Horton St Michael's CofE First School

Academy converter·First school Leek, Staffordshire·ST13 8RU

School type

First school

Ages 5–9

Key Stage 2 performance

Horton St Michael's CofE First School is a first school for pupils aged 5–9. Pupils move on to a separate junior or middle school before Year 6, so the school does not enter pupils for the Key Stage 2 SATs and has no KS2 results to publish.

This applies to every first school in England — it does not mean data is missing. Ofsted judgements and school information are shown below.

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first

100%

6 first choices, 6 places

First choices per place

1.00

fewer first choices than places

Applications naming the school

any preference, for 6 places

Applications from another council area

15%

First preferences per place, last five years▶ 0.00

00.511.5

1 per place

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Red dashed line = one first choice per place. How to read this

Every child who put Horton St Michael's CofE First School first was offered a place in 2026, so no distance cut-off applied: living further away did not cost a place that year.

Application figures: DfE, school level applications and offers (2026 intake).

Ofsted judgements

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Overall effectiveness

Good

Quality of education

Good

Behaviour and attitudes

Good

Personal development

Good

Leadership and management

Good

Safeguarding effective?

Yes

Early years provision

Good

School profile

Age range: 5–9
Pupils on roll: 69
Gender: Mixed
Religious character: Church of England

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6

3.2%

Typical primary: 21.5%

% EAL

1.4%

Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support

8.7%

Typical primary: 14.3%

% with an EHC plan

2.9%

Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence

6.3%

Typical primary: 5.3%

Persistently absent

24.6%

Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher

16.5

Typical primary: 20.7

Spend per pupil

£9,071

Typical primary: £6,960

“Typical” = the median primary school in England. What this means

Nearby primary schools

St Edward's Church of England Academy Leek · 2.3 mi 46.5 St Mary's Catholic Academy Leek · 2.7 mi 76.8 Churnet View Middle School Leek · 3.1 mi 34.0 Woodhouse Academy Stoke-on-Trent · 3.2 mi 64.8 Endon Hall Primary School Stoke-on-Trent · 3.4 mi 55.6 St Luke's CofE Academy Endon Stoke-on-Trent · 3.7 mi 67.3 Our Lady of Grace Catholic Academy Stoke-on-Trent · 3.7 mi 83.1 St Anne's CofE (VC) Primary School Stoke-on-Trent · 3.8 mi 72.2

Location

Official sources

Latest Ofsted report reports.ofsted.gov.uk DfE Compare School Performance compare-school-performance.service.gov.uk GIAS school details get-information-schools.service.gov.uk

About Horton St Michael's CofE First School

Horton St Michael's CofE First School is a primary school in Leek, Staffordshire, classified by the DfE as a converter academy with a Church of England religious character. Around 69 pupils aged 5 to 9 attend the school. The school holds a 'Good' judgement from Ofsted.

Horton St Michael's CofE First School was not oversubscribed for September 2026: all 6 families who put it first were offered a place. Overall pupil absence was 6.3%. There are about 16.5 pupils per teacher. Its intake is relatively advantaged, with around 3% of pupils eligible for free school meals in the last six years versus about 24% nationally. When comparing schools, it is still worth visiting in person to see whether the atmosphere and approach suit your child. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.