Eaton Park Academy, Stoke-on-Trent
Eaton Park Academy is a primary school for pupils aged 3 to 11 in Stoke-on-Trent, part of Alpha Academies Trust. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in January 2015. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in October 2024 did not change this grade. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 45th-highest of the 103 schools in Stoke-on-Trent with published results, and 6,591st of 14,452 across England. For 2026 entry it had 1.4 first-choice applications for every place. It was full in 2025, at 101% of capacity.
- SATs results
- In line with England
- Ofsted
- Good (2015)
- Demand
- Oversubscribed
- Attendance
- Better than England average
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
Eaton Park Academy in detail
Eaton Park Academy in its own words
From the headteacher's welcome: "Eaton Park Academy: The Summer Edition of Eaton Park Voice is Here! ☀️🎓 Welcome to..."
Headteacher's welcome (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
In 2025, 77% of Year 6 pupils at Eaton Park Academy reached the expected standard in reading and 80% 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 84% in reading and 84% in maths in 2024.
Getting a place at Eaton Park Academy
For September 2026 entry, 83 families put Eaton Park Academy as their first choice and 116 named it as one of their preferences, for 60 places offered. That is 1.4 first choices for every place. 23 families who put it first were not offered a place there.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Eaton Park Academy are St Maria Goretti Catholic Academy (0.5 miles, Good, 80% reading, 80% maths); Kingsland CofE Academy (0.8 miles, Good, 68% reading, 68% maths); Hanley St Luke's Church of England Academy (1 mile, 53% reading, 60% maths); and Our Lady and St Benedict Catholic Academy (1 mile, Outstanding, 77% reading, 74% maths).
Eaton Park Academy's 2025 results were higher than 3 of these 4 schools.
St Maria Goretti Catholic AcademyKingsland CofE AcademyHanley St Luke's Church of England AcademyOur Lady and St Benedict Catholic Academy
The trust
Eaton Park Academy is one of 6 schools run by Alpha Academies Trust, an academy trust.
Across the trust's primary schools, 52% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.
What parents say
56 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Eaton Park Academy (as of September 2025): 93% would recommend the school, 95% say their child is happy there and 56% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.
The strongest agreement was that their child feels safe (96%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (56%).
Who goes there
35.4% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 10.1% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
In 2026, 105 pupils (21.6%) received SEN support and 12 (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 speech, language and communication needs.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Stoke-on-Trent Rail Station, about 1.5 miles away in a straight line.
9 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Mews Close (opposite), 110 metres away.
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, Eaton Park Academy issued 8 suspensions, 1.7 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Eaton Park Academy are St Peter's CofE Academy (1.2 miles) and Discovery Academy (1.4 miles).
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE multi-academy trust performance data; Ofsted Parent View; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); 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 agoThis judgement is from January 2015, 11 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.
Overall
Latest (ungraded) inspection: The school has improved significantly.
Ofsted's report, in its own words
What is it like to attend this school?
Pupils thrive at this school in an environment where they feel welcomed, happy and safe. Pupils' behaviour in and beyond the classroom is exemplary. They treat one another with respect. Pupils trust adults to respond quickly to any concerns they raise.
Staff have high aspirations for all pupils' learning and personal development. Pupils live up to the schools' high expectations. They achieve well, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). Pupils become confident, independent and enthusiastic learners. They are eager to learn the interesting and aspirational curriculum that the school has put in place.
What does the school do well and what does it need to do better?
The school has high ambition for pupils. Much thought has gone into shaping a curriculum that meets pupils' learning needs and interests. Supported by the trust, the school has created meaningful links in the curriculum to a range of careers. This helps pupils to be aspirational. The careful construction of the curriculum means that new concepts build seamlessly on previous learning. Practical experiences enhance the taught curriculum and bring learning to life. The school has carefully considered the important content that pupils should revisit through 'knowledge and skills recaps' to help them remember their learning.
Staff ensure that pupils have every possible resource at their disposal to enhance learning. From individual mathematics equipment bags, high-quality texts and individual digital devices, these resources help to remove any barriers to learning and support all pupils, including those with SEND to learn well. Over their time at the school, pupils secure a deep body of knowledge that they need to succeed in their future learning.
From Ofsted's October 2024 ungraded 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 January 2015 inspection - unchanged since its previous inspection.
Rated Good for
Leadership & management.
At a Glance
35.4%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
What Parents Think
56 responsesSource: Ofsted Parent View, responses as at September 2025 - % who strongly agree or agree
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has declined from 84% to 77% (2024 to 2025). Maths has declined from 84% to 80% (2024 to 2025). Writing has declined from 87% to 75% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
29.7
Avg class size
30.2
Infant (KS1)
30.6
KS2
14
Total classes
4 classes with more than 30 pupils
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Latest from Eaton Park Academy
Eaton Park Voice - Summer Edition 2026
17 Jul 2026
myFutures Launch
27 Mar 2026
Eaton Park Voice - Spring Edition 2026
27 Mar 2026
Eaton Park Voice - Winter Edition 2025
19 Dec 2025
Supporting Children’s Mental Health Week 2025
3 Feb 2025
Cracking Down on Illegal E-Scooter Use: An Important Operation for Safety
13 Dec 2024
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Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Eaton Park Academy from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Eaton Park Academy 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
- 8
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 2
- Children hurt
- 4
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 8 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 6 slight.
4 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 3 on foot and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise.
2 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
101%
Over capacity
422 pupils
420 places
2 pupils over capacity 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: Oversubscribed
Inspection History(4)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
105
SEN Support
12
EHC Plans
24.1%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
486
Total Pupils
240
Boys
246
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
22
Teachers
22.1:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£53,916
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£5,445
Per pupil
£2634k
Total funding
£227k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
4.2%
Overall absence
7.9%
Persistent absence
368
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
Eaton Park Academy
Questions parents ask about Eaton Park Academy
What are SATs results like at Eaton Park Academy?
Of the pupils at Eaton Park Academy who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 77% reached the expected standard in reading and 80% did so in maths.
What is Eaton Park Academy's Ofsted rating?
Eaton Park Academy's most recent Ofsted inspection, in October 2024, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in January 2015, it was rated Good.
How close to Eaton Park Academy do you need to live?
Stoke-on-Trent published that the last place offered at Eaton Park Academy under its "Non - Catch Sib" criterion went to a family 0.866 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 Eaton Park Academy?
Eaton Park Academy was full in 2025, at 100% of its capacity, so places are allocated on the oversubscription criteria.
How big are the classes at Eaton Park Academy?
Classes at Eaton Park Academy average 29.7 pupils (2025/26). 4 classes have more than 30 pupils - infant classes are capped at 30 by law, with limited exceptions.
How many pupils go to Eaton Park Academy?
Eaton Park Academy has around 486 pupils on roll. 35% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Eaton Park Academy?
4.2% of sessions were missed at Eaton Park Academy in 2024/25. 7.9% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Eaton Park Academy?
Apply through Stoke-on-Trent's coordinated admissions process, naming Eaton Park Academy 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 Eaton Park Academy?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 8 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 6 slight. 4 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 3 on foot and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise. 2 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 Eaton Park Academy?
Eaton Park Academy is at Arbourfield Drive, Bucknall, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, ST2 9PF.
Sources: Stoke-on-Trent admissions booklet; Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)