Woodcroft Academy
Wallbridge Drive, Leek, ST13 8JG
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 9
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- ST BART'S MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Miss Carly Wright
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- St Bart's Multi Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Staffordshire Moorlands
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 206
- Pupils on roll
- 138
- URN
- 147421
- Local authority
- Staffordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01538714796
About this school
Woodcroft Academy is a primary academy in Leek. It teaches children aged 3 to 9 and has 138 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Woodcroft Academy, and its latest judgement is set out 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 21 February 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.
Trends over time
How Woodcroft 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 | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 3.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 2.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 154 |
| 2023/24 | 142 |
| 2024/25 | 135 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Woodcroft Academy compares
Its absence rate was lower than 100% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 2.7% | 14.2% | 138 | — |
| Westwood First School | — | 4% | 15% | 251 | 0.4 miles |
| St Mary's Catholic Academy | 93% | 2.6% | 29.2% | 179 | 0.6 miles |
| All Saints CofE First School | — | 3.1% | 9.9% | 228 | 0.9 miles |
| Leek First School | — | 4.7% | 25.7% | 133 | 1.3 miles |
| Beresford Memorial CofE First School | — | 6.2% | 38.9% | 153 | 1.7 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)
- 14.17%
- English as an additional language
- 2.2%
- Overall absence
- 2.65%
- Persistent absence
- 0.98%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Westwood First School0.4 miles
Primary · Leek
-
St Mary's Catholic Academy0.6 miles
Primary · Leek
-
All Saints CofE First School0.9 miles
Primary · Leek
-
Leek First School1.3 miles
Primary
-
Beresford Memorial CofE First School1.7 miles
Primary · Leek
Other schools in Leek
- 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
- Churnet View Middle School Middle deemed secondary
- St Edward's Church of England Academy Middle deemed secondary
- Leek High School Secondary
- Westwood College Secondary
- Horton Lodge Community Special School Special schools
Common questions
- What ages does Woodcroft Academy teach?
- Woodcroft Academy teaches children aged 3 to 9. It is a primary school in Leek.
- Who is the headteacher of Woodcroft Academy?
- The headteacher of Woodcroft Academy is Miss Carly Wright, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Woodcroft Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Woodcroft 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 many pupils are at Woodcroft Academy?
- Woodcroft Academy has 138 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 9.
- Is Woodcroft Academy full?
- Woodcroft Academy has capacity for 206 pupils and 138 on roll (67%), 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 Woodcroft Academy a faith school?
- No. Woodcroft Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Woodcroft Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Woodcroft Academy as having nursery classes.
- Is Woodcroft Academy part of an academy trust?
- Woodcroft Academy is part of ST BART'S MULTI ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What is Woodcroft Academy's absence rate?
- Woodcroft Academy's overall absence rate is 2.7% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Woodcroft Academy publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Woodcroft Academy. 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.