Temple Moor High School
Field End Grove, Selby Road, Leeds, LS15 0PT
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- RED KITE LEARNING TRUST
- Principal
- Mr Matthew West
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- Red Kite Learning Trust
- Constituency
- Leeds South
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,332
- Pupils on roll
- 1,341
- URN
- 146247
- Local authority
- Leeds
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01133900770
About this school
Temple Moor High School is a secondary academy in Leeds. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,341 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 2 March 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. 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 | 214 | 219 | 223 |
| Attainment 8 score | 47.3 | 46.3 | 45.9 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.24 +0.05 to +0.43 | +0.27 +0.09 to +0.46 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 45% | 47% | 46.6% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 68% | 65.8% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 50% | 47.9% | 42.6% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.1 |
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 Temple Moor High School 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 | 47.3 | 39.4 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 46.3 | 39.1 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 45.9 | 39.7 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 9.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 9.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,309 |
| 2023/24 | 1,326 |
| 2024/25 | 1,333 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Temple Moor High School compares
Temple Moor High School ranked 26th of 42 secondary schools in Leeds for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 61% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 10% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 45.9 | 9.2% | 25.3% | 1,341 | — |
| Corpus Christi Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy | 35.1 | 12.4% | 40.6% | 784 | 1.0 miles |
| Leeds East Academy | 32.7 | 17.4% | 59.6% | 967 | 1.3 miles |
| John Smeaton Academy | 29.5 | 11.3% | 43.1% | 677 | 1.7 miles |
| Bishop Young Church of England Academy | 36.9 | 12.1% | 54.7% | 777 | 1.7 miles |
| Trinity Academy Leeds | — | 4.9% | 59.6% | 1,182 | 2.2 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)
- 25.28%
- English as an additional language
- 6.4%
- Overall absence
- 9.2%
- Persistent absence
- 21.78%
Location
Nearby schools
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Corpus Christi Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy1.0 miles
Secondary · Leeds
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Leeds East Academy1.3 miles
Secondary · Leeds
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John Smeaton Academy1.7 miles
Secondary · Leeds
-
Bishop Young Church of England Academy1.7 miles
Secondary · Leeds
-
Trinity Academy Leeds2.2 miles
Secondary · Leeds
Other schools in Leeds
Temple Moor High School ranks 20th 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 year groups does Temple Moor High School teach?
- Temple Moor High School teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Leeds.
- Who is the principal of Temple Moor High School?
- The principal of Temple Moor High School is Mr Matthew West, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Temple Moor High School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Temple Moor High School, 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 Temple Moor High School?
- Temple Moor High School has 1,341 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Temple Moor High School full?
- Temple Moor High School has capacity for 1,332 pupils and 1,341 on roll (101%), 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 Temple Moor High School a faith school?
- No. Temple Moor High School has no designated religious character.
- Is Temple Moor High School a selective school?
- No. Temple Moor High School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs Temple Moor High School?
- Temple Moor High School is part of RED KITE LEARNING TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Temple Moor High School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 47.3 in 2022/23 and 45.9 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Temple Moor High School rank locally?
- Temple Moor High School ranked 26th of 42 secondary schools in Leeds for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 61% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 10% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Temple Moor High School's absence rate?
- Temple Moor High School's overall absence rate is 9.2% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Temple Moor High School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Temple Moor High School'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 10 July 2026.