Edison Pace School, Stoke-on-Trent
Edison Pace School is a special school for pupils aged 7 to 18 in Stoke-on-Trent. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in April 2025. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in July 2025 did not change this grade.
- Ofsted
- Good (2025)
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Edison Pace School in detail
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other special schools to Edison Pace School are Snowhill School (0.1 miles); Emerge School (0.2 miles, Good, selective); Regent College (0.2 miles, Good); and Edgewood Academy (0.6 miles).
Who goes there
Almost every pupil at Edison Pace School has an education, health and care plan (48 of 48 in 2026).
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Stoke-on-Trent Rail Station, about 960 metres away (roughly a 12-minute walk).
13 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Howard Place (adjacent), 110 metres away.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Edison Pace School stands in is among the 10% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.
In August 2026, police recorded 694 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and criminal damage and arson. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Stoke-on-Trent (280), as is usual near a town centre.
Sources: DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 1 year agoOverall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Safeguarding: effective
Independent school standards
Met all the independent school standards.
- Part 1: quality of educationMet
- Part 2: pupils' spiritual, moral, social and cultural developmentMet
- Part 3: welfare, health and safetyMet
- Part 4: suitability of staff and proprietorsMet
- Part 5: premises and accommodationMet
- Part 6: information for parentsMet
- Part 7: handling of complaintsMet
- Part 8: leadership and managementMet
Source: Ofsted, non-association independent schools inspections and outcomes (Open Government Licence)
Ofsted Insights
From Ofsted's July 2025 inspection report.
What This School Does Well
Edison Pace School excels at providing specialist education for pupils with complex needs in a supportive environment. The school has invested significantly in high-quality facilities and has carefully designed its post-16 provision to prepare students for work and independence through a mix of academic and vocational courses. Staff understand their pupils' individual needs and implement effective strategies to support learning and good behaviour.
Key Strengths
- Well-designed post-16 curriculum combining GCSEs in maths and English with vocational courses (construction, mechanics, hair and beauty) leading to recognised qualifications
- Excellent facilities including hair and beauty salon, construction workshop, music studio, and art room with kiln
- Strong safeguarding culture with clear procedures and staff understanding of risks specific to pupils with SEND
- Dedicated careers curriculum with allocated weekly time and work experience opportunities
- Effective behaviour management and transition support for existing pupils moving into post-16 phase
Safeguarding
Safeguarding is effective - the school maintains a positive safeguarding culture with clear procedures, and has trained all staff to understand heightened risks for the pupils they educate, including planning additional safety education for post-16 students transitioning to adulthood.
Extracurricular Activities
Work experience, mentoring younger pupils, whole school projects, fundraising charitable events, music studio activities, hair and beauty salon training, construction workshop training
Edison Pace School is an independent special school for pupils aged 7-16 with complex social, emotional and mental health needs. The inspection assessed the school's plans to expand to include post-16 students aged up to 18.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby schools
Keep up with Edison Pace School
Getting There
Bus Stops
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 22
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 4
- Children hurt
- 6
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 22 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 4 serious and 18 slight.
6 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 4 on foot and 2 in a vehicle or otherwise.
4 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
50%
Available places
48 pupils
96 places
48 spare places
as recorded on GIAS
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
3,140
Applications
3,223
Got 1st preference
88.5%
Got preferred school
97.0%
All secondary applications across Stoke-on-Trent council (2026/27), not just this school.
Inspection History(9)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
0
SEN Support
48
EHC Plans
100.0%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Edison Pace School is not approved under Section 41 of the Children and Families Act 2014.
Source: GIAS, Department for Education.
Pupils by Need Type
No need-level breakdown available
Pupil Demographics
Key Indicators
48
Total Pupils
33
Boys
15
Girls
2026 academic year
Feeder Primary Schools
Primary schools that likely feed into this school, based on proximity
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Questions parents ask about Edison Pace School
What are GCSE results like at Edison Pace School?
The Department for Education's GCSE measures do not count IGCSEs, which many independent schools take instead of GCSEs, so the Attainment 8 and English and maths figures it publishes for Edison Pace School can understate its results. We do not rank or compare them; ask the school for its own GCSE and IGCSE results.
What is Edison Pace School's Ofsted rating?
Edison Pace School's most recent Ofsted inspection, in July 2025, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in April 2025, it was rated Good.
Does Edison Pace School meet the independent school standards?
At its most recent standard inspection, in April 2025, Edison Pace School met all the independent school standards.
How many pupils go to Edison Pace School?
Edison Pace School has around 48 pupils on roll.
Does Edison Pace School have specialist SEN provision?
Edison Pace School is not approved under Section 41 of the Children and Families Act 2014.
How do I apply to Edison Pace School?
Edison Pace School is an independent school and runs its own admissions rather than going through the local authority. Contact the school directly for entry requirements, assessment dates, fees and any bursaries.
How many road collisions happen near Edison Pace School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 22 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 4 serious and 18 slight. 6 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 4 on foot and 2 in a vehicle or otherwise. 4 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 Edison Pace School?
Edison Pace School is at Wellesley Street, Shelton, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, ST1 4NF.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)