Temple Learning Academy
All-through · Free schools · Mixed · Leeds
Neville Road, Leeds, LS15 0NN
42
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Requires improvement
Graded 19/09/2023
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
87.1%
37.2% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
918
Capacity used
Has space90%
1,020 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Primary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
32 of 32 families who put it first got an offer
33
Places offered
87
Total applications
2.6
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 32 | 32 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 29 | 1 | ● 3% |
| 3rd preference | 14 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Later preferences (4th–5th) | 12 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 87 | 33 | 38% |
1st preference success by year
Leeds lets families list 5 preferences. 2 applications came from outside the council area (2 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Free schools
- Phase
- All-through
- Age range
- 4–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Stuart Huddleston
- Address
- Neville Road, Leeds, LS15 0NN
- Phone
- 01132645456
- Local authority
- Leeds
- Ward / constituency
- Temple Newsam · Leeds South
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 141883
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 55% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 25% | — | — |
| SEN support | 18% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 5 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: RED KITE LEARNING TRUST
918 pupils · 1,020 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 25
25 November 2025
Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 · report card
Inclusion Needs attention Achievement Needs attention Safeguarding standards Met Curriculum and teaching Needs attention Attendance and behaviour Expected standard Leadership and governance Needs attention Early years Expected standard Personal development and wellbeing Expected standard Post-16 provision Not applicable - 23
19 September 2023
Full graded inspection
Requires improvement overall effectivenessEarly years Good Personal development Good Quality of education Requires improvement Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,002 pupils
Attendance
87.1%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
12.9%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
37.2%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
10.1%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
8.2%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
Primary results (Key Stage 2)
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 25% | — | — |
| Higher standard | 0% | — | — |
| Reading progress | — | — | 0.0 |
| Writing progress | — | — | 0.0 |
| Maths progress | — | — | 0.0 |
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 29.1 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.63 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 19% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 36% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 2.54 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
Primary results by subject (SATs)
Year 6 pupils meeting each standard, against England
Reading, writing & maths combined
Reading
Writing
Maths
Grammar, punctuation & spelling
Science
England average · Scaled scores run 80–120 (100 = expected standard).
Primary results over time
Expected standard (RWM) by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Expected standard (RWM) | 23% | 61% |
| Higher standard | 2% | 8% |
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 33.7 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 28.2% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 41% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 23.1% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 2.94 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 117 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language | 110 | 11% | 39% | 54% | |
| Mathematics | 108 | 10% | 33% | 47% | |
| English Literature | 106 | 10% | 43% | 61% | |
| Combined Science | 74 | 3% | 16% | 31% | |
| Geography | 48 | 15% | 44% | 54% | |
| History | 41 | 2% | 34% | 49% | |
| Biology | 30 | 17% | 63% | 73% | |
| Physics | 29 | 17% | 48% | 72% | |
| Chemistry | 29 | 14% | 59% | 72% | |
| Spanish | 24 | 33% | 71% | 75% | |
| Art and Design | 21 | 0% | 10% | 19% | |
| Religious Studies | 20 | 5% | 35% | 50% |
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Leeds council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Reception (primary) | 15 January | 16 April (or next working day) |
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.