Horton Lodge Community Special School
Rudyard, Leek, ST13 8RB
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Community special school
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Lucy Bloor
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- SEN provision
- SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty, VI - Visual Impairment, HI - Hearing Impairment, SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment, PD - Physical Disability, MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty, SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty, PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Staffordshire Moorlands
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Pupils on roll
- 66
- URN
- 124496
- Local authority
- Staffordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01538306214
About this school
Horton Lodge Community Special School is a community special school in Leek. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 66 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 24 January 2024, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 6 | 9 | 16 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Average scaled score in reading | - | - | - |
| Average scaled score in maths | - | - | - |
Trends over time
How Horton Lodge Community Special School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Staffordshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 0% | 59.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 0% | 61.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 0% | 62% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 13% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 12.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 14.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 57 |
| 2023/24 | 60 |
| 2024/25 | 62 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 30%
- English as an additional language
- 9.7%
- Overall absence
- 14.65%
- Persistent absence
- 53.23%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Springfield School3.1 miles
Academies · Leek
-
The Meadows School3.1 miles
Academies · Leek
-
Hopedale School3.8 miles
Special schools · Cheddleton
-
Roaches School4.3 miles
Special schools · Stoke-on-Trent
-
Cicely Haughton School5.0 miles
Academies · Stoke-on-Trent
Other schools in Leek
- Springfield School Academies
- The Meadows School Academies
- All Saints CofE First School Primary
- Beresford Memorial CofE First School Primary
- Blackshaw Moor CofE First School Primary
- Horton St Michael's CofE First School Primary
- St Edward's CofE Academy Cheddleton Primary
- St Mary's Catholic Academy Primary
- Westwood First School Primary
- Woodcroft Academy Primary
- Churnet View Middle School Middle deemed secondary
- St Edward's Church of England Academy Middle deemed secondary
Common questions
- What year groups does Horton Lodge Community Special School teach?
- Horton Lodge Community Special School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a special school in Leek.
- Who is the headteacher of Horton Lodge Community Special School?
- The headteacher of Horton Lodge Community Special School is Mrs Lucy Bloor, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Horton Lodge Community Special School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Horton Lodge Community Special School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Horton Lodge Community Special School?
- Horton Lodge Community Special School has 66 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Horton Lodge Community Special School a faith school?
- No. Horton Lodge Community Special School has no designated religious character.
- What SEN provision does Horton Lodge Community Special School have?
- The schools register lists Horton Lodge Community Special School's special educational needs provision as: SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty; VI - Visual Impairment; HI - Hearing Impairment; SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment; PD - Physical Disability; MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty; SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty; PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Horton Lodge Community Special School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 0% in 2022/23 and 0% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What is Horton Lodge Community Special School's absence rate?
- Horton Lodge Community Special School's overall absence rate is 14.7% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Horton Lodge Community Special School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Horton Lodge Community Special School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 8 July 2026.