Little London Academy, Leeds

In 2025, 86% of Year 6 pupils at Little London Academy reached the expected standard in reading and 79% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 77% and 76% in Leeds and 77% and 75% across England.

For September 2026 entry, 41 families put Little London Academy as their first choice and 98 named it as one of their preferences, for 41 places offered. That is one first choice for every place. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to Little London Academy are Blenheim Primary School (0.3 miles, Outstanding, 85% reading, 91% maths); Holy Rosary and St Anne's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy (0.4 miles, 61% reading, 68% maths); Shakespeare Primary School (0.6 miles, Good, 51% reading, 69% maths); and St Peter's Church of England Primary School (0.7 miles, 87% reading, 90% maths).

Little London Academy's 2025 results were higher than 2 of these 4 schools.

Little London Academy is one of 15 schools run by The Gorse Academies Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's primary schools, 54% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

71.7% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are Asian (35%), Black (30%) and Mixed (9%).

In 2026, 88 pupils (20.4%) received SEN support and 35 (8.1%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is speech, language and communication needs.

Little London Academy has a resourced provision for specific learning difficulties such as dyslexia, speech, language and communication needs, autism, multi-sensory impairment and moderate learning difficulties: 40 places, 24 pupils on roll.

Little London Academy had 13 teachers in 2026, one for every 28 pupils: fewer teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

The nearest railway station is Leeds Rail Station, about 0.9 miles away in a straight line.

16 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Carlton Hill (opposite), 110 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Little London Academy stands in is among the 20% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 1526 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, shoplifting and anti-social behaviour. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Leeds (229), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, Little London Academy issued 8 suspensions, 2.1 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Little London Academy are Dixons Trinity Chapeltown (0.3 miles), Adel Beck (0.6 miles), Co-op Academy Leeds (0.9 miles) and Leeds City Academy (1 mile).