Schools in Leek
Leek has 15 schools within Staffordshire's admissions area, covering the market town in the Staffordshire Moorlands and its surrounding parishes. Leek High School and Westwood College serve secondary-age pupils; the former is the principal mainstream secondary and draws its intake from across the Leek area.
Faith schools form a significant share of provision - 7 of the 15 schools are faith-designated, predominantly Church of England and Roman Catholic. Fourteen of the fifteen schools are academies, so each sets its own admissions policy independently of Staffordshire County Council. Families should read each school's prospectus carefully rather than assuming a single coordinated policy applies. Average fill rate across the area stands at 91%, with 5 schools at or above capacity.
School demand in Leek
Across the 14 schools in Leek with published capacity data, the average fill rate is 91%. 5 of them are currently at or above their published admission number, and at those schools catchment distance is likely to decide places at the next intake.
7 schools in Leek have a religious character, so faith criteria sit alongside catchment distance in their admissions policies.
14 of the schools in Leek are academies that set their own admissions criteria independently of Staffordshire, so check each school's policy directly rather than assuming the council default applies.
6 of the schools in Leek have a current Ofsted rating, of which 4 are rated Good or Outstanding. Demand and catchment distance tend to be tightest at the highest-rated schools.
Primary schools in Leek: 3 oversubscribed (8)
St Mary's Catholic Academy
Primary · Academy converter
Leek · ST13 8BW
St Edward's CofE Academy Cheddleton
Primary · Academy converter
Leek · ST13 7HP
Horton St Michael's CofE First School
Primary · Academy converter
Leek · ST13 8RU
Beresford Memorial CofE First School
Primary · Academy converter
Leek · ST13 6NR
All Saints CofE First School
Primary · Academy converter
Leek · ST13 5QY
Westwood First School
Primary · Academy converter
Leek · ST13 8DL
Blackshaw Moor CofE First School
Primary · Academy converter
Leek · ST13 8TW
Woodcroft Academy
Primary · Academy converter
Leek · ST13 8JG
Secondary Schools in Leek (2)
Other Schools in Leek (5)
Horton Lodge Community Special School
Not applicable · Community special school
Leek · ST13 8RB
St Edward's Church of England Academy
Middle deemed secondary · Academy converter
Leek · ST13 8DN
Churnet View Middle School
Middle deemed secondary · Academy converter
Leek · ST13 6PU
The Meadows School
Not applicable · Academy special converter
Leek · ST13 6EU
Springfield School
Not applicable · Academy special converter
Leek · ST13 6LQ
Catchment area boundaries for schools in Leek are set by Staffordshire and updated each year. The "last distance offered", how far the furthest successful applicant lived, changes annually based on the number of applications received.