School profile

Crawshaw Academy

Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Pudsey, LS28 9HU

Requires improvement

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Numbers on map: pupil ages
Outstanding
Good
Requires improvement
Inadequate
Not rated

National ranking

GCSE 2025/26

#1,725 of 3,312

Similar to most schools in England

Ranked by Attainment 8 score, state-funded mainstream schools.

Crawshaw Academy Ofsted rating

Ofsted four-point inspection gradesInspected 15 Oct 2024

Area360 rating
Requires improvement
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes
Requires improvement
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Requires improvement
Safeguarding
Effective

School facts

PhaseSecondary
TypeAcademy sponsor led
Ages11 to 16
Pupils1,052
GenderMixed
Admissions policyNon-selective
Head teacherMr Iain Addison
TrustRED KITE LEARNING TRUST
Local authorityLeeds
Opened01 Jul 2012
WebsiteVisit

Source: Get Information about Schools, URN 138304.

GCSE results

2025/26

GCSE and equivalent results at the end of year 11. Attainment 8 averages results across 8 subjects.

MeasureThis schoolLeedsEngland
Attainment 8 scoreResults across 8 subjects, English and maths count twice. 50 is about a grade 5 average.45.6, similar to England, similar to Leeds46.546.2
Grade 4 or above in English and mathsGrade 4 is a standard pass.66.5%, similar to England, similar to Leeds65.7%64.8%
Grade 5 or above in English and mathsGrade 5 is a strong pass.50.5%, better than England, similar to Leeds48.5%46.3%
Grade 7 or above in English and mathsGrade 7 is roughly an old A grade.15.1%, similar to England, similar to Leeds14.8%14.2%
5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4, including English and maths61.9%, similar to England, similar to Leeds61.6%60.2%
Pupils at the end of key stage 4218--

Source: DfE, Key stage 4 performance, Academic year 2025/26, published 15 Oct 2026.

Pupils

2025/26

Pupils at the January school census.

MeasureThis school
Total pupils1,052
Girls529
Boys523
Eligible for free school mealsPupils from low-income families who can get free school meals.27.8%
First language not English6.6%
School places2024/25Capacity, not including nursery.1,223
Unfilled placesShare of school places not taken.14%
Sixth form places2024/25150
SEN supportPupils with special educational needs who get extra help at school.185
EHC planEducation, health and care plan: a legal plan for pupils with more complex needs.29
Average class size24.4

Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics and School capacity, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.

Pupils ethnicity

2025/26

Share of pupils in each ethnic group, as recorded at the January school census.

Pupils ethnicity

White British
83.9%
Other White
4.4%
Pakistani
1.6%
White and Black Caribbean
1.1%
White and Black African
1%
White and Asian
1%
Other mixed
1%
Indian
1%
Other ethnic group
0.9%
Other Asian
0.7%

Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.

Teachers and staff

2025/26

Staff numbers are full-time equivalent (FTE). Teacher turnover shows where the school's teachers were by the following year's census.

MeasureThis school
Pupils per teacher16.2
Pupils per adultAdults include teaching assistants.11.6
Teachers (FTE)64.85
Teaching assistants (FTE)9.25
Support staff (FTE)53.58
Teachers in census year (FTE)2024/2559.2
Teachers who stayed (FTE)2024/2550.6
Teachers who moved to another state school (FTE)2024/252
Teachers who left state schools (FTE)2024/256.6

Source: DfE, School workforce in England, Reporting year 2025, published 04 Jun 2026.

Admissions

2026/27

Applications and offers for the main entry points. Offers from oversubscribed schools depend on each school's admissions criteria; check the local authority admissions page.

MeasureThis school
Offers made (Year 7)Places offered on national offer day.196
Applications (Year 7)Includes every preference parents listed.646
First preference applications (Year 7)Families who put this school as their first choice.164
First preference offers (Year 7)First-choice applicants who were offered a place.164
Applications from another local authority (Year 7)23

Source: DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers, Academic year 2026/27, published 18 Jun 2026.

Attendance

2025/26

Share of possible sessions missed.

