Leek High School

General Info

Education Phase
Secondary, 16 plus
Ofsted rating
Requires improvement
Jun 6 2024 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
13 - 18 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded secondary
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Religious Character
Does not apply
Sixth Form
Has a sixth form
Local authority
Staffordshire
Unique reference
142711
Address
Springfield Road, ST13 6EU

Pupils

Number of Pupils
275 (46% of total capacity)
Boys
56.7%
Girls
43.3%
First language not English
2.9%
Free school meals (FSM)
25.1%
Persistent absence
23.2%
Special education needs (SEN)
10.5%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 95.3%
Other White 1.8%
Mixed 1.5%
Indian 0.7%
Other 0.7%
Capacity %, Persistent absence: Year 2022-2023 Other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

GCSE Results

Progress 8 score

This school
-0.91
Local authority average, state-funded schools
-0.14
England average, state-funded schools
-0.03

Entering EBacc

School 0%
Local authority average 31%
England average 39%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School 19%
Local authority average 40%
England average 45%

Attainment 8 score

School 32.1
Local authority average 44.5
England average 46.3

EBacc average point score

School 2.52
Local authority average 3.78
England average 4.05
Year 2022-2023

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Computer Appreciation / IntroductionTechnical Award27
Health StudiesTechnical Award22
Sports StudiesTechnical Award40
Art & Design (Textiles)GCSE6
Art & Design (Fine Art)GCSE6
Design & TechnologyGCSE32
English LanguageGCSE90
English LiteratureGCSE89
D&T Food TechnologyGCSE20
FrenchGCSE8
Year 2023-2024

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes20
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 9
77
38
39
Year 10
79
48
31
Year 11
90
53
37
Year 13
29
17
12
Year 2023-2024

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
76.0%
84.7%
85.6%
Further education
36.0%
43.8%
35.4%
School sixth form
36.0%
37.0%
36.6%
Sixth form college
5.0%
3.5%
13.0%
Other education destinations
0.0%
0.4%
0.5%
Entering employment
9.0%
4.5%
4.1%
Entering apprenticeships
9.0%
4.8%
3.2%
Not in education or employment
6.0%
5.3%
5.9%
Destination unknown
1.0%
0.6%
1.2%
School: Year 2023-2024 Local authority: Year 2022-2023 England: Year 2022-2023

Progression to Higher Education or Training

Destinations after A‑levels
School
LA
England
Degrees
72.0%
57.0%
65.5%
Top third higher education institutions
8.0%
14.8%
23.8%
Other study at level 4 or 5
0.0%
3.4%
2.5%
Higher apprenticeships
0.0%
3.4%
2.2%
School: Year 2023-2024 Local authority: Year 2020-2021 England: Year 2020-2021

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