Horton Lodge Community Special School
Community special school · Ages 2–11 · Leek, Staffordshire
Horton Lodge Community Special School is a special school in Leek, Staffordshire for ages 2–11. Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 24 January 2024.
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Key facts
- Address
- Rudyard, Leek, ST13 8RB
- Type
- Community special school
- Ages
- 2–11
- 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 special, independent and 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