Woodcroft Academy
Leek · Staffordshire
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About Woodcroft Academy
Woodcroft Academy is a primary academy in Leek, Staffordshire. View current jobs, teaching vacancies and school support roles posted by the school.
ST BART'S MULTI ACADEMY TRUST is a Multi-academy trust. The trust operates 23 member schools: 22 primary schools, 1 special school. Local authorities: Cheshire East | Shropshire | Staffordshire | Stoke-on-Trent. Regions: North West | West Midlands. — from the ST BART'S MULTI ACADEMY TRUST public record.
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- Official name
- Woodcroft Academy
- Address
- Wallbridge Drive
- Postcode
- ST13 8JG
- Country
- England
- Local authority
- Staffordshire
- Parliamentary constituency
- Staffordshire Moorlands
- URN (official identifier)
- 147421
- Establishment number
- 2328
- School status
- Open
- Education phase
- Primary
- Age range
- 3–9 years
- Gender intake
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Number of pupils
- 138
- As of November 2026
- Capacity
- 206
- School type
- Academy (converter)
- Governance
- Academy
- Academy trust
- ST BART'S MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Local authority
- Staffordshire
- Headteacher
- Miss Carly Wright
- Ofsted inspection
- School remains Good · Inspected 21 Feb 2024Source: Ofsted management information · 30 Sep 2026 · Open Government Licence v3.0
- Official website
- www.woodcroftacademy.co.uk
- Telephone
- 01538714796
- Date opened
- 1 Sep 2019
Source: get-information-schools.service.gov.uk . Official data last refreshed November 2026.
Pupils at Woodcroft Academy
| 2025/26 | This school | Staffordshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils | 138 | 126,471 | 8,355,420 |
| Eligible for free school meals | 9.4% | 21.3% | 26.5% |
| SEN support | 8.0% | 13.8% | 14.6% |
| Education, health and care plan (EHCP) | 1.4% | 5.3% | 5.9% |
| First language other than English (EAL) | 2.2% | 9.1% | 21.6% |
Local authority and England figures are calculated from the same DfE school-level files across state-funded schools.
Source: Department for Education, Schools, pupils and their characteristics and Special educational needs in England , academic year 2025/26. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Ofsted inspection history
6 published inspections for Woodcroft Academy, including inspections of the school it replaced.
· Section 8 inspection of good and outstanding schools
Read report- Safeguarding is effective
- Yes
- Outcomes for ungraded and monitoring inspections
- School remains Good
Report published 17 Apr 2024
· Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Read reportInspected as Woodcroft First School (URN 124152)
Overall effectiveness: Good
- Outcomes for pupils
- Good
- Early years provision
- Good
- Is safeguarding effective
- Yes
- Effectiveness of leadership and management
- Good
- Personal development, behaviour and welfare
- Outstanding
- Quality of teaching, learning and assessment
- Good
Report published 28 Apr 2019
· Requires Improvement monitoring Visit 1
Read reportInspected as Woodcroft First School (URN 124152)
- Outcomes for S8 inspections that did not convert
- Not taking effective action to tackle the areas requiring improvement
Report published 12 Oct 2017
· Maintained Academy and School Short inspection
Read reportInspected as Woodcroft First School (URN 124152)
Overall effectiveness: Requires improvement
- Outcomes for pupils
- Requires improvement
- Early years provision
- Good
- Is safeguarding effective
- Yes
- Effectiveness of leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Personal development, behaviour and welfare
- Good
- Quality of teaching, learning and assessment
- Requires improvement
Report published 12 Sept 2016
· S5 Inspection
Read reportInspected as Woodcroft First School (URN 124152)
Overall effectiveness: Good
- Pupils' achievement
- Good
- Quality of teaching
- Good
- Early years provision
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Good
Report published 16 Jun 2011
· S5 Inspection
Read reportInspected as Woodcroft First School (URN 124152)
Overall effectiveness: Good
- Pupils' achievement
- Good
- Quality of teaching
- Good
- Early years provision
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Good
Report published 8 Feb 2008
Source: Ofsted, State-funded school inspections and outcomes: management information (files from 2005 to the latest monthly release; data checked 6 Nov 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Pupil absence at Woodcroft Academy
| 2025/26 (autumn and spring term) | This school | Staffordshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall absence (sessions missed) | 2.2% | 4.6% | 5.1% |
| Persistent absence (pupils missing 10%+) | 1.0% | 10.8% | 13.2% |
Local authority and England figures are for state-funded primary schools in the same release.
Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England , 2025/26 autumn and spring terms. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Pupil premium at Woodcroft Academy
Deprivation pupil premium allocation for 2026 to 2027: £18,600 for 12 eligible pupils.
| Financial year 2026-27 | This school | Staffordshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils eligible | 10.5% | 22.2% | 27.7% |
| Allocation per pupil on roll | £163 | £295 | £370 |
Deprivation pupil premium only; service child and looked-after children premiums are not published per school. Local authority and England figures use the same file.
Source: Department for Education, Pupil premium allocations 2026 to 2027 (September 2026) . Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
School finances at Woodcroft Academy
2024/25 academic year (academy accounts return) · Primary · 131 pupils. Excludes the trust's central costs.
| This school | Staffordshire average (per pupil · % of spend) | England average (per pupil · % of spend) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total income | £847,000 £6,490 per pupil | £6,831 | £7,179 |
| Total spending | £754,000 £5,778 per pupil | £6,489 | £6,721 |
| Teaching staff | £331,000 £2,536 per pupil · 43.9% | £3,199 · 49.3% | £3,211 · 47.8% |
| Education support staff | £159,000 £1,218 per pupil · 21.1% | £1,230 · 19.0% | £1,313 · 19.5% |
| Supply and agency staff | £1,000 £8 per pupil · 0.1% | £169 · 2.6% | £203 · 3.0% |
| …of which agency supply | £1,000 £8 per pupil · 0.1% | £140 · 2.2% | £160 · 2.4% |
| In-year balance | £93,000 | ||
| Revenue reserve | £93,000 | ||
Previous year (2023/24): spending £5,667 per pupil, supply and agency £0 per pupil — spending up £111 per pupil on 2023/24.
Finance data is from the official return for that year and may not reflect the school's current position. Averages are pupil-weighted and use the same return, year and phase.
Full detail on DfE's Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool · Local authority finance averages
Source: Department for Education, Academies Accounts Return 2024/25 via FBIT data sources, checked 6 Nov 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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