Schools in Pudsey
Pudsey has 14 schools within Leeds City Council's admissions area, including 10 primaries and three secondary schools - Pudsey Grammar School, Crawshaw Academy, and a third secondary serving the area. Pudsey sits between Leeds city centre and Bradford, with excellent transport links that make it a sought-after residential area.
Average fill rate across Pudsey's schools is 101% - one of the highest in West Yorkshire - and 5 of the 14 schools are oversubscribed. At those schools, catchment distance is the deciding criterion after sibling and faith priorities. All 5 schools with Ofsted ratings are Good or Outstanding. Leeds City Council coordinates all admissions; families in Pudsey should apply early and verify their address falls within the catchment for their preferred school, as boundaries are drawn tightly in this high-demand area.
School demand in Pudsey
Across the 14 schools in Pudsey with published capacity data, the average fill rate is 101%. 5 of them are currently at or above their published admission number, and at those schools catchment distance is likely to decide places at the next intake.
1 school in Pudsey has a religious character, so faith criteria sit alongside catchment distance in its admissions policy.
6 of the schools in Pudsey are academies that set their own admissions criteria independently of Leeds, so check each school's policy directly rather than assuming the council default applies.
5 of the schools in Pudsey have a current Ofsted rating, of which 5 are rated Good or Outstanding. Demand and catchment distance tend to be tightest at the highest-rated schools.
Primary schools in Pudsey: 4 oversubscribed (10)
Greenside Primary School
Primary · Community school
Pudsey · LS28 8NZ
Southroyd Primary and Nursery School
Primary · Foundation school
Pudsey · LS28 8AT
Farsley Springbank Primary School
Primary · Community school
Pudsey · LS28 5LE
Lowtown Primary School
Primary · Community school
Pudsey · LS28 9BB
Stanningley Primary School
Primary · Community school
Pudsey · LS28 6PE
Farsley Farfield Primary School
Primary · Community school
Pudsey · LS28 5ED
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy
Primary · Academy converter
Pudsey · LS28 7AZ
Pudsey Waterloo Primary
Primary · Academy converter
Pudsey · LS28 7SR
Pudsey Primrose Hill Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Pudsey · LS28 6AB
Calverley Parkside Primary School
Primary · Academy sponsor led
Pudsey · LS28 5PQ
Secondary Schools in Pudsey (3)
Pudsey Grammar School
Secondary · Foundation school
Pudsey · LS28 7ND
Crawshaw Academy
Secondary · Academy sponsor led
Pudsey · LS28 9HU
Co-op Academy Priesthorpe
Secondary · Academy converter
Pudsey · LS28 5SG
Other Schools in Pudsey (1)
Catchment area boundaries for schools in Pudsey are set by Leeds and updated each year. The "last distance offered", how far the furthest successful applicant lived, changes annually based on the number of applications received.