Co-op Academy Woodlands

  • Primary
  • Academy
  • Ages 3 to 11
Ofsted: Good

Foundry Place, Harehills, Leeds, LS9 6DAOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)

Co-op Academy Woodlands is a primary school in Leeds for ages 3 to 11. It is one of the 295 schools in Leeds. It ranks 121st of 177 primary schools in Leeds. Its latest Ofsted rating is Good, from an inspection in September 2023.

Ofsted inspection

Inspected 26 September 2023, report published 16 November 2023

Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Early years provision
Good
Safeguarding
Met

What Ofsted said

From the inspection on 26 September 2023

The school wants the very best for pupils. There are a significant number of pupils, joining the school throughout the year, who speak English as an additional language (EAL). There is a rigorous process to support these pupils to learn the essential words and phrases that allow them to function independently. Pupils at Co-op Academy Woodlands are keen, interested and inquisitive. They enjoy being active learners. The school uses its 'character' curriculum to teach pupils what good behaviour looks like. This curriculum enables pupils to practise meeting the school's expectations, such as walking in a line in the corridor and using a knife and fork correctly. Pupils are motivated to earn the school's RESPECT badges. Leaders award badges for fulfilling specific criteria, such as reading every day or returning their homework weekly. Pupils wear their badges with pride. There are many different ethnicities and cultures at the school. Pupils have a healthy appreciation of diversity and equality. A pupil captured the essence of diversity, saying, 'The world would be a dull place if everyone was the same.'

What the school should improve

  • While the reviewed wider curriculum is in place, opportunities to check its implementation have been limited. This hampers the school's ability to evaluate its effectiveness. The school should ensure that monitoring systems support subject leaders to check and develop the implementation and impact of their subjects.
  • In some subjects, the level of key knowledge included in curriculum plans is too extensive. This means that pupils do not remember the important facts consistently. The school should refine the knowledge that pupils must learn in each subject to ensure that pupils know more and remember more and are ready to access future learning confidently.

Exam results

SATs results (key stage 2), 2024/25

56 pupils took the tests

Expected standard in reading, writing and maths55%

55%, 7 percentage points below the England average of 62%.

Higher standard in reading, writing and maths7%

7%, 1 percentage points below the England average of 8%.

Reading, average scaled score102

102, 4 below the England average of 106.

Maths, average scaled score105

105, the same as the England average.

Grammar, punctuation and spelling, average scaled score105

105, the same as the England average.

Pupil numbers and mix

406 pupils on roll, with places for 420

Eligible for free school meals74.6%

74.6%, 48.1 percentage points above the England average of 26.5%.

English as an additional language66.3%

66.3%, 44.7 percentage points above the England average of 21.6%.

Special educational needs support22.2%

22.2%, 7.4 percentage points above the England average of 14.8%.

Education, health and care plan0.7%

0.7%, 5.3 percentage points below the England average of 6%.

Schools near Co-op Academy Woodlands

SchoolDistanceOfstedResults
St Augustine's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy0.2 milesOfsted: Good72% met the expected standard
Hovingham Primary School0.3 milesOfsted: Requires improvementNot published
Co-op Academy Oakwood0.3 milesOfsted: Good68% met the expected standard
Harehills Primary School0.3 milesOfsted: Good52% met the expected standard
Co-op Academy Nightingale0.5 milesOfsted: Good43% met the expected standard

School details

School type
Academy sponsor led
Sector
Academy
Trust
THE CO-OPERATIVE ACADEMIES TRUST
Age range
3 to 11
Gender
Mixed
Nursery classes
Yes
Headteacher
Mrs Adele Clark
Address
Foundry Place, Harehills, Leeds, LS9 6DA
Local authority
Leeds
URN
139015

School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Exam results for 2024/25 from the Department for Education. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.