Etruscan Primary School, Stoke-on-Trent

In its own words: "Etruscan Primary School follows the admissions process determined by Stoke-on-Trent City Council. The policy can be found below. Stoke-on-Trent City Council ensures that all children living within a catchment area can be offered a place at a school near to their home. The admissions team offer support in locating local schools with availability."

From the headteacher's welcome: "Etruscan is a nurturing primary school serving a diverse and dynamic community in Etruria, Stoke on Trent. We are proud to be one of the seven primary and special schools which make up the Orchard Community Trust. The trust shares the same ethos and values as ourselves, with children being at the heart of everything we do."

The school runs after-school care.

In 2025, 50% of Year 6 pupils at Etruscan Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 45% 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 65% in reading and 54% in maths in 2024.

For September 2026 entry, 43 families put Etruscan Primary School as their first choice and 49 named it as one of their preferences, for 43 places offered. That is one first choice for every place. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to Etruscan Primary School are St Mark's CofE Primary School (0.5 miles, 53% reading, 62% maths); St Thomas Aquinas Catholic Primary School (0.7 miles, Good, 77% reading, 68% maths); May Bank Infants' School (0.9 miles, Good); and Forest Park Primary School (0.9 miles, Good, 66% reading, 79% maths).

Each of them had higher 2025 results than Etruscan Primary School.

Etruscan Primary School is one of 7 schools run by Orchard Community Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's primary schools, 47% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

28 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Etruscan Primary School (as of September 2025): 89% would recommend the school, 89% say their child is happy there and 58% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that they would recommend the school (89%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (58%).

62.8% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 48.1% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are Asian (53%), other ethnic groups (17%) and Mixed (9%).

The nearest railway station is Stoke-on-Trent Rail Station, about 1.1 miles away in a straight line.

7 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Humbert Street (adjacent), 190 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Etruscan Primary School 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 588 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and shoplifting. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Stoke-on-Trent (280), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, Etruscan Primary School issued 19 suspensions, 4.1 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Etruscan Primary School are The Orme Academy (1.2 miles) and St Peter's CofE Academy (1.6 miles).