Co-op Academy Glebe, Stoke-on-Trent
Co-op Academy Glebe is a primary school for pupils aged 3 to 11 in Stoke-on-Trent, part of The Co-Operative Academies Trust. It was rated Outstanding at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in June 2024. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 13th-highest of the 103 schools in Stoke-on-Trent with published results, and 1,876th of 14,452 across England. For 2026 entry it had 1.6 first-choice applications for every place. It was 99% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- Above England average
- Ofsted
- Outstanding (2024)
- Demand
- 1.6 first choices per place
- Attendance
- In line with England
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Stoke-on-Trent (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Co-op Academy Glebe in detail
Co-op Academy Glebe in its own words
From the headteacher's welcome: "I have worked in this school for over 15 years as a key leader before becoming Head of School in 2023."
Headteacher's welcome (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
In 2025, 89% of Year 6 pupils at Co-op Academy Glebe reached the expected standard in reading and 89% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 74% and 73% in Stoke-on-Trent and 77% and 75% across England.
Results fell from 97% in reading and 90% in maths in 2024.
With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.
Getting a place at Co-op Academy Glebe
For September 2026 entry, 48 families put Co-op Academy Glebe as their first choice and 71 named it as one of their preferences, for 30 places offered. That is 1.6 first choices for every place. 18 families who put it first were not offered a place there.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Co-op Academy Glebe are Christ Church CofE Primary Academy (0.3 miles, Good, 50% reading, 60% maths); Our Lady's Catholic Academy (0.4 miles, Good, 62% reading, 72% maths); Heron Cross Primary School (0.6 miles, Good, 69% reading, 71% maths); and Co-op Academy Clarice Cliff (0.8 miles, Requires improvement, 84% reading, 73% maths).
Co-op Academy Glebe's 2025 results were higher than all 4 of them.
Christ Church CofE Primary AcademyOur Lady's Catholic AcademyHeron Cross Primary SchoolCo-op Academy Clarice Cliff
The trust
Co-op Academy Glebe is one of 40 schools run by The Co-Operative Academies Trust, an academy trust.
Who goes there
51.3% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), according to the 2026 school census.
In 2026, 48 pupils (20.3%) received SEN support and 7 (3%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is a moderate learning difficulty.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Longton Rail Station, about 1.1 miles away in a straight line.
9 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Victoria Place (adjacent), 120 metres away.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Co-op Academy Glebe stands in is among the 20% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, Co-op Academy Glebe issued 9 suspensions, 3.9 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 1 permanent exclusion.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Co-op Academy Glebe are St Peter's CofE Academy (0.6 miles), St Thomas More Catholic Academy (0.9 miles), Discovery Academy (1.8 miles) and Ormiston Sir Stanley Matthews Academy (1.8 miles).
St Peter's CofE AcademySt Thomas More Catholic AcademyDiscovery AcademyOrmiston Sir Stanley Matthews Academy
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics
Location
Our estimate from how close the nearest similar schools are and how oversubscribed the council's schools are. It is not a published boundary.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 2 years agoOverall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Early Years
Ofsted's report, in its own words
What is it like to attend this school?
This is a small school with a big heart. Pupils enter Nursery with starting points below expectations for their age, but they leave having made exceptional progress in all areas. Pupils are highly committed to learning. They thrive on the education on offer and relish every opportunity to 'be the best they can be'. Expectations for all pupils are ambitious and unwavering. Pupils respond impressively well to these showing excellent determination.
The school takes every effort possible to ensure that pupils feel safe in school. It is a calm, nurturing and respectful environment. Strong and meaningful relationships mean all pupils have a safe place and a trusted adult who will listen to, and respond to, their concerns. Staff know each pupil as an individual and treat them as such. Pupils welcome this. They treat each other with the same level of respect and kindness that is shown to them.
What does the school do well and what does it need to do better?
Pupils achieve exceptionally well at this high-performing school. The curriculum is highly sophisticated. The school has thought intelligently about how it builds from Nursery up to Year 6. Intentional and purposeful links have been made across topics and across year groups. These deepen pupils' knowledge leading to a rich level of learning and understanding. Pupils take great pride in their work and want to excel.
