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Temple Learning Academy

Free schools · Leeds · LS15 0NN

Ages 4–16 · 918 pupils · Leeds

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Ofsted

Needs attention

Attainment 8

29.1

Overall absence

15.6%

Admissions demand

0.53 · Often has places

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Needs attention

Inspection date

2025-11-25

  • AchievementNeeds attention
  • Curriculum and teachingNeeds attention
  • InclusionNeeds attention
  • Attendance and behaviourExpected standard
  • Personal development and wellbeingExpected standard
  • Leadership and governanceNeeds attention

Safeguarding standards: Met

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 4 (2023/24)

Progress 8-0.63
−20+2
Attainment 829.1
English & maths grade 5+19%
English & maths grade 4+36%
EBacc entry16%

EBacc APS: 2.5

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)25%
Higher standard (RWM)0%
Avg scaled score — reading
98.0
Avg scaled score — maths
96.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
100.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence15.6%
Persistent absence (10%+)40.9%
Unauthorised11.6%
Authorised absence
4.0%
Severe absence (50%+)
11.6%
Enrolments in measure
1,009

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for secondary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

0.53 · Often has places

1st preferences

24

Places offered

61

1st-preference offers

24

Total preferences (any rank)
205
Preferred offers (top 3)
49
Applications from outside LA
0
Offers to outside-LA applicants
0

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill90%

918 pupils · 1,020 places

Pupils on roll
918
Boys / girls
481 / 437
School capacity
1,020
Capacity fill
918 / 1,020 (90%)
Free school meals
54.9%
FSM pupils
504
Gender
Mixed
School type
Free schools

Age range

Ages 4–16

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Governance
Academy trust: RED KITE LEARNING TRUST
Academy trust
RED KITE LEARNING TRUST
Sponsor
Red Kite Learning Trust
Headteacher
Mr Stuart Huddleston

Location

Address
Neville Road
Postcode
LS15 0NN
Town
Leeds
Local authority
Leeds
District
Leeds
Constituency
Leeds South
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed free schools (all-through), Ages 4–16, in Leeds, Leeds, 918 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 54.9%.

Open schools in Leeds
261
All-through schools in Leeds
4
Academies among open schools in Leeds
37% (96)
Open schools in LS15
13
All-through in LS15
1
Open schools in Leeds LA
309
All-through in Leeds LA
4

Nearby all-through schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

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    • EM5+46%
    • Absence7.7%

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    Ofsted: Outstanding

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    • Att856.3
    • P80.7
    • EM5+68%
    • Absence6.3%

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  • Meadowfield Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy converter · Primary

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    • KS259%
    • Absence7.7%
    • FSM50.1%
    • Demand1.00

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  • The Pivot Academy LS East

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    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Academy converter · Primary

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    • KS231%
    • Absence5.4%
    • FSM20.3%
    • Demand0.89

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  • Temple Moor High School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Academy converter · Secondary

    Leeds · LS15 0PT · Leeds

    Ages 11–18

    • Att846.3
    • P80.3
    • EM5+47%
    • Absence9.2%

    0.8 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mr Stuart Huddleston
Telephone
01132645456
Website
www.templelearningacademy.org

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