The Ruth Gorse Academy
Ofsted: School remains OutstandingFree schools · Secondary
Leeds · LS10 1HW · Leeds
Ages 11–16
- Att850.4
- P81.0
- EM5+50%
- Absence6.9%
0.2 miles away
OpenSecondaryOfsted: GoodURN 142604
University Technical College Leeds
University technical college · Leeds · LS10 1LA
Ages 14–19 · 546 pupils · Leeds
Ofsted
Good
Attainment 8
45.1
Overall absence
7.9%
Ofsted
Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.
Headline
Good
Inspection date
2023-01-10
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding effective
- Yes
Performance
Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.
Key stage 4 (2023/24)
Progress 8-0.10
−20+2
Attainment 845.1
English & maths grade 5+44%
English & maths grade 4+69%
EBacc entry0%
EBacc APS: 3.4
Absence
Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.
Overall absence7.9%
Persistent absence (10%+)23.8%
Unauthorised4.0%
- Authorised absence
- 3.9%
- Severe absence (50%+)
- 2.2%
- Enrolments in measure
- 277
Absence trend
2021/22
2022/23
2023/24
- Overall
- Persistent (10%+)
Size & intake
From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).
Capacity fill91%
546 pupils · 600 places
- Pupils on roll
- 546
- Boys / girls
- 466 / 80
- School capacity
- 600
- Capacity fill
- 546 / 600 (91%)
- Free school meals
- 26.8%
- FSM pupils
- 78
- Gender
- Mixed
- School type
- University technical college
Age range
Ages 14–19
05111619
Provision
Official GIAS characteristics
1 / 6
- Nursery
- Sixth formHas a sixth form
- Boarding
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
School characteristics
- Governance
- Academy trust: RESILIENCE MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Academy trust
- RESILIENCE MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Sponsor
- Resilience Multi Academy Trust
- Headteacher
- Ms Hannah Wilson
Location
- Address
- 2 Sayner Road, Hunslet
- Postcode
- LS10 1LA
- 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 university technical college (secondary), Ages 14–19, in Leeds, Leeds, 546 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: sixth form. Free school meals: 26.8%.
Nearby secondary schools
Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
Mount St Mary's Catholic High School
Ofsted: Not judgedVoluntary aided school · Secondary
Leeds · LS9 8LA · Leeds
Ages 11–16
- Att851.8
- P80.9
- EM5+41%
- Absence5.2%
0.5 miles away
Trinity Academy Leeds
Ofsted: OutstandingFree schools · Secondary
Leeds · LS9 7QL · Leeds
Ages 11–16
- Absence6.0%
- FSM60.1%
1.1 miles away
Co-op Academy Leeds
Ofsted: GoodAcademy sponsor led · Secondary
Leeds · LS9 7HD · Leeds
Ages 11–18
- Att833.0
- P8-0.0
- EM5+22%
- Absence17.8%
1.2 miles away
Cockburn John Charles Academy
Ofsted: Strong standardAcademy sponsor led · Secondary
Leeds · LS10 2JU · Leeds
Ages 11–16
- Att841.6
- P80.5
- EM5+28%
- Absence9.6%
1.6 miles away
Corpus Christi Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy
Ofsted: Requires improvementAcademy converter · Secondary
Leeds · LS9 0TT · Leeds
Ages 11–16
- Att835.7
- P8-0.9
- EM5+33%
- Absence14.8%
2.1 miles away
Cockburn School
Ofsted: OutstandingAcademy converter · Secondary
Leeds · LS11 5TT · Leeds
Ages 11–16
- Att848.4
- P80.7
- EM5+54%
- Absence9.0%
2.2 miles away
Leeds City Academy
Ofsted: Standards maintainedAcademy sponsor led · Secondary
Leeds · LS6 2LG · Leeds
Ages 11–16
- Att839.8
- P80.4
- EM5+30%
- Absence10.6%
2.3 miles away
Contact
- Headteacher
- Ms Hannah Wilson
- Telephone
- 01133530140