Leek High SchoolWestwood College

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Leek.

Summary of the comparison

Leek High School and Westwood College are secondary schools in Leek.

  • Leek High School scores 37 out of 100 (grade F, weak) and Westwood College scores 45 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Westwood College is ahead on our composite score.

  • Leek High School was judged Requires improvement and Westwood College was judged Requires improvement.

  • On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 38.1 for Leek High School and 44.2 for Westwood College.

  • GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Leek High School (43.3 in 2021-22, 38.1 in 2024-25) and has held broadly level at Westwood College (46.0 in 2021-22, 44.2 in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Leek High School versus Westwood College compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure LeekLeek High SchoolLeekWestwood CollegeEngland average
Overview
Our scoreF37/100D45/100Stronger figure
Local ranking66th of 70 in Staffordshire 57th of 70 in Staffordshire Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: Requires improvementOfsted: Requires improvement
School typeAcademy converter Academy converter
PhaseSecondary Secondary
Age range13-18 13-18
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll253 770
Capacity665 911
LocationLeek, ST13 6EU Leek, ST13 8NP
GCSE results
Attainment 838.1 44.2 Stronger figure46.0
Grade 5+ in English & maths26.0% 40.1% Stronger figure45.4%
Grade 4+ in English & maths50.7% 66.0% Stronger figure64.8%
Entering EBacc1.4% 49.2% Stronger figure40.5%
EBacc average point score3.16 4.04 Stronger figure4.09
Cohort73 197
A-level results
A-level entries3 86
A-level average pointsNot reported33.3 35.0
A-level average gradeNot reportedC+
Best 3 A-levels pointsNot reported34.7 35.8
AAB+ incl. facilitating subjectsNot reported12.7% 17.5%
Pupils
Pupils in the census253 770
Free school meals (ever 6)27.7% 15.5%
English as an additional language4.3% 2.5%
SEN support12.7% 9.2%
SEN with an EHC plan2.4% 2.9%
Attendance
Overall absence3.3% Stronger figure10.4% 6.2%
Persistent absence5.3% Stronger figure26.0% 15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

GCSE Attainment 8

GCSE Progress 8

A-level average points

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Leek High School

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