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Churnet View Middle School

Academy converter · Leek · ST13 6PU

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Phase

Middle deemed secondary

Age range

Ages 9–13

Pupils

440

Local authority

Staffordshire

Age range

Ages 913

05111619

Provision snapshot

Based on official GIAS characteristics

1 / 6

  • NurseryNo Nursery Classes
  • Sixth formDoes not have a sixth form
  • BoardingNo boarders
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed academy converter (middle deemed secondary), Ages 9–13, in Leek, Staffordshire, 440 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: academy. Free school meals: 27.5%.

Open schools in Leek
15
Middle deemed secondary schools in Leek
2
Academies among open schools in Leek
93% (14)
Open schools in ST13
17
Middle deemed secondary in ST13
2
Open schools in Staffordshire LA
458
Middle deemed secondary in Staffordshire LA
14

Nearby middle deemed secondary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

Overview

School type
Academy converter
Phase
Middle deemed secondary
Age range
9–13
Gender
Mixed
Status
Open
URN
142696

Location

Address
Churnet View
Postcode
ST13 6PU
Town
Leek
County
Staffordshire
Local authority
Staffordshire
District
Staffordshire Moorlands
Constituency
Staffordshire Moorlands
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Size & intake

Pupil numbers and free school meals come from the GIAS school census fields. Capacity fill is calculated when both pupils and capacity are published. Census date: 15 Jan 2026.

Pupils on roll
440
Boys / girls
215 / 225
School capacity
500
Capacity fill
440 / 500 (88%)
Free school meals
27.5%
FSM pupils
121
Gender
Mixed

School characteristics

Nursery provision
No Nursery Classes
Sixth form
Does not have a sixth form
Boarding
No boarders
Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Academy trust: THE TALENTUM LEARNING TRUST
Academy trust
THE TALENTUM LEARNING TRUST

SEN & specialist provision

SEN types and resourced/SEN unit places as recorded in GIAS. This is provision detail, not an Ofsted judgement.

Special classes
No Special Classes
Resourced provision
Resourced provision
Resourced places
5 on roll / 5 capacity

Contact

Headteacher
Mr Steve Fryer
Telephone
01538384939

Official links

Ofsted

Latest inspection outcomes from Ofsted monthly management information. Report-card grades use the current framework where published; older OEIF grades are shown when that is the latest graded inspection.

Headline

Standards maintained

Inspection date

2025-01-20

Read the Ofsted report

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results from DfE school and college performance tables. Figures are not rankings — suppressed or unavailable values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)
47%
Higher standard (RWM)
1%
Avg scaled score — reading
102.0
Avg scaled score — maths
102.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
102.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Pupil absence rates from DfE pupil absence in schools in England. Persistent absence means 10% or more of sessions missed; severe absence means 50% or more. Lower figures are better.

Academic year 2023/24

Overall absence

5.5%

Persistent absence

12.6%

Unauthorised

1.3%

Authorised absence
4.1%
Severe absence (50%+)
1.6%
Enrolments in measure
486

Recent years

2022/23
Overall 6.4% · Persistent 18.4%
2021/22
Overall 8.5% · Persistent 27.5%

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England