Leek High School
Springfield Road, Leek, ST13 6EU
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 13 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE TALENTUM LEARNING TRUST
- Headteacher
- Miss Susan Atkinson
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Constituency
- Staffordshire Moorlands
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 665
- Pupils on roll
- 261
- URN
- 142711
- Local authority
- Staffordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01538225050
About this school
Leek High School is a secondary academy in Leek. It teaches children aged 13 to 18 and has 261 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. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Sixth form
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 77 | 90 | 73 |
| Attainment 8 score | 32.1 | 31.0 | 38.1 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.91 -1.22 to -0.59 | -1.10 -1.39 to -0.81 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 19% | 18.9% | 26% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 43% | 34.4% | 50.7% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 0% | 5.6% | 1.4% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 2.5 | 2.7 | 3.2 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Leek High 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 | 32.1 | 36.7 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 31 | 35 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 38.1 | 36.6 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 317 |
| 2023/24 | 275 |
| 2024/25 | 253 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Leek High School compares
Leek High School ranked 47th of 56 secondary schools in Staffordshire for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 33% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 95% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 38.1 | 3.3% | 27.7% | 261 | — |
| Westwood College | 44.2 | 10.4% | 15.5% | 735 | 1.8 miles |
| Endon High School | 54.2 | 7.4% | 12.7% | 700 | 5.0 miles |
| Moorside High School | 45.4 | 6.3% | 21.4% | 766 | 6.1 miles |
| Biddulph High School | 43.3 | 8.7% | 20.7% | 746 | 6.6 miles |
| The Excel Academy | 37.5 | 10.7% | 34.8% | 1,184 | 7.4 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)
- 27.67%
- English as an additional language
- 4.3%
- Overall absence
- 3.34%
- Persistent absence
- 5.3%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Westwood College1.8 miles
Secondary · Leek
-
Endon High School5.0 miles
Secondary · Stoke-on-Trent
-
Moorside High School6.1 miles
Secondary · Stoke-on-Trent
-
Biddulph High School6.6 miles
Secondary · Stoke-on-Trent
-
The Excel Academy7.4 miles
Secondary · Stoke-on-Trent
Other schools in Leek
- Westwood College 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
- Churnet View Middle School Middle deemed secondary
- St Edward's Church of England Academy Middle deemed secondary
- Horton Lodge Community Special School Special schools
Recorded changes at this school
Previous headteacher: Mr Kevin Graham (until July 2026).
- Headteacher changed from Mr Kevin Graham to Miss Susan Atkinson recorded 23 Jul 2026
Common questions
- What year groups does Leek High School teach?
- Leek High School teaches children aged 13 to 18. It is a secondary school in Leek.
- Who is the headteacher of Leek High School?
- The headteacher of Leek High School is Miss Susan Atkinson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Leek High School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Leek High 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 Leek High School?
- Leek High School has 261 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 13 to 18.
- Is Leek High School full?
- Leek High School has capacity for 665 pupils and 261 on roll (39%), 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 Leek High School a faith school?
- No. Leek High School has no designated religious character.
- Is Leek High School a selective school?
- No. Leek High School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs Leek High School?
- Leek High 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.
- How have Leek High School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 32.1 in 2022/23 and 38.1 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Leek High School rank locally?
- Leek High School ranked 47th of 56 secondary schools in Staffordshire for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 33% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 95% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Leek High School's absence rate?
- Leek High School's overall absence rate is 3.3% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Leek High School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Leek High 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 23 July 2026.