St Mary's Catholic Academy
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 3–11 · Leek, Staffordshire
St Mary's Catholic Academy is a primary school in Leek, Staffordshire for ages 3–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 22 January 2025.
Key facts
- Address
- Cruso Street, Leek, ST13 8BW
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Council
- Staffordshire
- Pupils on roll
- 179 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 27.4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 22 January 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils, parents and staff are united in their view that St Mary’s is a lovely community to belong to.”
- “The school ensure that the decisions they make to improve the school are always in the best interests of pupils and their families.”
- “They demonstrate the school virtues, showing compassion and empathy to those less fortunate than themselves.”
To improve
- “However, some older pupils experience difficulties recalling basic number facts and timetables.”
- “This prevents them from calculating at speed and solving more complex mathematical problems.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 3 March 2025 (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) | 93% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 19 first-preference applications, 19 offers in total, 19 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
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Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Staffordshire.
- Westwood First School 0.4 mi Good
- All Saints CofE First School 0.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Woodcroft Academy 0.6 mi School remains Good
- Leek First School 0.7 mi School remains Good
- Beresford Memorial CofE First School 1.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Edward's CofE Academy Cheddleton 2.6 mi Improved significantly
- Horton St Michael's CofE First School 2.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Blackshaw Moor CofE First School 2.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published