Middle deemed secondary school in Leek, Staffordshire
Churnet View Middle School
Churnet View, Leek, Staffordshire, ST13 6PU
Ofsted
Standards maintained at the last ungraded inspection, on 4 December 2024.
Inspections since September 2024 do not give an overall grade, so there is no one-word judgement to report. The full report sets out what inspectors found.
Pupils
- Pupils on roll
- 440
- Places
- 500
- How full
- 88% full — 440 of 500 places taken
- Girls / boys
- 225 / 215
- Overall absence
- 5%
- Persistently absent
- 10%
secondary schools average 8.6%
secondary schools average 23.9% — pupils missing 10% or more of sessions
- Free school meals, last 6 years
- 28%
- English as an additional language
- 2%
- With an EHC plan
- 3%
- On SEN support
- 17%
England 25.7%
England 18.7%
England 3.5%
England 15%
The neighbourhood around the school
Census 2021 figures for Staffordshire Moorlands 001D, the statistical neighbourhood the school sits in — roughly 1,500 residents. It describes the area, not the pupils, who may travel in from further away.
- Adults with a degree
- 18%
- Adults with no qualifications
- 26%
- Households owning their home
- 44%
- Households in social housing
- 45%
- Households with no car
- 27%
- Adults economically inactive
- 43%
England 33.8%
England 18.3%
England 62.7%
England 17%
England 21.9%
England 39.9%
School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Middle deemed secondary
- Ages
- Ages 9–13
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No
- Boarding
- Day school
- Trust
- THE TALENTUM LEARNING TRUST
- Headteacher
- Headteacher: Steve Fryer
- Local authority
- Staffordshire
- Ward
- Leek North
- Constituency
- Staffordshire Moorlands
- URN
- 142696
The unique reference number used in all official school data.
Nearest middle deemed secondary schools
| School | Ofsted | Attainment 8 | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leek High SchoolAcademy converter | Requires improvement 2024 | 38.1 | 0.6 mi |
| St Edward's Church of England AcademyAcademy converter | No grade | — | 1.4 mi |
| Westwood CollegeAcademy converter | Requires improvement 2024 | 44.2 | 1.8 mi |
| EvergreenOther independent school | No grade | — | 4.9 mi |
| Endon High SchoolAcademy converter | Good 2023 | 54.2 | 5.2 mi |
| Woodhouse AcademyAcademy converter | Good 2023 | — | 6.2 mi |
| Biddulph High SchoolAcademy converter | Good 2022 | 43.3 | 6.5 mi |
| Moorside High SchoolAcademy converter | Good 2024 | 45.4 | 6.5 mi |
Where these figures come from
- School details, address and pupil numbers — Get Information About Schools, the DfE register, as at 14 August 2026.
- Exam results — DfE performance tables, 2024/25.
- Free school meals, EAL and SEN — school census, 2024/25.
- Ofsted — Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 30 June 2026.
- Neighbourhood figures — ONS Census 2021, lower layer super output area.
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