Best 3 Middle deemed secondary schools in Staffordshire Moorlands – comparison
Comparison of middle deemed secondary schools: Woodhouse Academy (Middle deemed secondary) in Stoke-on-Trent; Churnet View Middle School (Middle deemed secondary) in Leek; James Bateman Middle School (Middle deemed secondary) in Biddulph — covering Ofsted outcomes, size, FSM%, governance, capacity & more.
At a glance
This page compares Woodhouse Academy, Churnet View Middle School and James Bateman Middle School. They are middle deemed secondary phase and academy converter type located around Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, Leek, Staffordshire and Biddulph, Staffordshire. The strongest headline Ofsted judgement here is 2 (Woodhouse Academy), published Mar 2023. The most recent inspection on record is for Woodhouse Academy (Mar 2023). average roll around ≈ 400, combined total ≈ 1,250, typical FSM 25–30%, range 10–15%–35–40%; spread across trusts such as The Talentum Learning Trust and The Creative Learning Partnership Trust.
| Attribute |
Woodhouse Academy
ST8 7DR
|
Churnet View Middle School
ST13 6PU
|
James Bateman Middle School
ST8 7AT
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Phase / Type | Middle deemed secondary • Academy converter | Middle deemed secondary • Academy converter | Middle deemed secondary • Academy converter |
| Location |
Stoke-on-Trent Staffordshire ST8 7DR |
Leek Staffordshire ST13 6PU |
Biddulph Staffordshire ST8 7AT |
| Latest Ofsted | 2 30 Mar 2023 | 2 11 Mar 2019 | 2 25 Feb 2015 |
| Ofsted report | — | — | — |
| Pupils (roll) | ≈ 400 🔒 Unlock exact pupils | ≈ 450 🔒 Unlock exact pupils | ≈ 350 🔒 Unlock exact pupils |
| FSM % | 10–15% 🔒 Unlock exact FSM % | 25–30% 🔒 Unlock exact FSM % | 35–40% 🔒 Unlock exact FSM % |
| Capacity | 480 | 500 | 440 |
| Capacity utilisation | Under capacity 🔒 View exact % | Under capacity 🔒 View exact % | Under capacity 🔒 View exact % |
| Age range | — | — | — |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed |
| Admissions policy | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable |
| Trust / Local authority | Staffordshire (860) | The Talentum Learning Trust | The Creative Learning Partnership Trust |
| Website | www.woodhouseacademy.staffs.sch.uk | cvm.ttlt.org.uk | jamesbateman.staffs.sch.uk |
| Telephone | 01782973600 | 01538384939 | 01782973900 |
| SEN provision | None reported | None reported | None reported |
| Profile | View profile | View profile | View profile |
- Phase / Type
- Middle deemed secondary • Academy converter
- Location
- Stoke-on-Trent
Staffordshire
ST8 7DR - Ofsted
- 2 30 Mar 2023
- Pupils
- ≈ 400 🔒 Exact value
- FSM %
- 10–15% 🔒 Exact %
- Trust / LA
- Staffordshire (860)
- Website
- www.woodhouseacademy.staffs.sch.uk
- Telephone
- 01782973600
- Phase / Type
- Middle deemed secondary • Academy converter
- Location
- Leek
Staffordshire
ST13 6PU - Ofsted
- 2 11 Mar 2019
- Pupils
- ≈ 450 🔒 Exact value
- FSM %
- 25–30% 🔒 Exact %
- Trust / LA
- The Talentum Learning Trust
- Website
- cvm.ttlt.org.uk
- Telephone
- 01538384939
- Phase / Type
- Middle deemed secondary • Academy converter
- Location
- Biddulph
Staffordshire
ST8 7AT - Ofsted
- 2 25 Feb 2015
- Pupils
- ≈ 350 🔒 Exact value
- FSM %
- 35–40% 🔒 Exact %
- Trust / LA
- The Creative Learning Partnership Trust
- Website
- jamesbateman.staffs.sch.uk
- Telephone
- 01782973900
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