- How many pupils attend Woodcroft Academy?
- Woodcroft Academy has 138 pupils on roll.
- What ages does Woodcroft Academy take?
- Woodcroft Academy admits pupils aged 3 to 9.
- Where is Woodcroft Academy located?
- Woodcroft Academy is located in Leek, ST13 8JG, Staffordshire.
- How do I apply to Woodcroft Academy?
- Woodcroft Academy is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for primary places is 15 January.
- How are Reception places decided at Woodcroft Academy?
- When Woodcroft Academy has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Children in care / previously in care — Children in care and child who ceased to be in care because they were adopted (or became subject to a child arrangements order or special guardianship order), including those children who appear (to the admission authority) to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted; 2. Medical grounds or exceptional circumstances with hardship — Children who satisfy both of the following tests: Test 1: the child is distinguished from the great majority of other applicants either on their own medical grounds or by other exceptional circumstances. Medical grounds must be supported by a medical report (obtained by the applicant and provided at the point of application). This report must clearly justify, for health reasons only, why it is better for the child's health to attend the preferred school rather than any other school. Exceptional circumstances must relate to the choice of school and the individual child, i.e. the circumstances of the child, not the economic or social circumstances of the parent/carer. They should be supported by a professional report (obtained by the applicant and provided at the point of application), e.g. social worker. This report must clearly justify why it is better for the child to attend the preferred school rather than any other school. and Test 2: the child would suffer hardship if they were unable to attend the preferred school. Hardship means severe suffering of any kind, not merely difficulty or inconvenience, which is likely to be experienced as a result of the child attending a different school. Applicants must provide detailed information about both the type and severity of any likely hardship at the time of application; 3. Sibling — Children who have an elder sibling in attendance at Woodcroft Academy and who will still be attending Woodcroft Academy at the proposed admission date; (For admission purposes, a brother or sister is a child who lives at the same address and either: have one or both natural parents in common; are related by a parents marriage; are adopted or fostered by a common parent or are unrelated children who live at the same address, whose parents live as partners.), and 2 further criteria. Tie-break: If there are a limited number of spaces available and the Academy cannot distinguish between applicants using the criteria listed, such as in the case of children who live in the same block of flats, then the child or children who will be offered the available spaces will be randomly selected. This process will be independently verified.
- What is the largest ethnic background at Woodcroft Academy?
- According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 94.9% of pupils at Woodcroft Academy are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.