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
- 19.2%
- 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Music Studies (General) | Technical Award | 30 |
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 33 |
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | Technical Award | 43 |
| Small Business Management | Technical Award | 98 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 28 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 4 |
| Art & Design (Graphics) | GCSE | 18 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 72 |
| Biology | GCSE | 48 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 46 |
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 | 84.0% 84.9% 86.5% |
Further education | 36.0% 33.1% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 28.0% 36.3% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 19.0% 14.7% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.9% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 3.0% 3.7% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 2.0% 3.3% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 9.0% 6.8% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 2.0% 1.3% 1.0% |