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St Edward's Church of England Academy
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 9–13 · Academy
Westwood Road, Leek ST13 8DN · stedwards.academy · 01538 714740
On the mapSearch near ST13 8DN
Overview
- Ofsted
- No overall grade
- 2019 framework · inspected Sept 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 59%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Staffordshire 63%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 0.3
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2024
- Pupils
- 662
- 86% of 768 places
- Local authority
- Staffordshire
- Sixth form
- No
- Free school meals
- 15.7%
- First language not English
- 1.2%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2024, 1 families put the school first and 3 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 3 | 1 | 0.3 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 59% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 7% the higher standard. Across Staffordshire it was 63%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▼59% | 62% | ||
| ●7% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●104 | 106 | ||
| ●104 | 105 | ||
| ●105 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected St Edward's Church of England Academy on 24 September 2024 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.
- Overall
- No overall grade
- Inspected
- 24 Sept 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Good |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Feb 2022
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
- Oct 2023Monitoring visitEffective action
Feb 2022Requires improvement
Quality of education Requires improvement Behaviour and attitudes Good Personal development Good Leadership and management Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Feb 2018Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective Sept 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good
What parents said
80% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (125 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 80%
- Replies
- 125
- 18% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 82% who raised concerns
based on the 34% who had a child bullied
based on 30 parents (24%) with SEND