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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 15 November 2023Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
- 25 April 2017Graded inspection: Good · as Beresford Memorial CofE (A) First School, URN 124340
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About these grades
Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.
How hard is it to get a place?
DfE · Sept 2026 entry35 applications · 24 places offered · 24 named it first
FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.
- 2026 1.5; Staffordshire median median 1.9
- 2025 1.4; Staffordshire median median 1.9
- 2024 1.8; Staffordshire median median 1.9
- 2023 1.8; Staffordshire median median 1.9
- 2022 1.6; Staffordshire median median 1.9
- 2021 1.4; Staffordshire median median 1.9
- 2020 1.6; Staffordshire median median 1.9
- 2019 1.6; Staffordshire median median 2.0; as the previous school
- 2018 1.5; Staffordshire median median 1.9; as the previous school
- 2017 1.9; Staffordshire median median 1.8; as the previous school
- 2016 1.6; Staffordshire median median 1.8; as the previous school
- 2015 1.7; Staffordshire median median 1.8; as the previous school
- 2014 1.2; Staffordshire median median 1.8; as the previous school
- This school
- Staffordshire median
Dashed bars: as Beresford Memorial CofE (A) First School (URN 124340), the previous school.
Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council
How this is measured
Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.
| Entry | Places | Applications | Per place | First preferences | First-pref. ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2026 | 24 | 35 | 1.5 | 24 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2025 | 30 | 42 | 1.4 | 32 | 1.07 |
| Sep 2024 | 20 | 35 | 1.8 | 20 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2023 | 24 | 43 | 1.8 | 24 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2022 | 19 | 30 | 1.6 | 13 | 0.68 |
| Sep 2021 | 30 | 43 | 1.4 | 30 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2020 | 30 | 49 | 1.6 | 30 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2019 * | 30 | 48 | 1.6 | 29 | 0.97 |
| Sep 2018 * | 30 | 45 | 1.5 | 30 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2017 * | 30 | 57 | 1.9 | 39 | 1.30 |
| Sep 2016 * | 30 | 47 | 1.6 | 30 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2015 * | 30 | 50 | 1.7 | 37 | 1.23 |
| Sep 2014 * | 27 | 31 | 1.2 | 24 | 0.89 |
Schools nearby
The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority
- Beresford Memorial CofE First SchoolThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good20231.5applications per place
- 0.8 km · StaffordshireRemains Good20232.5applications per place
- 1.8 km · StaffordshireStandards maintained20251.7applications per place 93%met the SATs standard
- 1.8 km · StaffordshireRemains Good20232.3applications per place
- 2.3 km · StaffordshireGood20231.8applications per place
- 2.7 km · StaffordshireRemains Good20242.0applications per place
- 3.1 km · StaffordshireRemains Good20231.1applications per place
- 5.5 km · StaffordshireGood20242.2applications per place
- 5.6 km · StaffordshireImproved significantly20251.4applications per place
School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- URN · DfE number
- 146589 · 860/3442
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Capacity
- 150 pupils · 153 on roll
- Free school meals
- 32.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Nursery
- Has nursery classes
- Opened
- 1 June 2019
- Replaced
- Beresford Memorial CofE (A) First School (URN 124340)
- Address
- Novi Lane, Leek, ST13 6NR
- Local authority
- Staffordshire · Staffordshire Moorlands
Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources