Temple Moor High School, Leeds

In its own words: "We are part of Red Kite Learning Trust , which has a philosophy deeply rooted in professional generosity and in helping young people excel within their own schools, and beyond."

Coming up: an open evening on Wednesday 4 November 2026. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.

In 2026, pupils at Temple Moor High School averaged an Attainment 8 score of 44, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 46.7 in Leeds and 47 across England.

41% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 48% in Leeds and 47% in England.

That is down from 45.9 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was 0.27: pupils made above 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 34.2, against 48.2 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 14 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 28 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, History and Geography.

For September 2026 entry, 225 families put Temple Moor High School as their first choice and 584 named it as one of their preferences, for 237 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. 8 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Temple Moor High School are Temple Learning Academy (0.8 miles, Requires improvement, Attainment 8 30.7); Corpus Christi Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy (1 mile, Requires improvement, Attainment 8 37.3); Leeds East Academy (1.3 miles, Good, Attainment 8 31.4); and John Smeaton Academy (1.7 miles, Good, Attainment 8 36.9).

Temple Moor High School's 2026 results were higher than all 4 of them.

Temple Moor High School 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.

Of the 219 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 88% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 34% to a further education college, 3% to an apprenticeship and 1% into work.

Of the 90 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 40% went on to university or other higher education, 13% to apprenticeships and 28% into work. 12% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

6.9% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (82%) and Mixed (6%).

In 2026, 101 pupils (7.5%) received SEN support and 24 (1.8%) 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 social, emotional and mental health needs.

The nearest railway station is Cross Gates Rail Station, about 1100 metres away (roughly a 14-minute walk).

15 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Temple Moor School, 120 metres away.

In 2024/25, Temple Moor High School issued 223 suspensions, 16.7 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Temple Moor High School are Templenewsam Halton Primary School (0.2 miles), Whitkirk Primary School (0.3 miles), Cross Gates Primary School (0.7 miles) and Austhorpe Primary School (1 mile). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.