Cruso Street, Leek, Staffordshire ST13 8BW
Characteristics
State primary school (Academy Converter) and nursery.
For pupils aged 3 to 11 years.
Mixed school (about 50%/50%).
Day school.
Roman Catholic faith school.
Non-selective intake.
Small school with an average of one class per year.
School not tied to any one senior school.
No fees.
10 other reasons to choose St Mary's Catholic Academy, Leek
1) Schoolsmith Score®; 67.
2) One of the 6 primary age schools with a Schoolsmith Score within a 10 mile radius.
3) On average, 26.5 pupils per class and 18.3 pupils per teacher, from Year 1.
4) In the top 23% of schools in the country for attainment in Year 6 SATS exams, over the last 4 years.
5) School enhances the curriculum with topic based and thematic teaching for some foundation subjects, emphasising Catholic social morality.
6) In the top 18% of schools in the country for pupil progress, over the last 4 years.
7) School curriculum also includes PSHE, French. There are out-of-hours extra help sessions for some subjects and a small number of academic clubs.
8) School offers over 10 different sports. Representative teams in major sports from Year 3.
9) Art and music are taught as discrete subjects to all pupils. DT, drama, dance integrated into other subjects. Choir. There are also some visual and performing arts clubs.
10) Rated as Good by Ofsted in its last full inspection in 2016.
Other schools with a Schoolsmith Score near St Mary's Catholic Academy, Leek
Independent Prep
Newcastle-under-Lyme Prep (11.2 miles); St Joseph's Preparatory School, Stoke-on-Trent (12.1 miles); Edenhurst Preparatory School (12.4 miles).
State Primary
Greenways Primary Academy (5.9 miles); Eaton Park Academy (7.7 miles); Sandon Primary Academy (9.6 miles).
Independent Senior
Newcastle-under-Lyme School (11.2 miles); The King's School in Macclesfield (13.4 miles); Beech Hall School (13.9 miles).
State Secondary
Painsley Catholic College (10.8 miles); Eaton Bank Academy (11 miles); St Joseph's College (12.1 miles).