Even before the youngest children start school, every effort is taken for staff to get to know the pupils and their families. This enables them to settle extremely quickly and ensures every aspect of their needs is met in a highly stimulating and purposeful early years. Adults are expert 'interactors'. Interactions and questioning are highly effective in deepening children's communication skills and understanding. They apply their skills in phonics to their writing impressively. Like the older pupils, they show an exceptional level of resilience to all aspects of learning. It prepares them fully for the demands of key stage 1 and beyond.
From Ofsted's June 2024 inspection report: the opening paragraphs of each section, quoted word for word. Read the full report Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Ofsted Insights
Ofsted rated this school Outstanding at its June 2024 inspection.
Rated Outstanding for
Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development, Leadership & management, Early years.
At a Glance
51.3%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has declined from 97% to 89% (2024 to 2025). Maths has remained stable at around 89% (2024 to 2025). Writing has declined from 97% to 89% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
29.4
Avg class size
29.3
Infant (KS1)
29.3
KS2
7
Total classes
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Latest from Co-op Academy Glebe
Glebesters walk a fine line during the summer HAF session!
26 Aug 2026
The Glebe Charity Song Goes Live!
7 Jul 2026
Careers Week 2026!
21 Jun 2026
SF26!
21 Jun 2026
Sparkly Hats and a Pat on the Back for Post-SATs Year Sixes!
18 May 2026
Food Glorious Food in FS2!
18 May 2026
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Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
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You apply to the council where you live. Co-op Academy Glebe is in Stoke-on-Trent; for families living there:
- Stoke-on-Trent's school travel policy: School transport
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 20
- Fatal
- 1
- Serious
- 3
- Children hurt
- 2
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 20 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 1 fatal, 3 serious and 16 slight.
2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt.
1 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Stoke-on-Trent is 12.5 (the median across 116 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
99%
Near capacity
208 pupils
210 places
2 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Stoke-on-Trent
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Stoke-on-Trent
Across Stoke-on-Trent council
Places available
3,315
Applications
2,953
Got 1st preference
94.4%
Got preferred school
97.2%
All primary applications across Stoke-on-Trent council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: 1.6 first choices per place
Inspection History(2)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
48
SEN Support
7
EHC Plans
23.3%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
236
Total Pupils
121
Boys
115
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
11
Teachers
21.5:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£51,191
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£6,219
Per pupil
£1531k
Total funding
£174k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
5.3%
Overall absence
13.5%
Persistent absence
185
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
Questions parents ask about Co-op Academy Glebe
What are SATs results like at Co-op Academy Glebe?
Of the pupils at Co-op Academy Glebe who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 89% reached the expected standard in reading and 89% did so in maths.
What is Co-op Academy Glebe's Ofsted rating?
Co-op Academy Glebe was rated Outstanding at its most recent Ofsted inspection in June 2024.
How close to Co-op Academy Glebe do you need to live?
Stoke-on-Trent published that the last place offered at Co-op Academy Glebe under its "Non-Catch Sib" criterion went to a family 0.21 miles away. This is the authority's own figure for one year, not a fixed boundary - the cut-off moves with the number of applications, so treat it as a guide rather than a guarantee.
Is it hard to get a place at Co-op Academy Glebe?
Co-op Academy Glebe was close to full in 2025, at 99% of its capacity.
How big are the classes at Co-op Academy Glebe?
Classes at Co-op Academy Glebe average 29.4 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to Co-op Academy Glebe?
Co-op Academy Glebe has around 236 pupils on roll. 51% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Co-op Academy Glebe?
5.3% of sessions were missed at Co-op Academy Glebe in 2024/25. 13.5% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Co-op Academy Glebe?
Apply through Stoke-on-Trent's coordinated admissions process, naming Co-op Academy Glebe on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.
How many road collisions happen near Co-op Academy Glebe?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 20 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 1 fatal, 3 serious and 16 slight. 2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt. 1 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Stoke-on-Trent is 12.5 (the median across 116 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Co-op Academy Glebe?
Co-op Academy Glebe is at Park Place, Fenton, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, ST4 3HZ.
Sources: Stoke-on-Trent admissions booklet; Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)