Ryecroft Academy
Ryecroft Academy, Stonebridge Grove, Leeds, LS12 5AWOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)
Ryecroft Academy is a primary school in Leeds for ages 4 to 11. It is one of the 295 schools in Leeds. It ranks 107th of 177 primary schools in Leeds. Its latest Ofsted inspection, in March 2025, graded each key judgement and gave no overall Ofsted rating.
Ofsted inspection
Inspected 18 March 2025, report published 8 May 2025
This inspection graded each key judgement and gave no overall effectiveness grade.
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years provision
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Met
What Ofsted said
From the inspection on 18 March 2025
The school provides a positive, welcoming learning environment. This enables pupils, including those with special educational needs and / or disabilities (SEND), to flourish and grow. The school's drive to instil a sense of ambition and aspiration in pupils is at the heart of all that it does. Pupils successfully overcome many different barriers to their learning. They make full use of the opportunities that the school provides. This helps them to thrive and to achieve as highly as they can. Pupils' behaviour across this school is exemplary. This starts in the early years where caring staff support children to quickly learn routines and listen well. Engagement with learning is high throughout the rest of school. Pupils delight in trying their best at all times of the day. Expectations for all pupils who attend this school are high. The school priority is for pupils to secure the foundational knowledge they need in English and mathematics. High-quality teaching ensures this is the case. The low starting points for some groups of pupils means that not all pupils achieve national expectations by the time they leave the school. However, pupils do make exceptional progress through the curriculum.
Exam results
SATs results (key stage 2), 2024/25
43 pupils took the tests
Pupil numbers and mix
350 pupils on roll, with places for 360
Schools near Ryecroft Academy
| School | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lawns Park Primary School | 0.4 miles | Ofsted: Good | 40% met the expected standard |
| Greenhill Primary School | 0.6 miles | Ofsted judgements: Good | 54% met the expected standard |
| Whingate Primary School | 0.7 miles | Ofsted: Good | 50% met the expected standard |
| Cobden Primary School | 0.7 miles | No Ofsted inspection | Not published |
| Park Spring Primary School | 0.9 miles | Report card: Needs attention to expected standard | 48% met the expected standard |
School details
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Sector
- Academy
- Trust
- THE GORSE ACADEMIES TRUST
- Age range
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Nursery classes
- Yes
- Headteacher
- Mrs Helen Townsley
- Phone
- 01137330129
- Address
- Ryecroft Academy, Stonebridge Grove, Leeds, LS12 5AW
- Local authority
- Leeds
- URN
- 140824
School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Exam results for 2024/25 from the Department for Education. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.