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The Ruth Gorse Academy
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Free school
Black Bull Street, Leeds LS10 1HW · ruthgorse.leeds.sch.uk · 0113 253 1600
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Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Outstanding
- Ungraded inspection · Oct 2023
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 49.1
- average Attainment 8 score. Leeds 45.5, England 46
- Last distance offered
- 0.97 mi
- 1.56 km · Year 7, September 2026 entry · Criterion 4: In defined catchment area · Leeds Council
- Demand for places
- 1.5
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,265
- 5 over 1,260 places · 100%
- Local authority
- Leeds
- Sixth form
- No
- Free school meals
- 53.6%
- First language not English
- 43.1%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, the last place offered under “Criterion 4: In defined catchment area” went to a home 0.97 mi (1.56 km) from the school. Source: Leeds Council’s document.
For Year 7 in September 2026, 381 families put the school first and 247 places were offered; 55% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 247 | 381 | 1.5▲ | 55% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 250 | 329 | 1.3▲ | 68% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 248 | 369 | 1.5▲ | 62% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 250 | 324 | 1.3▲ | 69% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 252 | 363 | 1.4▲ | 61% |
Last distance offered
| Year 7 – Criterion 4: In defined catchment area | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 0.97 mi1.56 km | |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 49.1, and 52.5% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Leeds it was 45.5, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲49.1 | 46.0 | ||
| ▲52.5% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲75.3% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲85.1% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲4.70 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 49.8 | +16.9 |
| Sixth form college | 9.8 | −2.5 |
| Further education | 29 | −7.9 |
| Other education | 0.4 | — |
| Apprenticeship | 2.4 | −0.4 |
| Employment | 0.4 | −1.2 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 4.7 | −1.6 |
| Activity not captured | 3.5 | −3.6 |
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 26 October 2023, Ofsted’s outcome for The Ruth Gorse Academy was: School remains Outstanding.
- Outcome
- Remains Outstanding
- Inspected
- 25 Oct 2023
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Jul 2017
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Jul 2017Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Personal development, behaviour and welfare Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Safeguarding Effective
What parents said
100% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (10 replies, to 6 April 2026).
- Recommend
- 100%
- Replies
- 10
- 1% · 6 Apr 2026
based on the 70% who raised concerns