The Ruth Gorse Academy
Secondary · Free schools · Ages 11–16 · Leeds
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
0.970 miles
Last place: In defined catchment area · Published by Leeds City Council · offers on 2 March 2026
This distance applies only to children in the “In defined catchment area” priority. The last place went to that group, so no child in a lower priority got a place, however close they lived.
2017–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
The Ruth Gorse Academy is a secondary school in Leeds for ages 11–16 (free schools). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Outstanding, from the inspection on 26 October 2023. Leeds has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2017 to 2026 entry.
The Ruth Gorse Academy catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Year 7 2026 | 0.970 mi |
| Year 7 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2022 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2021 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2020 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2019 | 🔒 With a pass |
And 2 earlier figures.
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- The 2026 Year 7 last distance offered, for children in the priority area, was 0.970 miles: the 3rd shortest of 24 Leeds secondary schools with a published last distance.
- The 2026 Year 7 distance was nearer than in 2025 and in 2017, and the 2026 figure was the shortest of the 4 years with a published distance.
- For Year 7 in 2026 there were 381 first-choice applications for 247 offers; 210 offers went to first-choice families, and 171 first-choice families were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 53% of pupils got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), with Attainment 8 at 49.1 (England 46).
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Leeds schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Black Bull Street, Leeds, LS10 1HW
- Type
- Free schools
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–16
- Council
- Leeds
- Pupils on roll
- 1,265 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 53.6% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 14.8
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Outstanding Inspected 26 October 2023
Strengths
- “At The Ruth Gorse Academy, there are no barriers to pupils’ success.”
- “Pupils are encouraged to be ambitious and confident.”
- “The school has set extremely high academic expectations for what pupils can achieve.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 30 November 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 53% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 49.1 | 46 |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 381 first-preference applications, 247 offers in total, 210 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Leeds.
- University Technical College Leeds 0.2 mi Good
- Mount St Mary's Catholic High School 0.4 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Co-op Academy Leeds 1.0 mi Good Last distance published
- Trinity Academy Leeds 1.1 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Cockburn John Charles Academy 1.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Leeds City Academy 2.1 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Corpus Christi Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy 2.1 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- Cockburn School 2.3 mi Outstanding Last distance published