This schoolOther primary schools in Staffordshire
What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 21 February 2024Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
- 12 March 2019Graded inspection: Good · as Woodcroft First School, URN 124152
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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 entry53 applications · 26 places offered · 26 named it first
- 2026 2.0; Staffordshire median median 1.9
- 2025 2.4; Staffordshire median median 1.9
- 2024 2.3; Staffordshire median median 1.9
- 2023 3.0; Staffordshire median median 1.9
- 2022 2.6; Staffordshire median median 1.9
- 2021 3.1; Staffordshire median median 1.9
- 2020 3.6; Staffordshire median median 1.9
- 2019 2.4; Staffordshire median median 2.0; as the previous school
- 2018 2.6; Staffordshire median median 1.9; as the previous school
- 2017 2.3; Staffordshire median median 1.8; as the previous school
- 2016 2.6; Staffordshire median median 1.8; as the previous school
- 2015 2.2; Staffordshire median median 1.8; as the previous school
- 2014 2.2; Staffordshire median median 1.8; as the previous school
- This school
- Staffordshire median
Dashed bars: as Woodcroft First School (URN 124152), 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 | 26 | 53 | 2.0 | 26 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2025 | 19 | 46 | 2.4 | 17 | 0.89 |
| Sep 2024 | 21 | 48 | 2.3 | 21 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2023 | 23 | 68 | 3.0 | 23 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2022 | 22 | 56 | 2.6 | 21 | 0.95 |
| Sep 2021 | 21 | 66 | 3.1 | 21 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2020 | 20 | 72 | 3.6 | 15 | 0.75 |
| Sep 2019 * | 25 | 60 | 2.4 | 25 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2018 * | 26 | 67 | 2.6 | 26 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2017 * | 37 | 84 | 2.3 | 36 | 0.97 |
| Sep 2016 * | 40 | 105 | 2.6 | 45 | 1.13 |
| Sep 2015 * | 39 | 86 | 2.2 | 38 | 0.97 |
| Sep 2014 * | 41 | 92 | 2.2 | 41 | 1.00 |
Schools nearby
The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority
- Woodcroft AcademyThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good20242.0applications per place
- 0.6 km · StaffordshireGood20231.8applications per place
- 1.0 km · StaffordshireStandards maintained20251.7applications per place 93%met the SATs standard
- 1.4 km · StaffordshireRemains Good20232.3applications per place
- 2.1 km · StaffordshireRemains Good20232.5applications per place
- 2.7 km · StaffordshireRemains Good20231.5applications per place
- 3.6 km · StaffordshireImproved significantly20251.4applications per place
- 4.0 km · StaffordshireGood20242.2applications per place
- 5.0 km · Staffordshire20261.7applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.
School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- URN · DfE number
- 147421 · 860/2328
- Capacity
- 206 pupils · 138 on roll
- Free school meals
- 10.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Nursery
- Has nursery classes
- Opened
- 1 September 2019
- Replaced
- Woodcroft First School (URN 124152)
- Address
- Wallbridge Drive, Leek, ST13 8JG
- Local authority
- Staffordshire · Staffordshire Moorlands
Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources