St Leonard's Church of England First School
St Leonard's Church of England First School is a converter academy in Stoke-on-Trent for boys and girls aged 4 to 9. It has 40 pupils and room for 89. About 8 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far fewer than at most schools in England. Ofsted's last grade was good, back in 2022.
Brookfields Road, Ipstones, Stoke-on-Trent, ST10 2LY01538 266292stleonardsfirstschoolipstones.comMrs Kelly Stanesby headteacherAll details
What Ofsted found
Ofsted's last full inspection was on 27 September 2022, back when it gave schools one overall grade. Read the report on Ofsted's website.
Good overall.
Results
No published results yet for this school.
Getting a place
Admissions policy not published. As a Church of England school it may put families of that faith first. Check the school's own admissions rules.
Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Staffordshire council's admissions booklet, send it to us.
Who goes here
Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.
Infant classes (Reception to Year 2) average 9.3 pupils (England 25.5); junior classes (Years 3 to 6) average 6.0 (England 27.3).
The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: emotional and mental health (2), Moderate learning difficulty (1), SEN support but no specialist assessment of type of need (1), Severe learning difficulty (1), Specific learning difficulty (1).
Attendance and behaviour
In 2024/25 pupils were in school 96.6% of the time. Across similar schools in England it was 94.8%.
Attendance year by year
| Measure | 2024/25† | 2023/24† | 2022/23† | 2021/22† | 2020/21† | 2018/19† | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sessions missedOverall absence | 3.4% | 3.1% | 4.0% | 3.8% | 1.6% | 3.5% | 5.2% |
| Missed with permissionAuthorised absence | 2.9% | 2.9% | 3.7% | 3.8% | 1.5% | 3.0% | – |
| Missed without permissionUnauthorised absence | 0.5% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.6% | – |
| Pupils missing a lot of schoolPersistent absence | 11.1% | 0.0% | 3.7% | 18.2% | 0.0% | 3.2% | 12.8% |
† These attendance figures are for St Leonard's CofE (A) First School, the school this one replaced in November 2025. Same building and the same children. It got a new registration number, usually because it joined an academy trust.
Staff and money
From the government's count of school staff in November 2025 and the school's published accounts.
Money
From the council school accounts, year to March 2025. The per-pupil figures are compared with other primary schools in England that report their accounts the same way.
Reserves are the money left over at the end of the year, kept back for emergencies and big projects. Being in the red year after year is a warning sign. Very large reserves can mean money sitting in the bank instead of being spent on today's pupils. Academy figures are rounded to the nearest £1,000 and include a share of any money the trust holds centrally.
The area around the school
Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.
Nearby schools
The closest primary schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Werburgh's CE (A) Primary School | Academy | 2.0 miles | 143 | Good 2023 | 43 | Compare |
| Waterhouses CofE Primary Academy | Academy | 3.5 miles | 97 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| St Edward's CofE Academy Cheddleton | Academy | 3.6 miles | 200 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| The Valley Primary School | Academy | 3.6 miles | 39 | Good 2024 | 33 | Compare |
| The Faber Catholic Primary School | Academy | 3.7 miles | 72 | No overall grade 2025 | 60 | Compare |
| St John's CofE Primary School | Academy | 3.8 miles | 198 | Good 2023 | 36 | Compare |
| St Giles' Catholic Primary School | Academy | 4.3 miles | 211 | Good 2024 | 88 | Compare |
| All Saints CofE First School | Academy | 4.3 miles | 228 | Good 2023 | 69 | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is St Leonard's Church of England First School a good school?
St Leonard's Church of England First School doesn't have a score yet. Ofsted rated it good at its last inspection in September 2022.
What is St Leonard's Church of England First School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated St Leonard's Church of England First School good at its last full inspection on 27 September 2022.
How many pupils does St Leonard's Church of England First School have?
40 pupils aged 4 to 9 were on the roll in January 2026. It has 89 places, so it is 45% full.
What is attendance like at St Leonard's Church of England First School?
Pupils were in school 96.6% of the time in 2024/25. Similar schools in England managed 94.8%. 11% of pupils missed at least a tenth of the year.
How big are the classes at St Leonard's Church of England First School?
The average class had 8.0 pupils in January 2026. Across England it was 25.4. No class had more than 30 pupils.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- Brookfields Road, Ipstones, Stoke-on-Trent, ST10 2LY
- Telephone
- 01538 266292
- Website
- www.stleonardsfirstschoolipstones.com
- Headteacher
- Mrs Kelly Stanesby
- Type of school
- Converter academy (Academy converter, academies)
- Phase
- Primary school, ages 4-9
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England, Diocese of Lichfield
- Multi-academy trust
- The Moorlands Primary Federation (14 schools)
- Local authority
- Staffordshire
- Ward
- Ipstones
- Constituency
- Staffordshire Moorlands
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 1 November 2025 (academy converter)
- URN
- 151578 · LAESTAB 8603490 · UKPRN 10097259
- Formerly
- St Leonard's CofE (A) First School
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- Attendance: DfE pupil absence in schools in England, 2024/25 full year.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Staff: DfE school workforce census, November 2025.
- Class sizes: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026.
- Pupil premium: DfE allocations and conditions of grant, 2026 to 2027.
- Money: DfE financial benchmarking and insights tool, consistent financial reporting 2024/25.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.