The Ruth Gorse Academy

State-Funded School

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Yorkshire and The HumberRegion

LeedsLocal Authority

Leeds SouthConstituency

LS10 1HWPostcode

9.6

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

The Ruth Gorse Academy is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–16, located in Leeds, Yorkshire and The Humber.

The school is rated Outstanding by Ofsted. It currently serves 1,265 pupils. The Ruth Gorse Academy is part of The GORSE Academies Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Outstanding

Academic Performance

Well above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 49.1
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 52.5%
EBacc average point score: 4.7

Ethnicity

White

22%

Asian

20%

Black

30%

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Unclassified

13%

Pupils

1,265

Total Pupils

51%Boys

49%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

54%

England average

27%

First language not English

43%

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 16
Deprivation band: Most deprived
Total pupils: 1,265
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)
MAT name: The GORSE Academies Trust

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

School remains Outstanding

Ungraded inspection on 26 October 2023. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
28 Sept 2017	Outstanding	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Outstanding

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.