Pudsey Grammar School

General Info

Education Phase
Secondary, 16 plus
Ofsted rating
Good
Apr 17 2024 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
11 - 18 y.o.
Type
Local authority maintained schools
Funding
State-funded secondary
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Religious Character
Does not apply
Sixth Form
Has a sixth form
Local authority
Leeds
Unique reference
108079
Address
Mount Pleasant Road, LS28 7ND

Pupils

Number of Pupils
1362 (97% of total capacity)
Boys
53.0%
Girls
47.0%
First language not English
14.1%
Free school meals (FSM)
20%
Persistent absence
23.4%
Special education needs (SEN)
16.1%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 78.3%
Mixed 5.6%
Pakistani 4.5%
Indian 3%
Other White 2.6%
African 1.5%
Unclassified 1.4%
Chinese 1%
Other Asian 0.8%
Other 0.8%
Other Black 0.3%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Caribbean 0.1%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

GCSE Results

Entering EBacc

School 39%
Local authority average 50%
England average 41%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School 42%
Local authority average 46%
England average 45%

Attainment 8 score

School 43.9
Local authority average 45.4
England average 45.9

EBacc average point score

School 3.85
Local authority average 4.1
England average 4.08
Year 2024-2025

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Small Business ManagementTechnical Award36
Childcare SkillsTechnical Award24
Computer Appreciation / IntroductionTechnical Award20
Health StudiesTechnical Award17
Music performance: GroupTechnical Award15
Art & Design (Fine Art)GCSE45
Art & Design (Graphics)GCSE10
BiologyGCSE36
Business Studies:SingleGCSE47
ChemistryGCSE30
Year 2024-2025

Admissions

Pudsey Grammar School

Admission Policy
Non-selective
Total available places
222
Status
Oversubscribed
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
351
2nd preference
274
3rd preference
122
From another Local Authority
25
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
220
2nd preference
0
3rd preference
1
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2025-2026

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes22.5
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 7
225
122
103
Year 8
229
135
94
Year 9
225
117
108
Year 10
208
102
106
Year 11
226
119
107
Year 12
150
79
71
Year 13
99
48
51
Year 2024-2025

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
82.0%
83.8%
85.5%
Further education
27.0%
36.0%
36.9%
School sixth form
48.0%
32.9%
35.2%
Sixth form college
6.0%
14.5%
12.9%
Other education destinations
1.0%
0.4%
0.5%
Entering employment
2.0%
2.2%
2.6%
Entering apprenticeships
5.0%
3.2%
3.3%
Not in education or employment
9.0%
6.7%
5.7%
Destination unknown
2.0%
4.2%
3.0%
School: Year 2024-2025 Local authority: Year 2022-2023 England: Year 2022-2023

Progression to Higher Education or Training

Destinations after A‑levels
School
LA
England
Degrees
58.0%
55.4%
60.1%
Top third higher education institutions
16.0%
16.4%
18.9%
Other study at level 4 or 5
3.0%
4.3%
2.5%
Higher apprenticeships
3.0%
2.7%
2.4%
School: Year 2024-2025 Local authority: Year 2021-2022 England: Year 2021-2022

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