Morley Newlands Academy

Morley Newlands Academy continues to perform exceptionally well, maintaining the high standards set at its previous inspection in 2018. The school demonstrates a strong commitment to fostering academic success alongside personal development, with particular strengths in teaching, curriculum delivery, and support for students with special educational needs. High expectations are set for all pupils, leading to a culture of pride in learning and positive behavior throughout the school. Additionally, the school boasts a comprehensive program that prepares students for future challenges and encourages their wider development.

Strengths

• High expectations for both academic achievement and behavior
• Effective support for pupils with special educational needs
• Well-designed curriculum that builds knowledge progressively
• Strong emphasis on reading and communication skills from early years
• Consistently improving attendance and strong culture of attendance
• Extensive opportunities for broader pupil development
• Rigorous evaluation systems to continuously improve the school

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Morley Newlands Academy attended 95.2% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 10.1% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 0.6% of pupils at Morley Newlands Academy were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Morley Newlands Academy had 22.7 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 12.9% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 19.5% of pupils at Morley Newlands Academy were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 0.7% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 Morley Newlands Academy received £5,999 and spent £6,057 for each of its 660 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £274,000 (£415 per pupil).

Across all 14 schools of The Gorse Academies Trust, income was £7,876 and spending £7,672 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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Morley Newlands Academy is part of The Gorse Academies Trust, which runs 14 schools. The nearest others:

• The Morley Academy Leeds
• Elliott Hudson College Leeds
• Bruntcliffe Academy Leeds
• The Farnley Academy Leeds
• Ryecroft Academy Leeds
• The Ruth Gorse Academy Leeds
• Leeds Mathematics School Leeds
• Richmond Hill Academy Leeds
• Little London Academy Leeds
• Hillcrest Academy Leeds

What is Morley Newlands Academy's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Morley Newlands Academy is Outstanding, from an inspection in December 2024.

When was Morley Newlands Academy last inspected by Ofsted?

Morley Newlands Academy was last inspected in December 2024.

How many pupils does Morley Newlands Academy have?

Morley Newlands Academy has 678 pupils on roll.

What age range does Morley Newlands Academy cover?

Morley Newlands Academy for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are Morley Newlands Academy's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 72% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Morley Newlands Academy?

Morley Newlands Academy is at Wide Lane, Morley, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS27 8PG.