Co-op Academy Hamilton, Stoke-on-Trent

Ofsted's report card from its 14 April 2026 inspection grades Co-op Academy Hamilton on 7 areas: 7 strong standard. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Achievement - Strong standard. "Pupils achieve very highly across the curriculum."

Attendance and behaviour - Strong standard. "The school promotes attendance consistently and effectively."

Curriculum and teaching - Strong standard. "Leaders have a detailed and accurate understanding of the quality of the curriculum and teaching."

Early years - Strong standard. "Children benefit from a highly effective start to their education."

Inclusion - Strong standard. "Leaders and staff know pupils very well."

Leadership and governance - Strong standard. "Leaders are exacting and accurate in their evaluation of the school's strengths and priorities."

Personal development and wellbeing - Strong standard. "The personal, social and health education curriculum sits at the heart of the school's approach to personal development."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "Leaders should ensure that the school's expansion into key stage 2 is managed effectively so that the existing high standards of provision are sustained and built on".

Coming up: an open day on Monday 9 November 2026. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.

For September 2026 entry, 36 families put Co-op Academy Hamilton as their first choice and 53 named it as one of their preferences, for 30 places offered. That is 1.2 first choices for every place. 6 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state primary schools to Co-op Academy Hamilton are St George and St Martin's Catholic Academy (0.2 miles, Good, 87% reading, 87% maths); Co-op Academy Grove (0.2 miles, Good, 71% reading, 75% maths); Sneyd Academy (0.4 miles, Good, 66% reading, 79% maths); and Co-op Academy Northwood (0.5 miles, Good).

Co-op Academy Hamilton is one of 40 schools run by The Co-Operative Academies Trust, an academy trust.

39.7% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 31 pupils (22.8%) received SEN support and 2 (1.5%) 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 speech, language and communication needs.

Co-op Academy Hamilton had 7 teachers in 2026, one for every 11 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

The nearest railway station is Stoke-on-Trent Rail Station, about 1.9 miles away in a straight line.

10 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Cheshire Cheese (opposite), 100 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Co-op Academy Hamilton stands in is among the 20% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 544 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.

Co-op Academy Hamilton recorded no suspensions or permanent exclusions in 2024/25.

The secondary schools closest to Co-op Academy Hamilton are Birches Head Academy (0.8 miles) and The Excel Academy (0.9 miles).