Schools across Stoke-on-Trent

How many schools are there in Stoke-on-Trent?

Stoke-on-Trent has 116 open schools: 71 state primary, 15 state secondary or all-through, 6 independent, 21 special and 3 others.

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools

Which schools in Stoke-on-Trent are rated Outstanding?

14 schools in Stoke-on-Trent were rated Outstanding at their most recent graded Ofsted inspection: Sporting Stars Academy, Whitfield Valley Primary Academy, Newstead Primary Academy, Co-op Academy Glebe, St Mary's Church of England Primary School and 9 more. Counting Good as well, 89% of the 97 graded schools here are rated Good or better. Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall grades in September 2024, so these are the grades from each school's last full inspection.

Sporting Stars AcademyWhitfield Valley Primary AcademyNewstead Primary AcademyCo-op Academy GlebeSt Mary's Church of England Primary School

Source: Ofsted

Which secondary schools in Stoke-on-Trent get the best GCSE results?

Of the 16 schools in Stoke-on-Trent with 2026 GCSE results, the highest Attainment 8 scores - the average grade across a pupil's best eight GCSEs - were at St Joseph's College (selective grammar), with an Attainment 8 score of 63.6 and 84% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above; Co-op Academy Stoke-On-Trent, with an Attainment 8 score of 46.2 and 37% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above; and Trentham Academy, with an Attainment 8 score of 46 and 39% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above. Selective schools admit by ability, so their raw results are not a like-for-like comparison with comprehensives. Progress 8, the DfE's value-added measure, was not published for 2026.

St Joseph's CollegeCo-op Academy Stoke-On-TrentTrentham Academy

Source: DfE school performance data

Which primary schools in Stoke-on-Trent have the best SATs results?

Of the 64 primary schools in Stoke-on-Trent with 2025 Key Stage 2 results, the highest shares of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading and maths were at Goldenhill Primary Academy (97% in reading, 90% in maths); Holden Lane Academy (97% in reading, 87% in maths); and St Mary's Church of England Primary School (91% in reading, 88% in maths). Small schools can swing a long way from one year to the next, because each pupil is a large share of the result.

Goldenhill Primary AcademyHolden Lane AcademySt Mary's Church of England Primary School

Source: DfE school performance data

Are there grammar schools in Stoke-on-Trent?

Yes. St Joseph's College is a state grammar school in Stoke-on-Trent. Grammar schools admit pupils by ability through an entrance test, usually sat at the start of Year 6.

St Joseph's College

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools

How close do you need to live to get into schools in Stoke-on-Trent?

It depends on the school, and the cut-off moves every year with the number of applications. Stoke-on-Trent published how far the last place offered went at these schools: Birches Head Academy, 4.671 miles for 2025 entry; St Peter's CofE Academy, 2.642 miles for 2025 entry. These are the authority's own figures, not fixed boundaries.

Birches Head AcademySt Peter's CofE Academy

Source: Stoke-on-Trent admissions booklets

How do I apply for a school place in Stoke-on-Trent?

Apply to Stoke-on-Trent through its coordinated admissions process, even for academies and faith schools. In England the closing date is 31 October for secondary places and 15 January for primary places, in the year before your child starts. Independent schools run their own admissions, so apply to those directly.