The Ruth Gorse Academy
Black Bull Street, Leeds, LS10 1HW
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Free schools
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- THE GORSE ACADEMIES TRUST
- Headteacher
- Miss Saba Mir
- Sponsor
- The GORSE Academies Trust
- Constituency
- Leeds South
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,260
- Pupils on roll
- 1,265
- URN
- 140565
- Local authority
- Leeds
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01132531600
About this school
The Ruth Gorse Academy is a secondary academy in Leeds. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 1,265 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected The Ruth Gorse Academy, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 26 October 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Outstanding. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 258 | 255 | 255 |
| Attainment 8 score | 48.8 | 50.4 | 49.1 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.92 +0.74 to +1.10 | +0.99 +0.81 to +1.17 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 47% | 50.2% | 52.5% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 69% | 72.9% | 75.3% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 54% | 80.8% | 85.1% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.4 | 4.8 | 4.7 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How The Ruth Gorse Academy has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Leeds average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 48.8 | 39.4 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 50.4 | 39.1 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 49.1 | 39.7 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,301 |
| 2023/24 | 1,274 |
| 2024/25 | 1,275 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How The Ruth Gorse Academy compares
The Ruth Gorse Academy ranked 16th of 42 secondary schools in Leeds for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 73% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 29% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 49.1 | 6.7% | 52.4% | 1,265 | — |
| University Technical College Leeds | 46.2 | 5.5% | 28% | 546 | 0.2 miles |
| Mount St Mary's Catholic High School | 49.6 | 4.6% | 45.5% | 943 | 0.4 miles |
| Co-op Academy Leeds | 30.5 | 17% | 62.3% | 974 | 1.0 miles |
| Trinity Academy Leeds | — | 4.9% | 59.6% | 1,182 | 1.1 miles |
| Cockburn John Charles Academy | 43.8 | 8.9% | 56.2% | 1,169 | 1.8 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 52.39%
- English as an additional language
- 49.5%
- Overall absence
- 6.65%
- Persistent absence
- 17.24%
Location
Nearby schools
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University Technical College Leeds0.2 miles
Secondary · Leeds
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Mount St Mary's Catholic High School0.4 miles
Secondary · Leeds
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Co-op Academy Leeds1.0 miles
Secondary · Leeds
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Trinity Academy Leeds1.1 miles
Secondary · Leeds
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Cockburn John Charles Academy1.8 miles
Secondary · Leeds
Other schools in Leeds
The Ruth Gorse Academy ranks 12th of the 33 ranked secondary schools in Leeds.
- Abbey Grange Church of England Academy Secondary
- Allerton Grange School Secondary
- Allerton High School Secondary
- Benton Park School Secondary
- Bishop Young Church of England Academy Secondary
- Bruntcliffe Academy Secondary
- Cardinal Heenan Catholic High School Secondary
- Co-op Academy Leeds Secondary
- Cockburn John Charles Academy Secondary
- Cockburn Laurence Calvert Academy Secondary
- Cockburn School Secondary
- Corpus Christi Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy Secondary
Common questions
- What ages does The Ruth Gorse Academy teach?
- The Ruth Gorse Academy teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Leeds.
- Who is the headteacher of The Ruth Gorse Academy?
- The headteacher of The Ruth Gorse Academy is Miss Saba Mir, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has The Ruth Gorse Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected The Ruth Gorse Academy, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at The Ruth Gorse Academy?
- The Ruth Gorse Academy has 1,265 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is The Ruth Gorse Academy full?
- The Ruth Gorse Academy has capacity for 1,260 pupils and 1,265 on roll (100%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is The Ruth Gorse Academy a faith school?
- No. The Ruth Gorse Academy has no designated religious character.
- Is The Ruth Gorse Academy part of an academy trust?
- The Ruth Gorse Academy is part of THE GORSE ACADEMIES TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have The Ruth Gorse Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 48.8 in 2022/23 and 49.1 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does The Ruth Gorse Academy compare with other schools in Leeds?
- The Ruth Gorse Academy ranked 16th of 42 secondary schools in Leeds for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 73% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 29% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is The Ruth Gorse Academy's absence rate?
- The Ruth Gorse Academy's overall absence rate is 6.7% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are The Ruth Gorse Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, The Ruth Gorse Academy's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 1 July 2026.