The Ruth Gorse Academy is a mixed secondary school located in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England.

[3] In July 2017, concerns were raised over the decision to appoint Liam Nolan as the school's principal, as he had previously resigned from the Perry Beeches Academy Trust after being criticised by the Education Funding Agency for 'significant weakness in financial management'.

The school defended their decision to appoint him, describing themselves as a 'non-judgemental employer' and that they were 'entirely satisfied' Nolan had learnt from his mistakes.

[6] Teachers from the Ruth Gorse Academy were involved in the National Education Union strikes in February 2023.

[8] In December 2023, the school was rated as Outstanding by Ofsted for the second time, having previously been assessed in 2017.