Blackshaw Moor CofE First School
Buxton Road, Leek, ST13 8TW
67 pupils · 122% of 55 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3–9
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Trust
- THE TALENTUM LEARNING TRUST
- Local authority
- Staffordshire
- Free school meals
- 11.9%
Ofsted
Good (2023) — Ungraded inspection — “School remains Good” (previous grade confirmed, not re-graded)
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 7 December 2023, published 21 January 2024. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 1 first-choice application per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 11 | 11 | 20 | 11 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 9 | 9 | 13 | 9 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 11 | 11 | 18 | 11 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 16 | 15 | 20 | 16 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 13 | 13 | 17 | 13 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 14 | 13 | 20 | 14 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Beresford Memorial CofE First School 3.1 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Leek First School 3.9 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- St Mary's Catholic Academy 4.8 km · Standards maintained (2025)
- All Saints CofE First School 4.9 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Westwood First School 5.1 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Woodcroft Academy 5.6 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.