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Churnet View Middle School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 9–13 · Academy
Churnet View, Leek ST13 6PU · cvm.ttlt.org.uk · 01538 384939
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Overview
- Ofsted
- Standards maintained
- Ungraded inspection · Dec 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 47%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Staffordshire 63%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 0.4
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2024
- Pupils
- 440
- 88% of 500 places
- Local authority
- Staffordshire
- Sixth form
- No
- Free school meals
- 27.5%
- First language not English
- 2%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2024, 2 families put the school first and 5 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 5 | 2 | 0.4 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 6 | 4 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 8 | 3 | 0.4 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 47% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 3% 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 | |||
| ▼47% | 62% | ||
| ▼3% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▼103 | 106 | ||
| ▼102 | 105 | ||
| ●104 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 124436)
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 4 December 2024, Ofsted’s outcome for Churnet View Middle School was: Standards maintained.
- Outcome
- Standards maintained
- Inspected
- 3 Dec 2024
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Feb 2019
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Feb 2019Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Safeguarding Effective Apr 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Outstanding Mar 2010Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good
What parents said
91% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (75 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 91%
- Replies
- 75
- 17% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 80% who raised concerns
based on the 35% who had a child bullied
based on 21 parents (28%) with SEND