Skip to content
A free, independent guide for parents - updated each admissions cycle. 26,506 schools · England & Wales
catchment.school

The Ruth Gorse Academy vs Trinity Academy Leeds

At a glance

The Ruth Gorse Academy and Trinity Academy Leeds are both in Leeds and 1.1 miles apart in a straight line.

Only Trinity Academy Leeds has a graded Ofsted inspection in our data (Outstanding, 2024).

Trinity Academy Leeds had the higher Attainment 8 score in 2025-26 (provisional): 55.4 against 51.4 (a gap of 4.0 points).

Progress 8 was not published for 2025-26 (provisional) so this comparison relies on attainment.

Overall absence in 2024-25 was 6.6% at The Ruth Gorse Academy and 4.9% at Trinity Academy Leeds.

The Ruth Gorse Academy has 1,275 pupils for 1,260 published places (101%) and Trinity Academy Leeds has 951 for 1,200 (79%).

Built from the figures in the table below. Sources and years are given next to every figure.

Side by side

The Ruth Gorse Academy compared with Trinity Academy Leeds
Measure The Ruth Gorse Academy Trinity Academy Leeds
Ofsted
Overall Ofsted grade Ofsted MI, inspections to 31 May 2026 No graded inspection in our data Outstanding 2024
School profile
Type GIAS (DfE), March 2026 extract Free schools Free schools
Phase and age range GIAS (DfE), March 2026 extract Secondary, ages 11-16 Secondary, ages 11-16
Location GIAS (DfE), March 2026 extract Leeds Leeds
Pupils on roll GIAS (DfE), March 2026 extract 1,275 951
Results and attendanceEach row shows the latest year both schools have a figure for. "Stronger" marks a gap big enough to matter in a year both schools report. Rounding-level differences are not marked. Attainment figures reflect each school's intake as well as its teaching. Progress 8 is the only measure here that adjusts for pupils' starting points.
Attainment 8 (average score) DfE KS4 results, 2025-26 (provisional) 51.4 55.4 Stronger
Progress 8 score DfE KS4 results, 2023-24 Progress 8 was not published for the 2025-26 (provisional) results because the Department for Education did not calculate it for that cohort. The last published year is shown. +0.99 2023-24 Not published
Grade 5+ in English and maths DfE KS4 results, 2025-26 (provisional) 52% 63% Stronger
Grade 4+ in English and maths DfE KS4 results, 2025-26 (provisional) 71% 80% Stronger
Pupils at the end of key stage 4 DfE KS4 results, 2025-26 (provisional) 252 228
A-level average point score DfE A-level results, no year Not published Not published
A-level average grade DfE A-level results, no year Not published Not published
A-level students in the point score measure DfE A-level results, no year Not published Not published
Overall absence (lower is better) DfE pupil absence, 2024-25 6.6% 4.9% Stronger
Persistent absence (lower is better) DfE pupil absence, 2024-25 Share of pupils missing 10% or more of sessions. 17.2% 11.7% Stronger
Intake and admissionsNot marked as stronger or weaker. These rows describe who a school serves and how its places are filled. They do not measure teaching quality so a higher or lower figure is not better.
Pupils eligible for free school meals GIAS (DfE), March 2026 extract 51.2% 58.6%
Published capacity (places) GIAS (DfE), March 2026 extract 1,260 1,200
Pupils on roll as % of capacity GIAS (DfE), March 2026 extract, pupils divided by capacity 101% 79%
Admissions policy GIAS (DfE), March 2026 extract Not published Non-selective
Religious character GIAS (DfE), March 2026 extract None recorded None recorded

"Not published" means the figure is not published or is suppressed for that school and year. It does not mean zero.

Trends over time

Solid blue line with round markers: The Ruth Gorse Academy. Dashed amber line with square markers: Trinity Academy Leeds. Years with no published figure for either school are left off the axis.

Attainment 8 (average score), higher is better
Attainment 8 (average score) by yearThe Ruth Gorse Academy: 2022-23 48.8, 2023-24 50.4, 2024-25 49.1, 2025-26 51.4. Trinity Academy Leeds: 2025-26 55.4.48.050.052.054.056.022-2323-2424-2525-26
Show these figures as a table
YearThe Ruth Gorse AcademyTrinity Academy Leeds
2022-2348.8Not published
2023-2450.4Not published
2024-2549.1Not published
2025-26 (provisional)51.455.4

Source: DfE key stage 4 results, 2022-23 to 2025-26. The latest year is provisional.

Overall absence (% of sessions), lower is better
Overall absence (% of sessions) by yearThe Ruth Gorse Academy: 2018-19 6.4%, 2021-22 6.9%, 2022-23 9.2%, 2023-24 6.9%, 2024-25 6.6%. Trinity Academy Leeds: 2021-22 5.0%, 2022-23 5.8%, 2023-24 6.0%, 2024-25 4.9%.4.06.08.010.018-1921-2222-2323-2424-25
Show these figures as a table
YearThe Ruth Gorse AcademyTrinity Academy Leeds
2018-196.4%Not published
2021-226.9%5.0%
2022-239.2%5.8%
2023-246.9%6.0%
2024-256.6%4.9%

Source: DfE pupil absence, 2018-19 to 2024-25.

Grade 5+ in English and maths (% of pupils), higher is better
Grade 5+ in English and maths (% of pupils) by yearThe Ruth Gorse Academy: 2022-23 47%, 2023-24 50%, 2024-25 53%, 2025-26 52%. Trinity Academy Leeds: 2025-26 63%.455055606522-2323-2424-2525-26
Show these figures as a table
YearThe Ruth Gorse AcademyTrinity Academy Leeds
2022-2347%Not published
2023-2450%Not published
2024-2553%Not published
2025-26 (provisional)52%63%

Source: DfE key stage 4 results, 2022-23 to 2025-26. The latest year is provisional.

Admissions: how the two schools differ

Distance between the schools: 1.1 miles in a straight line between the two school sites. The coordinates come from the GIAS (DfE) March 2026 extract. This is not a walking or driving distance and it does not show which school your address is in catchment for.

How full they are: pupils on roll divided by published capacity from the GIAS (DfE) March 2026 extract. Both figures cover every year group (including any sixth form). Treat the percentage as a rough guide to demand rather than the size of the Year 7 intake.

The Ruth Gorse Academy

Capacity
1,260 places
Pupils on roll
1,275
Full
101% (at or over capacity)
Admissions policy
Not recorded
Religious character
None recorded

Source: GIAS (DfE), March 2026 extract. Each school's own admissions policy sets its oversubscription criteria. It is published by Leeds (official admissions page) or by the school.

Check the catchment for your postcode The Ruth Gorse Academy catchment page

Trinity Academy Leeds

Capacity
1,200 places
Pupils on roll
951
Full
79%
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Religious character
None recorded

Source: GIAS (DfE), March 2026 extract. Each school's own admissions policy sets its oversubscription criteria. It is published by Leeds (official admissions page) or by the school.

Check the catchment for your postcode Trinity Academy Leeds catchment page

Sources

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Attainment 8 and Progress 8 are only comparable between schools within the same year.

Get admissions updates by email

Join parents who get catchment boundary changes and key admissions dates - free, once per term.

No spam. Unsubscribe any time.