St Edward's Church of England Academy, Leek

Requires Improvement
Secondary
Academy converter
Mixed
Church of England
Ages 913

Data last updated 11 Sept 2026

Location

Very likely (~818m)Possible (~1.2km)Unlikely (~1.5km)Confidence: medium

Estimated admission likelihood based on school density and oversubscription data

Key Information

DfE GIAS
Head:Mrs Katie Smith
Pupils:662 / 768 capacity
LA:Staffordshire
Phone:01538714740
Address:Westwood Road, Leek, ST13 8DN
Trust:ST EDWARD'S CHURCH OF ENGLAND ACADEMY TRUST, LEEK
Admissions:Not applicable
Status:open
Opened:1 January 2013

Ofsted Rating

Ofsted · 2 years ago
-

Overall

Good

Quality of Education

Good

Behaviour & Attitudes

Outstanding

Personal Development

Good

Leadership & Management

Inspected 24 September 2024View full report
URN:139171
UKPRN:10039968
Diocese:Diocese of Lichfield
Constituency:Staffordshire Moorlands
Urban/Rural:Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Ofsted Insights

Ofsted rated this school Requires Improvement at its February 2022 inspection — unchanged since its previous inspection.

Rated Good for

Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development.

Areas Ofsted flagged

Quality of education (Requires Improvement), Leadership & management (Requires Improvement).

A plain-English summary of the full inspection report is coming soon.

At a Glance

15.7%

Free School Meals

No

Boarding

No

Nursery

No

Sixth Form

No

Special Measures

What Parents Think

125 responses
Would recommend80%
Child is happy82%
Well taught78%
Good progress74%
Feels safe87%
Well behaved78%
Bullying dealt with19%
Kept informed66%
Handles concerns62%
Wider development69%

Source: Ofsted Parent View - % who strongly agree or agree

Primary Performance (KS2)

Academic year 2025/26

KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)

2024
2025
Reading-3ppMaths+5ppWriting-5pp

Reading has remained stable at around 74%. Maths has improved from 71% to 76%. Writing has declined from 77% to 72%.

Class Sizes

26.5

Avg class size

25

Total classes

7 classes with more than 30 pupils

2024/25 academic year

Getting There

Bus Stops

Westwood First School (adj)
106m · 2 min walk
Oakwood Road (opp)
310m · 5 min walk
School Close (adj)
336m · 5 min walk
Overdale Place (adj)
439m · 7 min walk
Thornhill Road (opp)
449m · 7 min walk
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Capacity & Demand

School Occupancy

86%

Available places

662 pupils

768 capacity

106 spare places available

Area Demand Pressure - Leek

Low pressure
New homes approved:600
Projected new pupils:108

Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Leek

Admissions Demand - Staffordshire

Low demand0.89x oversubscription

Places available

8,849

Applications

7,846

Got 1st preference

91.6%

Got preferred school

98.6%

Secondary admissions across Staffordshire (2025/26)

Inspection History(5)

24 September 2024
Quality of EducationGood
Behaviour & AttitudesGood
Personal DevelopmentOutstanding
Leadership & ManagementGood
18 October 2023
15 February 2022
Requires ImprovementReport
Quality of EducationRequires Improvement
Behaviour & AttitudesGood
Personal DevelopmentGood
Leadership & ManagementRequires Improvement

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Pupil Absence
2024/25

6.3302%

Overall absence

14.26534%

Persistent absence

701

Enrolments

Authorised4.79297%
Unauthorised1.53723%
Persistent (10%+)14.26534%
Severe (50%+)1.71184%

Absence trend

4.54303%
18/19
3.74027%
20/21
6.20538%
21/22
6.45751%
22/23
6.29259%
23/24
6.3302%
24/25
Overall absence rate

Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.

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