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Co-op Academy Priesthorpe
Co-op Academy Priesthorpe
	The academy seen from Priesthorpe Lane
Address
	Priesthorpe Lane; Farsley; Pudsey, West Yorkshire, LS28 5SG; England
Coordinates	53°48′36″N 1°41′12″W / 53.809936°N 01.686770°W
Information
Type	Academy
Motto	Pride in Priesthorpe
Local authority	City of Leeds
Department for Education URN	144588 Tables
Ofsted	Reports
Chair	I Featherstone
Principal	Martin Blacoe
Age	11 to 18
Enrolment	1,108 (2017)
Colour(s)	; Black, Grey & Blue
Website	http://www.priesthorpe.leeds.sch.uk/

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Co-op Academy Priesthorpe is a secondary school, academy and sixth form in Pudsey, West Yorkshire, England.

Curriculum

Co-op Academy Priesthorpe conforms to the common English school curriculum pattern of Key Stages. It follows the statutory requirements of National Curriculum core subjects, with the additional subjects of religious education, business studies, media studies, history, sociology, catering, hospitality, health & social care, and performing arts.

Performance

The Office for Standards in Education rated the school Grade 2 (Good) in November 2012.^[1] This grade was due to the numerous successes and achievements by the staff and former head teacher Ken Hall, who after implementing numerous innovations, left the school in July 2012 and officially September 2012.

The school has received the Investors in People award and the Inclusion Chartermark, ^{[citation needed]} which it maintained from previous years.

Office for Standards in Education later in January 2017 rated the school as Requires Improvement. This grade was due to the effectiveness of leadership & management, quality of teaching/learning and outcomes for pupils.^[2]

Office for Standards in Education rated the academy as Requires Improvement in March 2020. The grade was due to the quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, leadership and management and sixth-form provision^[3]

Notable people

Alumni

Jamie Jones-Buchanan, rugby league coach and former professional player^[4]
Harpal Singh, former footballer
Ashton Golding, professional rugby league player with the Huddersfield Giants^[4]^[5]
Sam Hallas, rugby league player with the Bradford Bulls^[5]

Faculty

Peter Solowka, guitarist for The Ukrainians and formerly the The Wedding Present^[6]
Jamie Berry, DJ^[7]

References

^ "Ofsted report 2012". Archived from the original on 26 October 2012. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
^ "Ofsted report 2017". Retrieved 16 September 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
^ "Ofsted report 2020". Archived from the original on 27 November 2020. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
^ ^a ^b McConnell, J (28 July 2015). "Rhinos go back to school to support Inspire Co-operative Learning Trust". Leeds Rhinos. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
^ ^a ^b Daly, Phil (27 August 2011). "EVEN MORE FINAL DISAPPOINTMENT FOR SCHOOL BOYS". Leeds Rhinos. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
^ Houghton, Richard. The Wedding Present: Sometimes These Words Just Don't Have to be Said.
^ Mead, Helen (30 August 2019). "Top DJ and teacher Jamie Berry's passion for music overcame his lack of qualifications to bring success". Telegraph & Argus. Retrieved 3 August 2022.

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[1] "Ofsted report 2012". Archived from the original on 26 October 2012. Retrieved 16 September 2020.

[2] "Ofsted report 2017". Retrieved 16 September 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

[3] "Ofsted report 2020". Archived from the original on 27 November 2020. Retrieved 16 September 2020.

[rhinos-4] McConnell, J (28 July 2015). "Rhinos go back to school to support Inspire Co-operative Learning Trust". Leeds Rhinos. Retrieved 3 August 2022.

[leeds-5] Daly, Phil (27 August 2011). "EVEN MORE FINAL DISAPPOINTMENT FOR SCHOOL BOYS". Leeds Rhinos. Retrieved 3 August 2022.

[6] Houghton, Richard. The Wedding Present: Sometimes These Words Just Don't Have to be Said.

[7] Mead, Helen (30 August 2019). "Top DJ and teacher Jamie Berry's passion for music overcame his lack of qualifications to bring success". Telegraph & Argus. Retrieved 3 August 2022.

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+* [[Jamie Jones-Buchanan]], [[rugby league]] coach and former professional player<ref name=rhinos>{{cite web|url=https://www.leedsrhinosfoundation.org/rhinos-go-back-to-school-to-support-inspire-co-operative-learning-trust/|title=Rhinos go back to school to support Inspire Co-operative Learning Trust|date=2015-07-28|publisher=Leeds Rhinos|last=McConnell|first=J|access-date=2022-08-03}}</ref>
-* [[Jamie Jones-Buchanan]], ex pupil rugby league player
-* [[Harpal Singh]], ex pupil, footballer
+* [[Harpal Singh]], former footballer
-* [[Ashton Golding]], ex pupil, rugby league player
+* [[Ashton Golding]], professional rugby league player with the [[Huddersfield Giants]]<ref name=rhinos/><ref name=leeds/>
+* [[Sam Hallas]], rugby league player with the [[Bradford Bulls]]<ref name=leeds>{{cite web|url=https://www.therhinos.co.uk/2011/08/27/even-more-final-disappointment-for-school-boys/|title=EVEN MORE FINAL DISAPPOINTMENT FOR SCHOOL BOYS|date=2011-08-27|last=Daly|first=Phil|publisher=Leeds Rhinos|access-date=2022-08-03}}</ref>
-* [[Sam Hallas]], ex pupil, rugby league player
-* [[Peter Solowka]], teacher, musician
+===Faculty===
-* [[Jamie Berry]], teacher, musician
+* [[Peter Solowka]], guitarist for [[The Ukrainians]] and formerly the [[The Wedding Present]]<ref>{{cite book|last=Houghton|first=Richard|title=The Wedding Present: Sometimes These Words Just Don't Have to be Said|url={{Google books|AMtfDwAAQBAJ|plainurl=yes}}}}</ref>
+* Jamie Berry, DJ<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/news/17872157.top-dj-teacher-jamie-berrys-passion-music-overcame-lack-qualifications-bring-success/|title=Top DJ and teacher Jamie Berry's passion for music overcame his lack of qualifications to bring success|date=2019-08-30|publisher=Telegraph & Argus|last=Mead|first=Helen|access-date=2022-08-03}}</ref>
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