Academy sponsor led · Leeds

Ryecroft Academy

4–11Ages
350Pupils
PrimaryPhase
140824URN

Ryecroft Academy, Stonebridge Grove, Leeds, LS12 5AW · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Mar 2025 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.4per place

0.7 below Leeds median (3.1)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Leeds

107 applications for 44 places · 163rd of 212 in Leeds

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

49%met the expected standard

Leeds 64% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 18 March 2025Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education	Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management	Outstanding
Early years provision	Outstanding

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

2.4applications per place, Reception

0.7 below Leeds median (3.1) 0.2 above England median (2.2)

107 applications · 44 places offered · 47 named it first

2026 2.4; Leeds median median 3.1
2025 2.4; Leeds median median 3.2
2024 2.0; Leeds median median 3.3
2023 2.2; Leeds median median 3.3
2022 2.3; Leeds median median 3.3
2021 2.3; Leeds median median 3.1
2020 1.5; Leeds median median 2.9
2019 1.5; Leeds median median 2.7
2018 1.8; Leeds median median 2.7
2017 2.3; Leeds median median 2.9
2016 1.8; Leeds median median 2.7
2015 0.9; Leeds median median 2.3
2014 1.5; Leeds median median 2.5; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Leeds median in 0 of 12 years.

This school
Leeds median

Dashed bars: as Ryecroft Primary School (URN 107977), the previous school.

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	44	107	2.4	47	1.07
Sep 2025	30	71	2.4	26	0.87
Sep 2024	44	86	2.0	41	0.93
Sep 2023	44	95	2.2	34	0.77
Sep 2022	42	97	2.3	42	1.00
Sep 2021	39	89	2.3	31	0.79
Sep 2020	52	76	1.5	38	0.73
Sep 2019	39	60	1.5	37	0.95
Sep 2018	31	56	1.8	23	0.74
Sep 2017	30	68	2.3	24	0.80
Sep 2016	37	65	1.8	32	0.86
Sep 2015	59	53	0.9	33	0.56
Sep 2014 *	18	27	1.5	15	0.83

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 65% · Writing 56% · Maths 67% → all three 49% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard49%176th of 210 in Leeds

Leeds 64% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard65%

Leeds 79% England 78%

Higher standard21%

Leeds 32% England 33%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard56%

Leeds 74% England 75%

Greater depth7%

Leeds 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard67%

Leeds 78% England 77%

Higher standard7%

Leeds 25% England 24%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Leeds median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	49%	0%	104	103
2023/24	49%	9%	104	102
2022/23	34%	6%	99	100

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Ryecroft AcademyThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.4applications per place 49%met the SATs standard
Lawns Park Primary School
0.6 km · Leeds

Standards maintained2025

2.6applications per place 40%met the SATs standard
Greenhill Primary School
0.9 km · Leeds

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.8applications per place 54%met the SATs standard
Whingate Primary School
1.1 km · Leeds

Remains Good2023

2.4applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Cobden Primary School
1.1 km · Leeds

Serious weaknesses Graded · no overall grade2025
Park Spring Primary School
1.5 km · Leeds

2026

2.7applications per place 48%met the SATs standard
Lower Wortley Primary School
1.6 km · Leeds

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.7applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
Christ The King Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy
1.7 km · Leeds

2026

3.0applications per place 85%met the SATs standard
Christ Church Upper Armley Church of England Primary School
1.7 km · Leeds

Good2023

3.4applications per place 44%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 140824 · 383/2016
Trust: The Gorse Academies Trust
Capacity: 360 pupils · 350 on roll
Free school meals: 41.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 May 2014
Replaced: Ryecroft Primary School (URN 107977)
Address: Ryecroft Academy, Stonebridge Grove, Leeds, LS12 5AW
Local authority: Leeds

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources