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Best Schools in Leek

Staffordshire · 12 schools ranked by Ofsted Rating

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Year 7 applications for September 2027 close in 5 days

Deadline Saturday 31 October 2026. Apply to Staffordshire (the council where you live). Offers on 1 March.

Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days

Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Staffordshire (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.

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Schools in Leek ranked

1

St Mary's Catholic Academy

ST13 8BWAges 3-11179 pupils
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2

Churnet View Middle School

ST13 6PUAges 9-13440 pupils
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3

All Saints CofE First School

ST13 5QYAges 5-9228 pupils
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Good
4

Beresford Memorial CofE First School

ST13 6NRAges 3-9153 pupils
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Good
5

Blackshaw Moor CofE First School

ST13 8TWAges 3-967 pupils
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Good
6

Horton St Michael's CofE First School

ST13 8RUAges 5-954 pupils
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Good
7

St Edward's CofE Academy Cheddleton

ST13 7HPAges 3-9200 pupils
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Good
8

Westwood First School

ST13 8DLAges 5-9251 pupils
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Good
9

Woodcroft Academy

ST13 8JGAges 3-9138 pupils
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Good
10

St Edward's Church of England Academy

ST13 8DNAges 9-13662 pupils
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Requires Improvement
11

Westwood College

ST13 8NPAges 13-18735 pupils
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Requires Improvement
12

Leek High School

ST13 6EUAges 13-18261 pupils
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Requires Improvement

Special schools and alternative provision in Leek

These schools serve pupils with particular needs, so they aren't ranked against mainstream schools on exam results. Places are usually arranged through the council, often via an Education, Health and Care plan.

Questions parents ask about schools in Leek

How many schools are there in Leek?

Leek has 15 open schools: 8 state primary, 4 state secondary or all-through and 3 special.

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools

Are there any Outstanding schools in Leek?

None of the 15 graded schools in Leek currently holds an Outstanding rating. 12 are rated Good, so 80% are Good or better. Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall grades in September 2024, so these are the grades from each school's last full inspection.

Source: Ofsted

Which secondary schools in Leek get the best GCSE results?

Of the 2 schools in Leek with 2026 GCSE results, the highest Attainment 8 scores - the average grade across a pupil's best eight GCSEs - were at Westwood College, with an Attainment 8 score of 40.5 and 36% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above; and Leek High School, with an Attainment 8 score of 36.1 and 19% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above. Progress 8, the DfE's value-added measure, was not published for 2026.

Westwood CollegeLeek High School

Source: DfE school performance data

Are there grammar schools in Leek?

No. None of the state secondary schools in Leek selects pupils by ability, so every state secondary here is comprehensive.

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools

How close do you need to live to get into schools in Leek?

It depends on the school, and the cut-off moves every year with the number of applications. Staffordshire published how far the last place offered went at this school: Leek High School, 6.92 miles for 2026 entry. These are the authority's own figures, not fixed boundaries.

Leek High School

Source: Staffordshire admissions booklets

How do I apply for a school place in Leek?

Apply to Staffordshire through its coordinated admissions process, even for academies and faith schools. In England the closing date is 31 October for secondary places and 15 January for primary places, in the year before your child starts.