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EnglandPudsey

Schools in Pudsey

Stone-built Victorian terraces and remnant mill-era streets give Pudsey its own West Yorkshire character, the town centre's compact market square set on a ridge between the Aire and Calder valleys.

A market town of around 25,000 in the City of Leeds, Pudsey has long drawn families for its settled residential neighbourhoods. Stanningley is widely regarded as one of Pudsey's most competitive postcodes for state school places, while the town centre itself sees steady demand for primary catchments. Lowtown, Littlemoor, and Farsley extend the residential belt eastward. New Pudsey station connects the town to Leeds city centre in around fifteen minutes on the Caldervale Line.

Area Performance

Pudsey schools rank in the top 40% of England

Across 13 primary and secondary schools, state and independent. The average Find My School Inspection Score is 7.14/10, -0.22 vs England.

Find My School Inspection Band

7% Elite

Distribution across all Pudsey schools

7%
21%
64%
7%
EliteExcellentGoodDeveloping

Pudsey vs England distribution

National Rank

Top 40%

Across all ranked Pudsey schools

Top 32%Primaryavg #4,824 of 14,978
Top 67%Secondaryavg #2,474 of 3,680

Primary schools: 10 schools (state + independent)

LocalEngland avg
Average FMS Inspection Score
7.4/10
+0.02 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.3/10
Average national rank
#4,824
+18 pts vs medianmedian 7,489

top 32% of 14,978

% reaching expected RWM standardstate
73%
+11 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 62%
% reaching higher RWM standardstate
10%
+2 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 8%
Average FMS Inspection Score
7.4/10
+0.02 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.3/10
Average national rank
#4,824
+18 pts vs medianmedian 7,489

top 32% of 14,978

% reaching expected RWM standardstate
73%
+11 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 62%
% reaching higher RWM standardstate
10%
+2 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 8%

Secondary schools: 3 schools (state + independent)

LocalEngland avg
Average FMS Inspection Score
6.4/10
-1.03 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.4/10
Average national rank
#2,474
-17 pts vs medianmedian 1,840

top 67% of 3,680

Attainment 8 score (out of 90)state
43.4
+4.3 vs Eng avgEng avg 39.1
Average FMS Inspection Score
6.4/10
-1.03 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.4/10
Average national rank
#2,474
-17 pts vs medianmedian 1,840

top 67% of 3,680

Attainment 8 score (out of 90)state
43.4
+4.3 vs Eng avgEng avg 39.1

Overall Oxbridge

#471

2 ranked schools · +443 places vs Eng avg #914 of 1,984

Applications

4

Offers

2

Offer rate50.0%
+27.6 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 22.4%

Cambridge

#364

2 ranked schools · +409 places vs Eng avg #773 of 1,881

Applications

4

Offers

2

Offer rate50.0%
+20.6 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 29.4%
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