MeasureThis schoolLeedsEngland
Overall absence9.8%, worse than England, worse than Leeds8.5%8%
Persistent absencePupils missing 10% or more of sessions.24.6%, worse than England, worse than Leeds22.3%21.6%
Severe absencePupils missing 50% or more of sessions.6.5%, worse than England, worse than Leeds4.6%3.6%

Source: DfE, Pupil absence in schools in England, Autumn and spring term 2025/26, published 15 Oct 2026.

Suspensions and exclusions

2024/25

Suspension rate is the number of suspensions per 100 pupils, so one pupil can be counted more than once. A permanently excluded pupil is removed from the school roll.

MeasureThis school
Suspension rate52.1%
Pupils with one or more suspensions14.5%
Permanent exclusion rate0%
Permanent exclusions0

Source: DfE, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England, Academic year 2024/25, published 09 Jul 2026.

Destinations after GCSEs

2023/24

Where pupils went after year 11, sustained for at least two terms.

MeasureThis school
Sustained destinationIn education, an apprenticeship or work for at least two terms.89.2%
Staying in educationSixth form, college or further education.80.6%
Further education41.9%
Sixth form college22.1%
School sixth form16.7%
Not sustainedDid not stay in education, an apprenticeship or work for two terms.7.7%
Apprenticeship7.2%
Employment1.4%

Source: DfE, Key stage 4 destination measures, Academic year 2024/25, published 15 Oct 2026.

Nearby schools

Ratings include official Ofsted judgements and Area360 summaries of inspection grades. Open a school’s profile for its inspection grades and results.

Schools near Crawshaw Academy
DistancePhaseNameTypeRatingLinks
0.3 miPrimaryLowtown Primary SchoolCommunity school
Good
0.4 miPrimarySouthroyd Primary and Nursery SchoolFoundation school
Good
0.5 miPrimaryGreenside Primary SchoolCommunity school
Good
0.5 miSecondaryPudsey Grammar SchoolFoundation school
Good
0.5 miPrimarySt Joseph's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary AcademyAcademy converter
Good
0.6 miPrimarySwinnow Primary SchoolCommunity school
Requires improvement
0.8 miPrimaryPudsey Primrose Hill Primary SchoolAcademy converter
Outstanding
0.9 miPrimaryPudsey Waterloo PrimaryAcademy converter
Good
0.9 miPrimaryPark Spring Primary SchoolCommunity school
Requires improvement
1.2 miPrimaryStanningley Primary SchoolCommunity school
Good

Frequently asked questions about Crawshaw Academy

What is Crawshaw Academy's Ofsted rating?

Crawshaw Academy is rated Requires improvement, last inspected on 15 Oct 2024. Recent Ofsted inspections have no single overall grade, so Area360 summarises the inspection grades.

How does Crawshaw Academy rank in England?

Crawshaw Academy ranks 1,725 of 3,312 schools in England for GCSE 2025/26 (similar to most schools).

What are Crawshaw Academy's GCSE results?

In 2025/26, 50.5% of pupils at Crawshaw Academy got grade 5 or above in English and maths (England 46.3%). The Attainment 8 score was 45.6 (England 46.2).

How hard is it to get into Crawshaw Academy?

For Year 7 entry in 2026/27, Crawshaw Academy made 196 offers from 646 applications (3.3 per offer), and 164 of 164 first-preference applicants got a place. Applications include every preference parents listed.

How many pupils attend Crawshaw Academy?

Crawshaw Academy has 1,052 pupils aged 11 to 16.

What is the capacity of Crawshaw Academy?

Crawshaw Academy had 1,223 school places in 2024/25.

Does Crawshaw Academy have a sixth form?

Yes, Crawshaw Academy has a sixth form with 150 places in 2024/25.

How big are classes at Crawshaw Academy?

At Crawshaw Academy, the average class had 24.4 pupils in 2025/26, and there were 16.2 pupils per teacher.

What is attendance like at Crawshaw Academy?

In 2025/26, pupils at Crawshaw Academy missed 9.8% of sessions (England 8%), and 24.6% were persistently absent, missing 10% or more of sessions (England 21.6%).

Figures are the latest published by the Department for Education for each measure. Small numbers are suppressed by the publisher to protect pupils' privacy. Read how Area360 school ratings and rankings work.