Horton St Michael's CofE First School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 5–9 · Leek, Staffordshire
Horton St Michael's CofE First School is a primary school in Leek, Staffordshire for ages 5–9 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 9 July 2024. Staffordshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2024 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Horton, Leek, ST13 8RU
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 5–9
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Staffordshire
- Pupils on roll
- 54 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 3.7% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 13.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 9 July 2024
Strengths
- “Horton St Michael’s CofE First School is a small school with a big heart.”
- “There is a strong sense of community and team spirit.”
- “Staff know pupils and their families very well.”
To improve
- “However, teachers do not always use assessment well enough to move pupils’ learning on.”
- “At times, teachers do not adapt their delivery of the curriculum in response to what pupils know and can do.”
- “This sometimes means that pupils do not make the progress that they could.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 12 September 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 6 first-preference applications, 6 offers in total, 6 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Last distance offered and catchment
A one-off £9.99 pass, no subscription, unlocks for 3 months:
- Last distance offered for Reception 2024, as Staffordshire published it, drawn on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
A last distance offered describes one past year and is not a catchment or a promise of a place. Check with the council before you apply.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Staffordshire.
- Moor First School 2.2 mi Not judged
- Rushton CofE First School 2.3 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Westwood First School 2.4 mi Good
- Woodcroft Academy 2.5 mi School remains Good
- St Mary's Catholic Academy 2.8 mi Standards maintained
- Oxhey First School 3.0 mi Outstanding
- All Saints CofE First School 3.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Leek First School 3.3 mi School remains Good