Ryecroft Academy

School overview

Ryecroft Academy is a primary school serving Leeds, classified by the DfE as a sponsor-led academy. It has 331 pupils aged 4 to 11 on roll. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 49% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — below the national average of 61%. Results have held broadly steady on the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the lower half of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 104 in reading and 103 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). Competition for places is real here - 92% of first-choice applicants were offered a Reception place for September 2026 (47 first choices for 44 places). The council's own allocation figures show the last child offered a place for 2026 lived 0.86 miles away in a straight line — that distance is not a fixed catchment and moves each year. Overall pupil absence was 6.4%. There are about 17.2 pupils per teacher. The school serves a community with above-average levels of disadvantage: about 47% of pupils have been eligible for free school meals in the last six years, compared with roughly 24% nationally — useful context when reading the results above. Ryecroft Academy does not currently have a recent graded Ofsted judgement on record (often the case for newer or recently converted schools), so it is worth asking when its next inspection is expected. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.