The Ruth Gorse Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Outstanding Oct 25 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
- 1275 (99% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 51.8%
- Girls
- 48.2%
- First language not English
- 49.5%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 51.2%
- Persistent absence
- 17.7%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 18.0%
African 21.2%
Unclassified 17.6%
White British 14.7%
Mixed 11.1%
Pakistani 8.9%
Other White 4.8%
Other 4.8%
Indian 4.2%
Bangladeshi 4.2%
Other Asian 4.2%
Other Black 3%
Caribbean 0.9%
Irish 0.2%
Gypsy/Roma 0.2%
Chinese 0.2%
Irish Traveller 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 85%
Local authority average 50%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 52%
Local authority average 46%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 48.9
Local authority average 45.4
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 4.68
Local authority average 4.1
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 14 |
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 63 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 2 |
| Art & Design (Graphics) | GCSE | 19 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 26 |
| Biology | GCSE | 54 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 93 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 52 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 30 |
| Social Science: Citizenship | GCSE | 51 |
Admissions
The Ruth Gorse Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 250
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 329
- 2nd preference
- 269
- 3rd preference
- 240
- From another Local Authority
- 3
Offers
- 1st preference
- 223
- 2nd preference
- 21
- 3rd preference
- 4
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 22.3 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 255 145 110 |
| Year 8 | 260 143 117 |
| Year 9 | 253 125 128 |
| Year 10 | 252 115 137 |
| Year 11 | 255 132 123 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 84.0% 83.8% 85.5% |
Further education | 31.0% 36.0% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 40.0% 32.9% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 12.0% 14.5% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.4% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 2.0% 2.2% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 0.0% 3.2% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 8.0% 6.7% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 6.0% 4.2% 3.0% |