The Stephen Longfellow Academy
Global Avenue, Phoenix House, Leeds, LS11 8PG
- Phase
- Free Schools
- School type
- Free schools alternative provision
- Ages
- 5 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- THE GORSE ACADEMIES TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Neil Poskitt
- Sponsor
- The GORSE Academies Trust
- Constituency
- Leeds South
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 300
- Pupils on roll
- 0
- URN
- 143761
- Local authority
- Leeds
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01134685999
About this school
The Stephen Longfellow Academy is a special academy in Leeds. It teaches children aged 5 to 16 and has 0 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
A short monitoring inspection followed on : inspectors found that standards have been maintained.
Trends over time
How The Stephen Longfellow 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 |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 0 |
| 2023/24 | 1 |
| 2024/25 | 0 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
Inspection history
-
Ungraded inspection report5 February 2025
- 23 October 2019
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 0%
- English as an additional language
- 0%
Location
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-
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- Green Meadows Academy Academies
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- Lighthouse Futures Trust Other types
- Lighthouse School Leeds Free Schools
- Ormston School Special schools
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Common questions
- What year groups does The Stephen Longfellow Academy teach?
- The Stephen Longfellow Academy teaches children aged 5 to 16. It is a special school in Leeds.
- Who is the headteacher of The Stephen Longfellow Academy?
- The headteacher of The Stephen Longfellow Academy is Mr Neil Poskitt, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was The Stephen Longfellow Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected The Stephen Longfellow 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 big is The Stephen Longfellow Academy?
- The Stephen Longfellow Academy has 0 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 16.
- Is The Stephen Longfellow Academy full?
- The Stephen Longfellow Academy has capacity for 300 pupils and 0 on roll (0%), so it has space against 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 Stephen Longfellow Academy a faith school?
- No. The Stephen Longfellow Academy has no designated religious character.
- Who runs The Stephen Longfellow Academy?
- The Stephen Longfellow 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.
- Does The Stephen Longfellow Academy publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for The Stephen Longfellow Academy. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
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 10 July 2026.