The Ruth Gorse Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Outstanding Oct 26 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Free Schools
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Not available
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Leeds
- Unique reference
- 140565
- Address
- Black Bull Street, LS10 1HW
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1274 (98% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.9%
- Girls
- 49.1%
- First language not English
- 53.9%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 46.8%
- Persistent absence
- 24.0%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 16.9%
African 17.7%
White British 16.8%
Unclassified 14.6%
Mixed 12.9%
Pakistani 9.4%
Other White 6.2%
Bangladeshi 4.8%
Other Asian 4.3%
Other 4.1%
Other Black 3.6%
Indian 3.5%
Caribbean 1.3%
Gypsy/Roma 0.3%
Irish 0.2%
Chinese 0.2%
Irish Traveller 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.92
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- 0.12
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 54%
Local authority average 42%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 47%
Local authority average 46%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 48.8
Local authority average 45.8
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 4.4
Local authority average 4.03
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Small Business Management | Technical Award | 1 |
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 16 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 22 |
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 60 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 6 |
| Art & Design (Textiles) | GCSE | 11 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 42 |
| Art & Design (Graphics) | GCSE | 15 |
| Biology | GCSE | 57 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 94 |
Admissions
The Ruth Gorse Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 248
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 369
- 2nd preference
- 248
- 3rd preference
- 224
- From another Local Authority
- 5
Offers
- 1st preference
- 230
- 2nd preference
- 14
- 3rd preference
- 4
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 21.3 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 255 138 117 |
| Year 8 | 255 124 131 |
| Year 9 | 256 117 139 |
| Year 10 | 252 130 122 |
| Year 11 | 256 139 117 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 82.0% 83.5% 85.6% |
Further education | 37.0% 33.8% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 33.0% 35.5% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 12.0% 13.7% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.5% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 4.0% 4.1% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 3.0% 3.5% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 10.0% 7.9% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | 2.0% 1.0% 1.2% |