Woodcroft Academy
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 3–9 · Leek, Staffordshire
Woodcroft Academy is a primary school in Leek, Staffordshire for ages 3–9 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 21 February 2024.
Key facts
- Address
- Wallbridge Drive, Leek, ST13 8JG
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–9
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Staffordshire
- Pupils on roll
- 138 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 9.4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 25
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 21 February 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils love attending Woodcroft Academy.”
- “They enjoy the school’s balanced and wellplanned curriculum.”
- “Leaders ensure that parents and carers are fully involved in their children’s learning, for example in helping them learn to read.”
To improve
- “Because of this switch, in these subjects older pupils sometimes do not have all the prior knowledge they need.”
- “However, the school has not ensured that all support staff are able to provide the best possible assistance to learners.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 18 April 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 26 first-preference applications, 26 offers in total, 26 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
More with a 3-month pass
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- 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.
- Westwood First School 0.4 mi Good
- St Mary's Catholic Academy 0.6 mi Standards maintained
- All Saints CofE First School 0.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Leek First School 1.3 mi School remains Good
- Beresford Memorial CofE First School 1.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Edward's CofE Academy Cheddleton 2.2 mi Improved significantly
- Horton St Michael's CofE First School 2.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Endon Hall Primary School 3.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published