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Churnet View Middle School

Academy converter · Leek · ST13 6PU

Ages 9–13 · 440 pupils · Staffordshire

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Ofsted

Standards maintained

KS2 expected (RWM)

48%

Overall absence

5.5%

Admissions demand

1.00 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Standards maintained

Inspection date

2025-01-20

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)48%
Higher standard (RWM)2%
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

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence5.5%
Persistent absence (10%+)12.6%
Unauthorised1.3%
Authorised absence
4.1%
Severe absence (50%+)
1.6%
Enrolments in measure
486

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for secondary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

1.00 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

2

Places offered

5

1st-preference offers

2

Total preferences (any rank)
7
Preferred offers (top 3)
2
Applications from outside LA
0
Offers to outside-LA applicants
0

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill88%

440 pupils · 500 places

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 type
Academy converter

Age range

Ages 9–13

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

1 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Academy trust: THE TALENTUM LEARNING TRUST
Academy trust
THE TALENTUM LEARNING TRUST
Headteacher
Mr Steve Fryer

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

SEN & specialist provision

As recorded in GIAS — provision detail, not an Ofsted judgement.

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

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.

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Contact

Headteacher
Mr Steve Fryer
Telephone
01538384939
Website
https://cvm.ttlt.org.uk/

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