Leek First School
East Street, ST13 6LF
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 5 to 9
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE TALENTUM LEARNING TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Caroline Quinn
- Constituency
- Staffordshire Moorlands
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 150
- Pupils on roll
- 133
- URN
- 146590
- Local authority
- Staffordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01538714905
About this school
Leek First School is a primary academy in Staffordshire. It teaches children aged 5 to 9 and has 133 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Leek First School, and its latest judgement is set out 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 8 March 2023, 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.
Trends over time
How Leek First 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 | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 149 |
| 2023/24 | 146 |
| 2024/25 | 144 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Leek First School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 69% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 4.7% | 25.7% | 133 | — |
| Beresford Memorial CofE First School | — | 6.2% | 38.9% | 153 | 0.5 miles |
| All Saints CofE First School | — | 3.1% | 9.9% | 228 | 0.6 miles |
| St Mary's Catholic Academy | 93% | 2.6% | 29.2% | 179 | 0.7 miles |
| Westwood First School | — | 4% | 15% | 251 | 1.1 miles |
| Woodcroft Academy | — | 2.7% | 14.2% | 138 | 1.3 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)
- 25.69%
- English as an additional language
- 0%
- Overall absence
- 4.65%
- Persistent absence
- 11.48%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Beresford Memorial CofE First School0.5 miles
Primary · Leek
-
All Saints CofE First School0.6 miles
Primary · Leek
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St Mary's Catholic Academy0.7 miles
Primary · Leek
-
Westwood First School1.1 miles
Primary · Leek
-
Woodcroft Academy1.3 miles
Primary · Leek
Common questions
- What ages does Leek First School teach?
- Leek First School teaches children aged 5 to 9. It is a primary school in Staffordshire.
- Who is the headteacher of Leek First School?
- The headteacher of Leek First School is Mrs Caroline Quinn, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Leek First School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Leek First 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 many pupils are at Leek First School?
- Leek First School has 133 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 9.
- Is Leek First School full?
- Leek First School has capacity for 150 pupils and 133 on roll (89%), 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 First School a faith school?
- No. Leek First School has no designated religious character.
- Does Leek First School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Leek First School as having no nursery classes.
- Is Leek First School part of an academy trust?
- Leek First 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 is Leek First School's absence rate?
- Leek First School's overall absence rate is 4.7% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Leek First School publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Leek First School. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
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 10 July 2026.