Secondary school

Leek High School

  • Academy Converter
  • ages 13–18
  • Mixed
  • Staffordshire
  • ST13 6EU
  • Sixth form
Ofsted Requires improvement · inspected Jun 2024

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 2,826 of 3,280 secondaries in England · top 87%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 91%91%2016/17: top 91%2017/18: top 96%2018/19: top 95%2021/22: top 76%76% · 2021/222022/23: top 98%2023/24: top 98%2024/25: top 87%No exams

Against West Midlands

Attainment 838.1 · West Midlands 44.12/10 Well below West Midlands−11.8 pts since 21/22
Grade 5+ English and maths26% · West Midlands 39.3%2/10 Well below West Midlands−19.9 pts since 21/22
EBacc point score3.16 · West Midlands 3.812/10 Well below West Midlands−10.5 pts since 21/22
Progress 8 · 2023/24-1.10 · West Midlands −0.101/10 Well below West Midlands−6.8 pts since 18/19
A level points per entryNot enough data · West Midlands 31.7Suppressed in 2024/25 (too few pupils to publish)
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No exams 2019/20–21

Attainment 8
2015/16: 42.5 · 117 pupils · West Midlands 49.92016/17: 37.6 · 100 pupils · West Midlands 45.32017/18: 34.5 · 114 pupils · West Midlands 44.62018/19: 34.8 · 93 pupils · West Midlands 45.12021/22: 43.3 · 104 pupils · West Midlands 47.12022/23: 32.1 · 77 pupils · West Midlands 44.52023/24: 31 · 90 pupils · West Midlands 442024/25: 38.1 · 73 pupils · West Midlands 44.1543.331No exams
Grade 5+ English and maths
2016/17: 25% · 100 pupils · West Midlands 37%2017/18: 27% · 114 pupils · West Midlands 37%2018/19: 25% · 93 pupils · West Midlands 38%2021/22: 40% · 104 pupils · West Midlands 46%2022/23: 19% · 77 pupils · West Midlands 40%2023/24: 18.9% · 90 pupils · West Midlands 41%2024/25: 26% · 73 pupils · West Midlands 39.3%40%18.9%No exams
A level points per entry
2015/16: 21.75 · 43 pupils · West Midlands 27.92016/17: 21.73 · 48 pupils · West Midlands 28.62017/18: 23.99 · 33 pupils · West Midlands 29.062018/19: 17.98 · 26 pupils · West Midlands 30.052021/22: 22.5 · 31 pupils · West Midlands 35.232022/23: 19.03 · 25 pupils · West Midlands 30.952023/24: 26.91 · 25 pupils · West Midlands 31.612024/25: withheld (3 pupils)26.9117.98No exams

Withheld 2024/25

Getting in

No admissions figures or last distance offered published

Inspections · 2015–2024

  1. 2015Ungraded visitas predecessor
  2. 2019Remains Good
  3. 2022Inadequate
  4. 2022Ungraded visit
  5. 2023Ungraded visit
  6. 2023Ungraded visit
  7. 2024Ungraded visit
  8. 2024Requires improvement

4 strong areas

  • Personal development
  • Behaviour and attitudes
  • Sixth form provision
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management

1 weak areas

  • Quality of education

5 areas graded · safeguarding effective

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026261
Free school meals (past 6 years)27.7%
First language not English4.3%
SEN support12.7%
EHC plan2.4%
Absence (sessions missed)3.3%
Persistently absent pupils5.3%

Girls 51%Boys 49%

39.2% full · 665 places · 1 in sixth form

Parent View

Earlier survey (before Nov 2025) · as at 2 Sep 2024 · 31 responses (11.3% of pupils)

  • My child is happy at this school67.7% agree
  • My child feels safe at this school77.4% agree
  • The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved54.8% agree
  • My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively · 64.5% not applicable63.6% agree
  • The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year45.2% agree
  • When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly · 19.4% not applicable72% agree
  • My child has special educational needs and/or disabilities, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed0% agree
  • The school has high expectations for my child74.2% agree
  • My child does well at this school64.5% agree
  • The school lets me know how my child is doing64.5% agree
  • There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school71% agree
  • My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school58.1% agree
  • The school supports my child's wider personal development48.4% agree
  • I would recommend this school to another parent64.5% yes

Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher12.6
Pupils per adult9.2
  • Classroom teachers 14.6
  • Leadership 6.1
  • Teaching assistants 4.4
  • Other support 9.6

Teachers 20.7 FTE · Whole workforce 34.7 · 46 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£8,543
Spend per pupil£8,213
Staff spend per pupil£6,453
Reserve per pupil−£75
  • −£19,000revenue reserve
  • +£84,000in-year balance

Grants £8,374 · self-generated £47 · premises £299 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: THE TALENTUM LEARNING TRUST (9 academies) · trust reserve £1,747,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it

Destinations · 2023/24 leavers

After Year 11

90 students, followed through 2024/25 · Provisional

  • Sustained85.6%
  • Education73.3%
  • Apprenticeship6.7%
  • Employment5.6%
  • Not sustained11.1%
  • Unknown3.3%

After sixth form (16–18)

27 students, followed through 2024/25 · Provisional

  • Sustained77.8%
  • Education51.9%
  • Higher education40.7%
  • Apprenticeship11.1%
  • Employment14.8%
  • Not sustained11.1%
  • Unknown11.1%