Pudsey Grammar SchoolThe Farnley Academy

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.

Summary of the comparison

Pudsey Grammar School and The Farnley Academy are secondary schools.

  • Pudsey Grammar School scores 56 out of 100 (grade C, average) and The Farnley Academy scores 73 out of 100 (grade B, strong). The Farnley Academy is ahead on our composite score.

  • Pudsey Grammar School was judged Good and The Farnley Academy was judged Outstanding.

  • On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 44.0 for Pudsey Grammar School and 49.1 for The Farnley Academy.

  • GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Pudsey Grammar School (48.4 in 2021-22, 44.0 in 2024-25) and has fallen at The Farnley Academy (53.0 in 2021-22, 49.1 in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Pudsey Grammar School versus The Farnley Academy compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure PudseyPudsey Grammar SchoolLeedsThe Farnley AcademyEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC56/100B73/100Stronger figure
Local ranking29th of 44 in Leeds 10th of 44 in Leeds Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: OutstandingStronger figure
School typeFoundation school Academy sponsor led
PhaseSecondary Secondary
Age range11-18 11-18
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll1,362 1,501
Capacity1,370 1,210
LocationPudsey, LS28 7ND Leeds, LS12 5EU
GCSE results
Attainment 844.0 49.1 Stronger figure46.0
Grade 5+ in English & maths42.7% 50.9% Stronger figure45.4%
Grade 4+ in English & maths63.1% 71.3% Stronger figure64.8%
Entering EBacc38.7% 78.8% Stronger figure40.5%
EBacc average point score3.86 4.54 Stronger figure4.09
Cohort225 293
A-level results
A-level entries76 Not reported
A-level average points31.8 Not reported35.0
A-level average gradeC+ Not reported
Best 3 A-levels points31.9 Not reported35.8
AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects11.1% Not reported17.5%
Pupils
Pupils in the census1,362 1,501
Free school meals (ever 6)25.3% 33.2%
English as an additional language14.1% 11.9%
SEN support16.1% 16.3%
SEN with an EHC plan1.7% 0.8%
Attendance
Overall absence10.1% 8.7% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence25.7% 22.6% Stronger figure15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

GCSE Attainment 8

GCSE Progress 8

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Pudsey Grammar School

The Farnley Academy

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