Work is now in progress on our new site, with the college on course to be completed ahead of the 2025-26 academic year.

Pudsey Sixth Form College will be based next to Crawshaw Academy, on Kent Road, and is being built alongside associated car parking, access roads, and utilities.

Once complete, the teaching block will cater for 600 students aged 16-18.

Delivered on behalf of Luminate Education Group, the new site will expand sixth form provision across Leeds, adding capacity to the further education facilities at Leeds Sixth Form College, Leeds West Academy, Crawshaw Academy, and Co-Op Academy Priesthorpe, who are all partners of the project.

Principal of sixth forms at Luminate, Phil Mark, said: “As well as enjoying access to high quality facilities, students will have the chance to study a much broader curriculum, opening the door to career opportunities and other experiences.

“By investing in education provisions in Pudsey, we will not only ensure that young people have additional learning opportunities locally, but we will also help to create additional space for the growing number of 16-18-year olds in Leeds over the next decade.”

Opening in September 2025

The £11.4m contract to deliver the new facility, which will open next September, was awarded to Caddick Construction under the North East Procurement Organisation’s (NEPO) £800m construction works framework.

Regional Managing Director of Caddick Construction Yorkshire & North East, Steve Ford, said: “Delivering new school places – whether primary, secondary, or further education – requires efficiency and value for money, both of which are made possible through framework procurement.

“Working collaboratively with Luminate has not only opened the door to the benefits of the NEPO framework, but it also gives us valuable insight into their vision as educators, to ensure that Pudsey Sixth Form College upholds the group’s values and ambition for the Leeds city region.”

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