Bardsey Primary Academy
Academy converter primary school in Leeds (Leeds).
Academy trust
iGet Information about Schools (DfE), extract of 24 Oct 2026, and Governance Register.Bardsey Primary Academy is one of 15 schools run by The Gorse Academies Trust.
- Type of school
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 5 to 11
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Schools in the trust
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| School | Phase | Local authority | Pupils | Governors on Governance Register | Latest Ofsted in our data (as at 30 Sep 2026) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bardsey Primary Academy (this school) | Primary | Leeds | 208 | 8 | Report card 2026Strong standard in all seven areas; safeguarding standards met |
| Boston Spa Academy | Secondary | Leeds | 1,498 | 10 | Outstanding 2023 |
| Bruntcliffe Academy | Secondary | Leeds | 1,361 | 7 | Key judgements 2024Good in all four key judgements; safeguarding effective |
| Elliott Hudson College | 16 plus | Leeds | 1,480 | 8 | not inspected / no record |
| Hillcrest Academy | Primary | Leeds | 465 | 7 | Report card 2026Strong standard in all seven areas; safeguarding standards met |
| John Smeaton Academy | Secondary | Leeds | 677 | 8 | Good 2024 |
| Leeds Mathematics School | 16 plus | Leeds | 208 | 11 | not inspected / no record |
| Little London Academy | Primary | Leeds | 431 | 5 | Requires improvement 2022 |
| Morley Newlands Academy | Primary | Leeds | 678 | 8 | Ungraded inspection 2024Last graded Outstanding (Jan 2018, from earlier data) |
| Richmond Hill Academy | Primary | Leeds | 651 | 8 | Good 2022 |
| Ryecroft Academy | Primary | Leeds | 350 | 6 | Key judgements 2025Outstanding in all four key judgements; early years provision Outstanding; safeguarding effective |
| The Farnley Academy | Secondary | Leeds | 1,492 | 8 | Outstanding 2023 |
| The Morley Academy | Secondary | Leeds | 1,410 | 10 | Key judgements 2024Outstanding in all four key judgements; safeguarding effective |
| The Ruth Gorse Academy | Secondary | Leeds | 1,265 | 8 | Ungraded inspection 2023Last graded Outstanding (Jul 2017, from earlier data) |
| The Stephen Longfellow Academy | - | Leeds | - | 5 | Good 2019Ungraded inspection Feb 2025, no grade given |
| 15 schools | 12,174 |
Schools linked to the trust in the Governance Register school data (Get Information about Schools, extract of 24 Oct 2026). Pupils are on-roll counts from the register. Ofsted: latest inspection in the Ofsted management information (as at 30 September 2026); "No overall grade" means inspected since September 2024 without a one-word grade; what the inspection found is shown beneath, and the school's Ofsted card has the full table.
What this means
- Funding
- An academy is funded directly by the Department for Education, through its trust, rather than through the local council.
- Admissions
- The trust is the admissions authority and sets the admissions policy. Applications are usually still coordinated by the local council.
- Governance
- The trust board is legally accountable for the school. It often delegates some oversight to a local governing body.
General explanation of how academy trusts work in England, not a statement about this trust. See GOV.UK Academy trust governance guide.