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The Ruth Gorse Academy

📍 Black Bull Street, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS10 1HW

Ofsted: Outstanding (26 October 2023)
1,275
Pupils
51.2%
Free school meals
1 September 2014
Opened

About this school

The Ruth Gorse Academy is a Free schools serving secondary age pupils, located in Leeds, West Yorkshire. The school has 1,275 pupils enrolled. It was rated Outstanding by Ofsted in 26 October 2023. The Headteacher is Saba Mir. The school is administered by Leeds local authority. It belongs to THE GORSE ACADEMIES TRUST. It opened in 1 September 2014.

School details

Head
Saba Mir
Trust
THE GORSE ACADEMIES TRUST
Local authority
Leeds
Gender
Mixed
URN
140565

Admissions

Applications for places at The Ruth Gorse Academy are handled by the school or the local authority (Leeds). See the school's website for admissions arrangements, or read the GOV.UK guide to school admissions.

GCSE Performance (Key Stage 4)

49.1
Attainment 8 · 2024-25
+0.99
Progress 8 · 2023-24
53%
Grade 5+ in English & maths · 2024-25
75%
Grade 4+ in English & maths · 2024-25
4.70
EBacc average point score · 2024-25
85%
Entering the EBacc · 2024-25
  • Attainment 8 is the school's average GCSE score across eight key subjects — higher is better.
  • Progress 8 shows how much progress pupils made between ages 11 and 16 compared with similar pupils nationally — 0 is average, positive is above average. Shown for 2023-24, the most recent year the Department for Education published it.
  • Grade 5+ / 4+ in English & maths is the share of pupils achieving at least a strong pass (5) or a standard pass (4) in both subjects.
  • EBacc covers the English Baccalaureate subject mix: English, maths, sciences, a language, and history or geography.

Source: Department for Education school performance data. Check this school on GOV.UK →

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