St Leonard's School is a Grade II listed building in the Stafford local planning authority area, England. First listed on 16 February 1994. School. 2 related planning applications.
St Leonard's School
- WRENN ID
- moated-clay-burdock
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Stafford
- Constituency
- Stafford MP: Leigh Ingham (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 16 February 1994
- Type
- School
- Address
- St Leonard's School, St Leonard's Avenue, ST17 4LT
- OS grid reference
- SJ 931 224
- Coordinates
- 52.7998, -2.10366
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
St Leonard's School is a school building constructed around 1910 to 1915. It is made of red brick with terracotta dressings and features a plain tile roof with various end and side stacks, showcasing the Arts and Crafts style. The building is single storey and consists of several attractively arranged blocks, with the main halls in the center and wings branching out. The windows are adorned with terracotta mullions. The central gable features a large round-arched window and decorative cresting. There are lower wings on both the left and right, leading to turret porches inscribed with "GIRLS" on the left and "BOYS" on the right. The rear of the building has similar blocks and gables. Additionally, there are two impressive roof lanterns with leaded ogee roofs. Overall, the school presents a fine and imaginative architectural composition.
Local climate
St Leonard's School receives an average of 820 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 52% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 68% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 40 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 77% of listed buildings. Of these, 20 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.
Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.
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- Related listed building consents — 2 applications
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- Radon risk assessment
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