Horton Lodge Community Special School
Other · Community special school · Ages 2–11 · Leek, Staffordshire
Horton Lodge Community Special School is an other school in Leek, Staffordshire for ages 2–11 (community special school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 24 January 2024.
Key facts
- Address
- Rudyard, Leek, ST13 8RB
- Type
- Community special school
- Phase
- Other
- Ages
- 2–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Staffordshire
- Pupils on roll
- 66 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 37.9% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 8.7
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 24 January 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils are happy at Horton Lodge Community Special School.”
- “They arrive at school smiling and excited.”
- “Pupils’ individual needs are well understood.”
To improve
- “However, in some areas of the curriculum, the school has not explicitly defined the knowledge, skills and vocabulary it wants pupils to learn to reach the ambitious end points of the curriculum.”
- “In these areas of the curriculum, it is not clear in what order pupils will learn essential knowledge.”
- “This means that the knowledge of some pupils does not build over time in a logical way.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 29 February 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 0% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Nearby other schools
Straight-line distance, in Staffordshire.
- St Edward's Church of England Academy 2.1 mi Not judged
- Churnet View Middle School 2.8 mi Standards maintained
- Springfield School 3.1 mi Good
- The Meadows School 3.1 mi Standards maintained
- Woodhouse Academy 3.4 mi Good
- Hopedale School 3.8 mi No Ofsted grade
- James Bateman Middle School 4.2 mi School remains Good
- Roaches School 4.3 mi No Ofsted grade