Temple Learning Academy

School overview

Temple Learning Academy is an all-through school serving Leeds, classified by the DfE as a free school. It has 964 pupils aged 4 to 16 on roll. Ofsted rated the school 'Requires improvement' in November 2025. 23% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, well below the national average (national figure: 61%). The proportion reaching the expected standard has fallen by 2.0 percentage points compared with the previous year. At GCSE, the school's average Attainment 8 score was 33.7, well below the national average of 46. On our composite score, Temple Learning Academy ranks in the lower half of primary schools nationally for its primary (KS2) results. For its secondary (KS4) results, it ranks in the lower half of secondary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 102 in reading and 97 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 2% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). At Key Stage 4, 28% of pupils achieved a grade 5 or above in both English and maths, well below the national average of about 45%. Getting a place is straightforward: for the September 2026 intake every family who made Temple Learning Academy their first choice was offered one of its 36 Reception places. Overall pupil absence was 15.6%. There are about 16.8 pupils per teacher. The school serves a community with above-average levels of disadvantage: about 55% 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. If you are considering Temple Learning Academy, it may be worth asking how leaders have responded to Ofsted's findings and what has changed since the inspection. 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.