[2] The Crawshaw Academy logo is a blue and silver shield with motto "Excellence, Purpose, Ambition".

The shield features a tree and a crow representing the heritage and history of the area of Pudsey within which the school stands, Craw - Crow and Shaw - Forest.

[citation needed] Despite this praise, a fire started by "carelessly discarded smoking material" burnt down a large part of the old school buildings; an extensive and prolonged rebuilding scheme has since taken place.

[6] The 2011 Ofsted inspection report rated the school as overall grade 2 (good),[1] but in January 2014 it was placed in special measures.

[7] In 2019 its Ofsted School Report was rated Good in all categories of effectiveness.