Co-op Academy Leeds

Co-op Academy Leeds (formerly Primrose High School) is a co-operative academy in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. It is a part of the Co-op Academies Trust, which is sponsored by The Co-operative Group.

Co-op Academy Leeds
Address
Stoney Rock Lane Leeds , West Yorkshire , LS9 7HD England
Coordinates	53°48′10″N 1°31′15″W / 53.80288°N 1.52095°W / 53.80288; -1.52095
Information
Type	Co-operative academy
Local authority	Leeds City Council
Department for Education URN	137065 Tables
Ofsted	Reports
Principal	Richard Kelly
Gender	Coeducational
Age	11 to 18^[1]
Website	http://www.leeds.coopacademies.co.uk

Site

The school is in the eastern corner of Leeds city centre. The original site for the school was on Hill Street and Dolly Lane. The school had a main site and a separate annexe, which had a maths department, science department and a sixth form department. In September 2006 the school moved to a new purpose-built site, which is part of a PFI scheme.

Education Leeds held consultations in regards to closing Primrose High School and replacing it with The Co-operative Academy of Leeds on the same site, which would be sponsored by The Co-operative Group.^[2] Primrose High School closed in August 2011 and re-opened as The Co-operative academy of Leeds in September 2011.This school is near Shakespeare Primary School and Harehills Primary School. In September 2018 it was renamed Co-op Academy Leeds in line with Co-op Academies Trust new branding and naming strategy.

Truancy

Primrose High School was criticised after a report, published in January 2008 and reported in the Yorkshire Evening Post, stated the school to have the second worst truancy rate for any secondary school in Leeds, the worst being the City of Leeds School in Woodhouse.^[3]

Truancy rates have dramatically improved since 2008 and The Co-operative Academy of Leeds' attendance for 2014–2015 academic year stands at 93.9%.

References

1. "Co-op Academy Leeds - GOV.UK". Find and compare schools in England. Dept for Education. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
2. Education Leeds. "National Challenge: Proposal to close Primrose High School and replace with an Academy on the same site". Educationleeds.co.uk. Retrieved 10 April 2013.
3. "Leeds schools' truancy disgrace - Top Stories". Yorkshire Evening Post. 10 January 2008. Retrieved 10 April 2013.

External links

• Co-op Academy Leeds official website