The Ruth Gorse Academy, Leeds

In 2026, pupils at The Ruth Gorse Academy averaged an Attainment 8 score of 51.4, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 46.7 in Leeds and 47 across England.

52% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 48% in Leeds and 47% in England.

That is up from 49.1 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was 0.99: pupils made well 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 47.3, against 56.2 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 8.9 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 25 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, French and Geography.

For September 2026 entry, 381 families put The Ruth Gorse Academy as their first choice and 1140 named it as one of their preferences, for 247 places offered. That is 1.5 first choices for every place. 171 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to The Ruth Gorse Academy are University Technical College Leeds (0.2 miles, Good, Attainment 8 49.7); Mount St Mary's Catholic High School (0.4 miles, Good, Attainment 8 54.6); Adel Beck (0.9 miles); and Co-op Academy Leeds (1 mile, Good, Attainment 8 27.9).

The Ruth Gorse Academy's 2026 results were higher than 2 of these 3 schools.

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

Across the trust's secondary schools, pupils averaged an Attainment 8 score of 49.4 in 2024/25.

10 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about The Ruth Gorse Academy (as of April 2026): 100% would recommend the school and 100% say their child is happy there.

The strongest agreement was that they are kept well informed about progress (100%); the weakest, that their child is happy at the school (100%).

Of the 255 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 89% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 29% to a further education college, 2% to an apprenticeship and 0% into work.

53.6% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 43.1% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are Black (30%), Asian (20%) and White British (16%).

In 2026, 225 pupils (17.8%) received SEN support and 21 (1.7%) 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 a moderate learning difficulty.

The nearest railway station is Leeds Rail Station, about 890 metres away (roughly a 11-minute walk).

9 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Leeds Dock B, 30 metres away.

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

In August 2026, police recorded 1492 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, The Ruth Gorse Academy issued 179 suspensions, 14 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to The Ruth Gorse Academy are Richmond Hill Academy (0.6 miles); St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Hunslet (0.7 miles); St Peter's Church of England Primary School (0.7 miles); and All Saint's Richmond Hill Church of England Primary School (0.8 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.