The Stephen Longfellow Academy
The Stephen Longfellow Academy is a free schools alternative provision in Leeds for boys and girls aged 5 to 16. It has 0 pupils and room for 300. About 0 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far fewer than at most schools in England. Ofsted's last grade was good, back in 2019.
Global Avenue, Phoenix House, Leeds, LS11 8PG0113 468 5999stephenlongfellow.leeds.sch.ukMr Neil Poskitt headteacherAll details
What Ofsted found
Ofsted's last full inspection was on 23 October 2019, back when it gave schools one overall grade. Read the report on Ofsted's website.
Good overall. A later, shorter visit on 5 February 2025 said: “Standards maintained”.
This inspection is more than 6 years old. When Ofsted next visits, the school will get a report card instead of one grade.
Earlier inspections (1)
| Date | Type | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| 5 February 2025 | Ungraded | Standards maintained |
Getting a place
Admissions policy not published.
Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Leeds council's admissions booklet, send it to us.
Who goes here
Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | 0% | – | 0% | – | – | 100% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 0% | 100% | 0% | – | 0% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 0% | 0% | 0% | – | 100% |
Staff and money
From the government's count of school staff in November 2025 and the school's published accounts.
Money
From the academy accounts return, year to August 2025. The per-pupil figures are compared with other primary schools in England that report their accounts the same way.
Reserves are the money left over at the end of the year, kept back for emergencies and big projects. Being in the red year after year is a warning sign. Very large reserves can mean money sitting in the bank instead of being spent on today's pupils. Academy figures are rounded to the nearest £1,000 and include a share of any money the trust holds centrally.
The area around the school
Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.
Nearby schools
The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elliott Hudson College | Free schools 16 to 19 | 440 m | 1,480 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Hugh Gaitskell Primary School | Foundation | 650 m | 555 | Report card 2026 | 4 | Compare |
| Beeston Primary School | Foundation | 650 m | 660 | Good 2022 | 23 | Compare |
| Lift Cottingley | Academy | 750 m | 242 | Good 2024 | 78 | Compare |
| St Anthony's Catholic Primary School, Beeston | Roman Catholic | 910 m | 210 | Outstanding 2023 | 93 | Compare |
| Cockburn School | Academy | 0.7 miles | 1,248 | Outstanding 2022 | 86 | Compare |
| Future Horizons Leeds Ltd | Special post 16 institution | 0.9 miles | – | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Park View Primary Academy | Academy | 0.9 miles | 228 | No overall grade 2025 | 44 | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is The Stephen Longfellow Academy a good school?
The Stephen Longfellow Academy doesn't have a score yet. Ofsted rated it good at its last inspection in October 2019.
What is The Stephen Longfellow Academy's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated The Stephen Longfellow Academy good at its last full inspection on 23 October 2019. That was more than four years ago. When Ofsted next visits, the school will get a report card instead of a single grade.
How many pupils does The Stephen Longfellow Academy have?
0 pupils aged 5 to 16 were on the roll in January 2026. It has 300 places, so it is 0% full.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- Global Avenue, Phoenix House, Leeds, LS11 8PG
- Telephone
- 0113 468 5999
- Website
- www.stephenlongfellow.leeds.sch.uk
- Headteacher
- Mr Neil Poskitt
- Type of school
- Free schools alternative provision (Free schools alternative provision, free schools)
- Phase
- Pupil referral unit / alternative provision, ages 5-16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Multi-academy trust
- The GORSE Academies Trust (15 schools)
- Local authority
- Leeds
- Ward
- Beeston & Holbeck
- Constituency
- Leeds South
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 1 September 2017
- URN
- 143761 · LAESTAB 3831113 · UKPRN 10064718
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Staff: DfE school workforce census, November 2025.
- Pupil premium: DfE allocations and conditions of grant, 2026 to 2027.
- Money: DfE financial benchmarking and insights tool, academy accounts return 2024/25.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.