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
Information
Type	Academy
Motto	Pride in Priesthorpe
Local authority	City of Leeds
Department for Education URN	108087 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/

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. 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, which it maintained from previous years.

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

Notable staff and pupils

• Jamie Jones-Buchanan, rugby league player
• Harpal Singh, footballer
• Peter Solowka, teacher

External links

• School website
• Ofsted report 2012
• Ofsted report 2017