall grade
2019 framework · inspected Oct 2024
GCSEs, 2024/25
45.2
average Attainment 8 score. Leeds 45.5, England 46
Last distance offered
No limit
Year 7, September 2026 entry · Leeds Council
Demand for places
0.8
first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
Pupils
1,052
94% of 1,125 places
Local authority
Leeds
Sixth form
No
Admissions
Non-selective
Free school meals
27.8%
First language not English
6.6%
School census 2025/26
Trust
Red Kite Learning Trust

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Year 7 in September 2026, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: Leeds Council’s document.

For Year 7 in September 2026, 164 families put the school first and 196 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 181 (Places 235)181September 2023: 189 (Places 232)189September 2024: 154 (Places 218)154September 2025: 137 (Places 201)137September 2026: 164 (Places 196)164Places 196
Year 7PlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 20261961640.8100%
September 2025Sept 20252011370.7100%
September 2024Sept 20242181540.7100%
September 2023Sept 20232321890.894%
September 2022Sept 20222351810.896%

Results

In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 45.2, and 45.5% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Leeds it was 45.5, and across England 46.

In 2018/19 the average A level result was grade D+ (23.7 points per entry).

GCSE results

Attainment 8

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252016/17: 41.5 (England 46.3)41.52017/18: 43.3 (England 46.5)43.32018/19: 40.4 (England 46.7)40.42021/22: 45.7 (England 48.8)45.72022/23: 43.5 (England 46.3)43.52023/24: 42.9 (England 45.9)42.92024/25: 45.2 (England 46.0)45.2England 46.0
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
●45.246.0
●45.5%45.4%
●65.5%64.8%
▼9.5%40.5%
▼3.824.09

Where Year 11 leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
School sixth form16.7+3.2
Sixth form college22.1+6.4
Further education41.9−10.9
Apprenticeship7.2+3.8
Employment1.4−0.3
Not in a lasting destination7.7−1.3
Activity not captured3.2+0.4

A levels and other 16 to 18 results

A level average grade

15/1616/1717/1818/192015/16: 30.4 (England 30.5)C2016/17: 24.2 (England 31.1)D+2017/18: 24.3 (England 32.1)D+2018/19: 23.7 (England 32.9)D+England 32.9
2018/19TrendAverage gradeProgress
25 studentsD+ (23.7)Below average -0.33
28 studentsD+ (23.4)Below average -0.32
15 studentsMerit+ (27.1)Average -0.08
0%AAB or better
72.2%finished their course
Earlier years: A levelStudentsAverage gradeProgress
2017/1831D+ (24.3)-0.51
2016/1739D+ (24.2)-0.31
2015/1649C (30.4)-0.14

Where sixth-form leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/23
Left in 2022/23Since 2021/22
University40.7−19.3
Further education3.7—
Apprenticeship11.1+4.4
Employment37+23.7
Not in a lasting destination3.7−3
Activity not captured3.7−9.6

Ofsted

Ofsted inspected Crawshaw Academy on 15 October 2024 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.

Overall
No overall grade
Inspected
15 Oct 2024
Graded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Graded areas

Quality of educationRequires improvement
Behaviour and attitudesRequires improvement
Personal developmentGood
Leadership and managementRequires improvement

Previously: Good, graded inspection, Jul 2019

Earlier inspections

Before September 2019

  • Jul 2019Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Personal development, behaviour and welfareGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    16 to 19 study programmesGood
    SafeguardingEffective
  • Nov 2015Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Personal development, behaviour and welfareGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    16 to 19 study programmesRequires improvement
    SafeguardingEffective
  • Jan 2014Inadequate
    Outcomes for pupilsInadequate
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentInadequate
    Leadership and managementInadequate

What parents said

57% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (117 replies, to 1 September 2025).

Recommend
57%
Replies
117
11% · 1 Sept 2025
Child is happy at school▼73% agreeEngland 89%
Child feels safe▼76% agreeEngland 90%
Pupils are well behaved▼56% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations▼69% agreeEngland 84%
Child does well▼67% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn▼64% agreeEngland 84%
Told how child is doing▼63% agreeEngland 85%
Good range of subjects●89% agreeEngland 91%
Can join clubs and activities●90% agreeEngland 91%
Supports personal development▼57% agreeEngland 79%
Concerns are dealt with properly▼46% agreeEngland 77%

based on the 84% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▼32% agreeEngland 50%

based on the 44% who had a child bullied

Gets the SEND support they need▼32% agreeEngland 67%

based on 37 parents (32%) with SEND

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