St Edward's Church of England Academy
Westwood Road, Leek, ST13 8DN
- Phase
- Middle deemed secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 9 to 13
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Trust
- ST EDWARD'S CHURCH OF ENGLAND ACADEMY TRUST, LEEK
- Principal
- Mrs Katie Smith
- Diocese
- Diocese of Lichfield
- Constituency
- Staffordshire Moorlands
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 768
- Pupils on roll
- 662
- URN
- 139171
- Local authority
- Staffordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01538714740
About this school
St Edward's Church of England Academy is a Church of England middle academy in Leek. It teaches children aged 9 to 13 and has 662 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
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 184 | 164 | 172 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 63% | 62% | 59% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 5% | 3% | 7% |
| Expected standard in reading | 76% | 77% | 74% |
| Expected standard in maths | 73% | 71% | 76% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 80% | 79% | 73% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 105.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 103.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.70 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How St Edward's Church of England Academy 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 | 63% | 59.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 62% | 61.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 59% | 62% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 723 |
| 2023/24 | 709 |
| 2024/25 | 695 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Edward's Church of England Academy compares
St Edward's Church of England Academy ranked 160th of 229 primary schools in Staffordshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 38% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 33% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 59% | 6.3% | 16.4% | 662 | — |
| Churnet View Middle School | 47% | 5.2% | 28% | 440 | 1.4 miles |
| Woodhouse Academy | 80% | 4.6% | 13.6% | 402 | 5.2 miles |
| James Bateman Middle School | 57% | 8.2% | 37.5% | 373 | 5.7 miles |
| Ryecroft CofE Middle School | 60% | 5% | 15.6% | 201 | 13.2 miles |
| Westwood First School | — | 4% | 15% | 251 | 0.1 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 16.4%
- English as an additional language
- 1.7%
- Overall absence
- 6.33%
- Persistent absence
- 14.27%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Churnet View Middle School1.4 miles
Middle deemed secondary · Leek
-
Woodhouse Academy5.2 miles
Middle deemed secondary · Stoke-on-Trent
-
James Bateman Middle School5.7 miles
Middle deemed secondary · Biddulph
-
Ryecroft CofE Middle School13.2 miles
Middle deemed secondary · Rocester
-
Westwood First School0.1 miles
Primary · Leek
Other schools in Leek
- Churnet View Middle School Middle deemed secondary
- 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
- Leek High School Secondary
- Westwood College Secondary
- Horton Lodge Community Special School Special schools
Common questions
- What year groups does St Edward's Church of England Academy teach?
- St Edward's Church of England Academy teaches children aged 9 to 13. It is a middle school in Leek.
- Who is the principal of St Edward's Church of England Academy?
- The principal of St Edward's Church of England Academy is Mrs Katie Smith, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was St Edward's Church of England Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St Edward's Church of England Academy, 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 St Edward's Church of England Academy?
- St Edward's Church of England Academy has 662 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 9 to 13.
- Is St Edward's Church of England Academy full?
- St Edward's Church of England Academy has capacity for 768 pupils and 662 on roll (86%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is St Edward's Church of England Academy a faith school?
- Yes. St Edward's Church of England Academy is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Lichfield.
- Who runs St Edward's Church of England Academy?
- St Edward's Church of England Academy is part of ST EDWARD'S CHURCH OF ENGLAND ACADEMY TRUST, LEEK. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have St Edward's Church of England Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 63% in 2022/23 and 59% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does St Edward's Church of England Academy rank locally?
- St Edward's Church of England Academy ranked 160th of 229 primary schools in Staffordshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 38% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 33% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is St Edward's Church of England Academy's absence rate?
- St Edward's Church of England Academy's overall absence rate is 6.3% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are St Edward's Church of England Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Edward's Church of England Academy'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 1 July 2026.