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Blackshaw Moor CofE First School

PrimaryAges 3–9AcademyChurch of England

near Leek, ST13 8TW · Staffordshire local authority

Leek’s School Grade C− better than 15% of towns in England

Getting in
8/8
first choices offered a place, 2026 (England: 93%)
How full
67 pupils
122% of its 55 places
Free school meals
12%
12 in 100 pupils eligible · outlined square = England’s schools (25)
The gist

What stands out about Blackshaw Moor CofE First School

  • No letter for this school: the reason is below.
  • Over capacity: 67 pupils for 55 places
  • 12% of pupils are eligible for free school meals (fewer than England’s 25%)
  • Ofsted: Good, December 2023 (shown, not graded)
  • Outside any built-up area: listed with Leek, the nearest town
  • Every family who put it first got a place for September 2026 (8 of 8)
  • Homes in its postcode sector (ST13 8) sold for a median £225,000; Leek’s is £188,500
Getting in

How hard is it to get a place at Blackshaw Moor CofE First School?

Every family who put it first got a place for September 2026.

8
families put it first for September 2026
8
places offered
100%
of first choices offered a place (England’s primaries: 93%)
First choices and places, by year of entry
20192020202120222023202420252026
Families who put it firstPlaces offered

In every year shown, every family who put it first was offered a place. The council runs the coordinated admissions; each school’s rules (siblings, distance, faith) decide who gets in. DfE doesn’t publish the furthest distance offered, so check the council’s admissions booklet for that. The Talentum Learning Trust sets the admissions rules. Apply through Staffordshire council’s coordinated admissions.

Demand for primary schools in Leek, September 2026

Outline = places offered · green = families who put it first · striped = more first choices than places

1.00 per place
100% got their first choice
1.00 per place
100% got their first choice
1.00 per place
100% got their first choice
1.00 per place
100% got their first choice
1.00 per place
100% got their first choice
1.00 per place
100% got their first choice
Blackshaw Moor CofE First
1.00 per place
100% got their first choice

Who goes here

DfE school census, January 2025

76 pupils. SEN support is extra help in school for a special educational need; an EHC plan is the council’s legal plan for pupils who need more.

SEN support
10.5%England 15.3%
EHC plan
1.3%England 3.6%
English as an additional language
2.6%England 18.8%
Free school meals in the last 6 years
19.4%England 26.2%

Girls and boys

Girls 53%Boys 47%
Its letter

No letter for Blackshaw Moor CofE First School

A first or lower school: pupils move on before the Key Stage 2 tests at 11, so there are no results to grade.

Letters go to England’s open mainstream state schools with published Key Stage 2 or GCSE results (grammar schools included), each against the schools of its own phase.

Ofsted

Ofsted inspections

Shown, not graded: Ofsted is never part of a letter or the School Grade.

Ungraded inspection: School remains Good, December 2023.

The full reports on Ofsted ↗

Living nearby

Living near Blackshaw Moor CofE First School

For families thinking of moving: what homes cost around the school, and the other schools close by.

Home prices in ST13 8, the school’s postcode sector

Leek property prices →
£225,000
median sale, 335 sales in 36 months · Leek £188,500

Median sale price each year, 2010 to 2025

£100K£150K£200K£250K2010201520202025ST13 8Leek
ST13 8Leek

By type, the 36 months to August 2026

Detached
£318K
Semi-detached
£242K
Terraced
£150K
Flat
£120K
ST13 8Leek

Homes in ST13 8 sell for well over Leek’s typical price. HM Land Registry Price Paid, standard sales. Catchments aren’t published, so the postcode sector stands in for “around the school”.

near Leek, ST13 8TW

Nearby

Primary schools near Blackshaw Moor CofE First School

The nearest state schools of the same phase, as the crow flies. Catchments and admissions rules decide which one a child gets.

Blackshaw Moor CofE First School: common questions

How hard is it to get into Blackshaw Moor CofE First School?

For September 2026, 8 families put Blackshaw Moor CofE First School first and all of them were offered a place; 8 places were offered in all.

What is Blackshaw Moor CofE First School’s Ofsted rating?

Its latest inspection outcome is Good (December 2023).

How much do houses cost near Blackshaw Moor CofE First School?

Homes in its postcode sector, ST13 8, sold for a median £225,000 over the 36 months to August 2026 (335 sales).

Sources: DfE Get Information about Schools (16 October 2026), Key Stage 2 performance tables (2023–2025, three-year average) and Key Stage 4 (2025/26, provisional); Ofsted state-funded school inspections as at 30 September 2026. All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Also: DfE Key Stage 4 performance, schools data (2023/24 and 2024/25 final, 2025/26 provisional) and Key Stage 2 performance tables 2024/25 by subject; DfE school census, January 2025; DfE school-level applications and offers, September 2019 to 2026 entry; HM Land Registry Price Paid by postcode sector, 2010 to August 2026.

A school’s letter is our own summary of its published results against England’s schools of the same phase; Leek’s School Grade is a separate grade, built from the results of the schools in and around the town against other towns. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026 (ONS boundaries). Northern Ireland: Source: NISRA; contains Land & Property Services data and Ordnance Survey of Northern Ireland information, © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Scotland: contains National Records of Scotland data, Registers of Scotland data and SEPA data, © Crown copyright / © SEPA 2025, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.