Churnet View Middle School
Churnet View, Leek, ST13 6PU
- Phase
- Middle deemed secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 9 to 13
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE TALENTUM LEARNING TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Steve Fryer
- SEN provision
- Not Applicable
- Constituency
- Staffordshire Moorlands
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 500
- Pupils on roll
- 440
- URN
- 142696
- Local authority
- Staffordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01538384939
About this school
Churnet View Middle School is a middle academy in Leek. It teaches children aged 9 to 13 and has 440 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's most recent visit was a short inspection on 4 December 2024, where inspectors found that standards have been maintained. 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 | 114 | 107 | 111 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 47% | 48% | 47% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 1% | 2% | 3% |
| Expected standard in reading | 58% | 61% | 66% |
| Expected standard in maths | 67% | 63% | 65% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 71% | 63% | 71% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102.0 | 102.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 102.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.40 | - | - |
| 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 Churnet View Middle 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 | 47% | 59.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 48% | 61.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 47% | 62% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 470 |
| 2023/24 | 476 |
| 2024/25 | 436 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Churnet View Middle School compares
Churnet View Middle School ranked 202nd of 229 primary schools in Staffordshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 18% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 56% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 47% | 5.2% | 28% | 440 | — |
| St Edward's Church of England Academy | 59% | 6.3% | 16.4% | 662 | 1.4 miles |
| Woodhouse Academy | 80% | 4.6% | 13.6% | 402 | 6.2 miles |
| James Bateman Middle School | 57% | 8.2% | 37.5% | 373 | 6.8 miles |
| Beresford Memorial CofE First School | — | 6.2% | 38.9% | 153 | 0.3 miles |
| Leek High School | — | 3.3% | 27.7% | 261 | 0.6 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)
- 27.98%
- English as an additional language
- 1.6%
- Overall absence
- 5.17%
- Persistent absence
- 10.34%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Edward's Church of England Academy1.4 miles
Middle deemed secondary · Leek
-
Woodhouse Academy6.2 miles
Middle deemed secondary · Stoke-on-Trent
-
James Bateman Middle School6.8 miles
Middle deemed secondary · Biddulph
-
Beresford Memorial CofE First School0.3 miles
Primary · Leek
-
Leek High School0.6 miles
Secondary · Leek
Other schools in Leek
- St Edward's Church of England Academy 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 Churnet View Middle School teach?
- Churnet View Middle School teaches children aged 9 to 13. It is a middle school in Leek.
- Who is the headteacher of Churnet View Middle School?
- The headteacher of Churnet View Middle School is Mr Steve Fryer, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Churnet View Middle School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Churnet View Middle 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 Churnet View Middle School?
- Churnet View Middle School has 440 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 9 to 13.
- Is Churnet View Middle School full?
- Churnet View Middle School has capacity for 500 pupils and 440 on roll (88%), 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 Churnet View Middle School a faith school?
- No. Churnet View Middle School has no designated religious character.
- Who runs Churnet View Middle School?
- Churnet View Middle School is part of THE TALENTUM LEARNING TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Churnet View Middle School have?
- The schools register lists Churnet View Middle School's special educational needs provision as: Not Applicable. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Churnet View Middle School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 47% in 2022/23 and 47% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Churnet View Middle School rank locally?
- Churnet View Middle School ranked 202nd of 229 primary schools in Staffordshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 18% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 56% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Churnet View Middle School's absence rate?
- Churnet View Middle School's overall absence rate is 5.2% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Churnet View Middle School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Churnet View Middle 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 2 July 2026.