Leek High School is a
mixed upper school
Upper schools in the UK are usually schools within secondary education. Outside England, the term normally refers to a section of a larger school.
England
The three-tier model
Upper schools are a type of secondary school found in a minority of ...
(termed 'high school') located in
Leek, Staffordshire
Leek is a market town and civil parish in the county of Staffordshire, England, on the River Churnet. It is situated about north east of Stoke-on-Trent. It is an ancient borough and was granted its royal charter in 1214.
It is the administra ...
, England. As of 2021, the number of students at the school is 373, including the sixth form, but capacity is 665.
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Previously a foundation school administered by ]Staffordshire County Council
Staffordshire County Council is the top-tier local authority for the non-metropolitan county of Staffordshire, England.
62 councillors sit on Staffordshire County Council. Staffordshire operates a cabinet-style council
In England, local auth ...
, the school converted to academy status in April 2016, joining The Talentum Learning Trust.The Meadows School
The Meadows School is a non-profit, coeducational, nonsectarian, independent college preparatory day school located in the Summerlin area of Las Vegas, Nevada. The campus serves just under 900 students in grades pre-k through 12 spread among four ...
, a mixed special school.
The school operates a joint sixth form
In the education systems of England, Northern Ireland, Wales, Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago and some other Commonwealth countries, sixth form represents the final two years of secondary education, ages 16 to 18. Pupils typically prepare for A-l ...
with Westwood College
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, the Leek Federation Sixth Form,
History
Grammar school
Leek High School originally opened in 1900 as a co-educational secondary school located within the Nicholson Institute.[
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Comprehensive
In 1965, the school was merged with the two secondary modern
A secondary modern school is a type of secondary school that existed throughout England, Wales and Northern Ireland from 1944 until the 1970s under the Tripartite System. Schools of this type continue in Northern Ireland, where they are usuall ...
schools in Springfield Road, Mountside Boys' School and Milner Girls' School, to form a mixed comprehensive secondary school,[ with the Westwood Road building renamed as the Warrington Hall.
With the introduction of ]three-tier education
Three-tier education refers to those structures of schooling, which exist in some parts of England, where pupils are taught in three distinct school types as they progress through the education system.
Terminology
In a three-tier local educa ...
in the late 1970s, the school moved all pupils to Springfield Road, extended the buildings with the addition of an eight laboratory science block[
The school achieved Specialist ]Technology College
In the United Kingdom, a Technology College is a specialist school that specialises in design and technology, mathematics and science. Beginning in 1994, they were the first specialist schools that were not CTC colleges. In 2008, there were ...
status in 2004.
Notable former pupils
Leek High School for Boys
* Air Chief Marshal Michael Knight, Commander from 1973-74 of RAF Laarbruch
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* Frederick William Ratcliffe
References
External links
Leek High School websiteLeek High School
on Ofsted
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Upper schools in Staffordshire
Leek, Staffordshire
Academies in Staffordshire