Temple Learning Academy, Leeds

From the headteacher's welcome: "You are here: Home > Our School > Welcome from the Principal We are a school situated in the heart of the community we serve. That sense of community pervades everything we stand for and everything we do and it is an absolute privilege for me to lead this school."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include yoga, dance, drama and film.

The school runs a breakfast club from 8:00am and after-school care.

In 2026, pupils at Temple Learning Academy averaged an Attainment 8 score of 30.7, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 46.7 in Leeds and 47 across England.

19% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 48% in Leeds and 47% in England.

That is down from 33.7 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was -0.63: pupils made well below average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 21.9, against 40.6 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 18.7 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 19 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, Health Studies and History.

For September 2026 entry, 31 families put Temple Learning Academy as their first choice and 167 named it as one of their preferences, for 76 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Temple Learning Academy are Corpus Christi Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy (0.2 miles, Requires improvement, Attainment 8 37.3); Temple Moor High School (0.8 miles, Good, Attainment 8 44); Trinity Academy Leeds (1.4 miles, Outstanding, Attainment 8 55.4); and Leeds East Academy (1.6 miles, Good, Attainment 8 31.4).

Each of them had higher 2026 results than Temple Learning Academy.

Temple Learning Academy is one of 16 schools run by Red Kite Learning Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's secondary schools, pupils averaged an Attainment 8 score of 47.7 in 2024/25.

31 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Temple Learning Academy (as of April 2026): 42% would recommend the school, 45% say their child is happy there and 25% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child feels safe (58%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (25%).

Of the 117 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 74% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 58% to a further education college, 1% to an apprenticeship and 1% into work.

54.9% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 30.7% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (57%), Black (17%) and Mixed (8%).

The nearest railway station is Cross Gates Rail Station, about 1.4 miles away in a straight line.

8 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Neville Rd Ullswater Crescent (e bound), 80 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Temple Learning Academy stands in is among the 10% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In 2024/25, Temple Learning Academy issued 74 suspensions, 7.7 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Temple Learning Academy are Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School (0.2 miles), Meadowfield Primary School (0.4 miles), Templenewsam Halton Primary School (0.7 miles) and Wykebeck Primary School (0.9 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.