Co-op Academy Grove, Stoke-on-Trent
Co-op Academy Grove is a primary school for pupils aged 7 to 11 in Stoke-on-Trent, part of The Co-Operative Academies Trust. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in June 2024. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 64th-highest of the 103 schools in Stoke-on-Trent with published results, and 9,159th of 14,452 across England. It was 78% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- In line with England
- Ofsted
- Good (2024)
- Capacity
- 78% full
- Attendance
- In line with England
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Co-op Academy Grove in detail
Co-op Academy Grove in its own words
From the headteacher's welcome: "I am extremely proud and privileged to introduce myself as the Interim Headteacher of Co-op Academy Grove, 'where every child DOES matter'. We develop INDEPENDENCE at every opportunity to ensure our children become well-rounded, self-driven individuals, but we also teach children to work as part of a team."
Headteacher's welcome (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
In 2025, 71% of Year 6 pupils at Co-op Academy Grove reached the expected standard in reading and 75% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 74% and 73% in Stoke-on-Trent and 77% and 75% across England.
Results rose from 58% in reading and 54% in maths in 2024.
Getting a place at Co-op Academy Grove
Across Stoke-on-Trent, 94% of families were offered their first-choice primary school for 2026 entry, and 97% were offered one of the schools they named.
In 2026, families in Stoke-on-Trent lodged 56 appeals against primary school offers; 38 reached a hearing and 3 succeeded (7.9% of those heard).
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Co-op Academy Grove are St George and St Martin's Catholic Academy (0.1 miles, Good, 87% reading, 87% maths); Co-op Academy Hamilton (0.2 miles, Good); Co-op Academy Northwood (0.2 miles, Good); and Hanley St Luke's Church of England Academy (0.5 miles, 53% reading, 60% maths).
Co-op Academy Grove's 2025 results were higher than 1 of these 2 schools.
St George and St Martin's Catholic AcademyCo-op Academy HamiltonCo-op Academy NorthwoodHanley St Luke's Church of England Academy
The trust
Co-op Academy Grove is one of 40 schools run by The Co-Operative Academies Trust, an academy trust.
Who goes there
46.7% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 39.7% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
The largest ethnic groups are White British (51%), Asian (16%) and Black (13%).
In 2026, 101 pupils (31.9%) received SEN support and 8 (2.5%) 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 Stoke-on-Trent Rail Station, about 1.7 miles away in a straight line.
11 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Grove Academy (adjacent), 40 metres away.
The area around the school
In August 2026, police recorded 594 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and public order offences. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Stoke-on-Trent (280), as is usual near a town centre.
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, Co-op Academy Grove issued 12 suspensions, 3.3 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Co-op Academy Grove are Birches Head Academy (0.8 miles) and The Excel Academy (1.1 miles).
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
Ofsted's report, in its own words
What is it like to attend this school?
Grove is a welcoming and inclusive school. Pupils are happy and keen to learn. The school day gets off to an early and productive start. Pupils are motivated to do their best and rise to the high expectations set by leaders and staff. They value the ways the school promotes good attendance through events such as non-uniform days and football events on a Friday. They are tremendously proud of their school.
Pupils are keen to talk about the school's MAGIC values. They show gumption and independence and communicate well with each other and visitors. Pupils demonstrate such values in lessons and outside of the classroom. The views of pupils are important. For example, an active school council helps to shape changes at their school. As part of its work, it has introduced new zones on the playground at lunchtimes.
What does the school do well and what does it need to do better?
The school has high ambition for all pupils to succeed, especially those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). The curriculum is well sequenced and organised to build pupils' knowledge over time. Many pupils are achieving well, particularly in reading and mathematics, because this curriculum is being delivered effectively.
In mathematics, staff revise what pupils have previously learned and link this to new learning. They check how quickly pupils can recall basic number facts through regular daily practice. Pupils successfully deepen their understanding by applying these facts to reasoning problems. They are proud to be mathematicians and believe that the skills and knowledge they have developed will help them in later life.
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 Good at its June 2024 inspection.
Rated Good for
Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development, Leadership & management.
At a Glance
46.7%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has improved from 58% to 71% (2024 to 2025). Maths has improved from 54% to 75% (2024 to 2025). Writing has improved from 63% to 68% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
24.4
Avg class size
24.4
KS2
13
Total classes
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Latest from Co-op Academy Grove
Year 3 Harvest Festival
2 Oct 2026
SEND Coffee Morning
29 Sep 2026
Year 4 Hanley Forest Park
29 Sep 2026
Settling In Parents Evening
25 Sep 2026
Introducing Our New Catering Service- Caterlink
18 Sep 2026
Break The Rules Day
22 Jun 2026
From Co-op Academy Grove's website. School Signal is not affiliated with the school.
Social & online
Keep up with Co-op Academy Grove
Before and after school care
Co-op Academy Grove is on the Department for Education's free breakfast clubs programme (list updated July 2026), which pays for a free breakfast club for pupils before school. Source: Free breakfast clubs: schools on the programme, Department for Education Free breakfast clubs in Stoke-on-Trent
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Co-op Academy Grove from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Co-op Academy Grove 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
- 27
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 5
- Children hurt
- 4
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 27 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 5 serious and 22 slight.
4 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot, 1 on a bicycle and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise.
6 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.
Commute and house prices
Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
78%
Available places
375 pupils
480 places
105 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.
Inspection History(3)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
101
SEN Support
8
EHC Plans
34.4%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
317
Total Pupils
163
Boys
154
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
20
Teachers
15.8:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£50,288
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£5,771
Per pupil
£2477k
Total funding
£245k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
4.4%
Overall absence
10.6%
Persistent absence
423
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
Co-op Academy Grove
Questions parents ask about Co-op Academy Grove
What are SATs results like at Co-op Academy Grove?
Of the pupils at Co-op Academy Grove who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 71% reached the expected standard in reading and 75% did so in maths.
What is Co-op Academy Grove's Ofsted rating?
Co-op Academy Grove was rated Good at its most recent Ofsted inspection in June 2024. At its previous graded inspection in 2022 it was rated Requires Improvement.
What is the catchment area for Co-op Academy Grove?
No fixed boundary. When Co-op Academy Grove is oversubscribed, Stoke-on-Trent allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at Co-op Academy Grove?
Co-op Academy Grove was not full in 2025: it ran at 78% of its 480 places.
How big are the classes at Co-op Academy Grove?
Classes at Co-op Academy Grove average 24.4 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to Co-op Academy Grove?
Co-op Academy Grove has around 317 pupils on roll. 47% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Co-op Academy Grove?
4.4% of sessions were missed at Co-op Academy Grove in 2024/25. 10.6% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Co-op Academy Grove?
Apply through Stoke-on-Trent's coordinated admissions process, naming Co-op Academy Grove on your application. The national closing date in England is 31 October for secondary places and 15 January for primary places, in the year before your child starts.
Does Co-op Academy Grove have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Co-op Academy Grove is on the Department for Education's free breakfast clubs programme (list updated July 2026), which pays for a free breakfast club for pupils before school.
How many road collisions happen near Co-op Academy Grove?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 27 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 5 serious and 22 slight. 4 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot, 1 on a bicycle and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise. 6 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 Grove?
Co-op Academy Grove is at Turner Street, Northwood, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, ST1 2NL.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)