Secondary school

The Morley Academy

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  • ages 11–18
  • Mixed
  • Leeds
  • LS27 0PD
  • No sixth form
Ofsted areas (no overall grade) · inspected Sep 2024 Top school 2024/25

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 514 of 3,280 secondaries in England · top 16%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 27%27%2016/17: top 17%2017/18: top 16%2018/19: top 17%2021/22: top 17%2022/23: top 10%10% · 2022/232023/24: top 18%2024/25: top 16%No exams

Against Yorkshire and The Humber

Attainment 854.6 · Yorkshire and The Humber 45.310/10 Top 10%
Grade 5+ English and maths60.1% · Yorkshire and The Humber 42.7%9/10 Top 20%+6.9 pts since 21/22
EBacc point score5.22 · Yorkshire and The Humber 3.9310/10 Top 10%+8.9 pts since 21/22
Progress 8 · 2023/24+0.56 · Yorkshire and The Humber −0.0710/10 Top 10%−5.6 pts since 18/19
A level points per entry · 2015/1625.36 · Yorkshire and The Humber 28.533/10 Below
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No exams 2019/20–21

Attainment 8
2015/16: 53.8 · 253 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 49.82016/17: 53 · 253 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 45.82017/18: 53.9 · 251 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 45.42018/19: 54.1 · 265 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 45.552021/22: 56.7 · 335 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 47.22022/23: 58.2 · 279 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 44.72023/24: 53.8 · 291 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 44.92024/25: 54.6 · 273 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 45.358.253No exams
Grade 5+ English and maths
2016/17: 56% · 253 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 40%2017/18: 53% · 251 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 39%2018/19: 59% · 265 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 39%2021/22: 59% · 335 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 47%2022/23: 65% · 279 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 40%2023/24: 55.7% · 291 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 42.3%2024/25: 60.1% · 273 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 42.7%65%53%No exams
A level points per entry
2015/16: 25.36 · 132 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 28.5325.36No exams

Not published 2016/17, 2017/18, 2018/19, 2021/22, 2022/23, 2023/24, 2024/25

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in71.5%
264 of 369 who put it first2014 · 99.6%2026 · 71.5%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st369264
2nd2535
3rd1350

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2006–2024

  • Personal developmentOutstanding
  • Quality of educationOutstanding
  • Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
  • Leadership and managementOutstanding
  • SafeguardingEffective
  1. 2006Satisfactoryas predecessor
  2. 2009Outstandingas predecessor
  3. 2013Outstanding
  4. 2024All areas Outstanding

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 20261,410
Free school meals (past 6 years)22.2%
First language not English12.8%
SEN support15.0%
EHC plan2.1%
Absence (sessions missed)7.1%
Persistently absent pupils18.6%

Girls 48.7%Boys 51.3%

90.7% full · 1,555 places · 111 in sixth form (2015/16)

Parent View

Earlier survey (before Nov 2025) · as at 1 Sep 2025 · 163 responses (11.5% of pupils)

  • My child is happy at this school92.6% agree
  • My child feels safe at this school91.4% agree
  • The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved93.9% agree
  • My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively · 62% not applicable80.7% agree
  • The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year96.3% agree
  • When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly · 37.4% not applicable76.5% agree
  • Does your child have special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND)?31.3% yes
  • My child has SEND, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed · asked only of the 31.3% who said Yes above76.5% agree
  • The school has high expectations for my child93.2% agree
  • My child does well at this school87.1% agree
  • The school lets me know how my child is doing88.9% agree
  • There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school96.3% agree
  • My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school98.2% agree
  • The school supports my child's wider personal development82.8% agree
  • I would recommend this school to another parent89.6% yes

Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher16.6
Pupils per adult13.4
  • Classroom teachers 69.6
  • Leadership 15.4
  • Teaching assistants 6.8
  • Other support 32.3

Teachers 85 FTE · Whole workforce 124.1 · 133 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£9,035
Spend per pupil£7,739
Staff spend per pupil£6,200
Reserve per pupil£633
  • +£901,000revenue reserve
  • +£1,846,000in-year balance

Grants £8,737 · self-generated £369 · premises £376 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: THE GORSE ACADEMIES TRUST (15 academies) · trust reserve £7,248,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it

Destinations · 2023/24 leavers

After Year 11

291 students, followed through 2024/25 · Provisional

  • Sustained95.2%
  • Education90.7%
  • Apprenticeship3.1%
  • Employment1.4%
  • Not sustained3.1%
  • Unknown1.7%