Hanley St Luke's Church of England Academy, Stoke-on-Trent
Hanley St Luke's Church of England Academy is a primary school for pupils aged 3 to 11 in Stoke-on-Trent, part of Three Spires Trust. It has a Church of England religious character. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 94th-highest of the 103 schools in Stoke-on-Trent with published results, and 13,418th of 14,452 across England. It was 97% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- Below England average
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
- Attendance
- In line with England
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
Hanley St Luke's Church of England Academy in detail
Hanley St Luke's Church of England Academy in its own words
In its own words: "At Hanley St Luke's Church of England Academy, part of the Three Spires Trust, our vision is deeply rooted in Christian distinctiveness. We are proud to be a school and community built on love, kindness, and mutual respect, where every child is nurtured to grow in confidence, faith, and character."
Clubs and activities named on the school's website include swimming, choir, STEM, debating and forest school.
The school runs after-school care until 6:00pm.
Vision and values (school website)Clubs (school website)Wraparound care (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
In 2025, 53% of Year 6 pupils at Hanley St Luke's Church of England Academy reached the expected standard in reading and 60% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 74% and 73% in Stoke-on-Trent and 77% and 75% across England.
Getting a place at Hanley St Luke's Church of England Academy
For September 2026 entry, 54 families put Hanley St Luke's Church of England Academy as their first choice and 70 named it as one of their preferences, for 59 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.
Admissions history and your chances at Hanley St Luke's Church of England Academy
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Hanley St Luke's Church of England Academy are Waterside Primary School (0.2 miles, 73% reading, 80% maths); Co-op Academy Northwood (0.4 miles, Good); Co-op Academy Grove (0.5 miles, Good, 71% reading, 75% maths); and St George and St Martin's Catholic Academy (0.6 miles, Good, 87% reading, 87% maths).
Each of them had higher 2025 results than Hanley St Luke's Church of England Academy.
Waterside Primary SchoolCo-op Academy NorthwoodCo-op Academy GroveSt George and St Martin's Catholic Academy
The trust
Hanley St Luke's Church of England Academy is one of 7 schools run by Three Spires Trust, an academy trust.
Who goes there
49% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 53.6% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
The largest ethnic groups are Black (28%), White British (24%) and Asian (23%).
In 2026, 111 pupils (24.4%) received SEN support and 12 (2.6%) 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 1.3 miles away in a straight line.
5 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Wellington Road (adjacent), 110 metres away.
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, Hanley St Luke's Church of England Academy issued 13 suspensions, 2.8 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 1 permanent exclusion.
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); DfE exclusions statistics
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Hanley St Luke's Church of England Academy has not been inspected by Ofsted since it took its current form in February 2024. Before that, as Hanley St Luke's CofE Aided Primary School (URN 124313), it was rated Good in October 2022.
At a Glance
49.0%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
2024/25 academic year
Class Sizes
28.4
Avg class size
29.3
Infant (KS1)
28.8
KS2
16
Total classes
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Latest from Hanley St Luke's Church of England Academy
When Wellbeing Becomes a Way of Life
2 Oct 2026
🎶 Celebrating Our Commitment to Music! 🎶
28 Sep 2026
💙💛 ANAPHYLAXIS KITT - KEEPING OUR CHILDREN SAFE 💛💙
21 Sep 2026
☕ Macmillan Coffee Morning ☕
21 Sep 2026
Curriculum Information Meeting for Parents and Carers
21 Sep 2026
Young Carers in School Award
3 Sep 2026
From Hanley St Luke's Church of England Academy's website. School Signal is not affiliated with the school.
Social & online
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Before and after school care
Hanley St Luke's Church of England Academy 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
Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near Hanley St Luke's Church of England Academy.
- City Kids Afterschool Club780m away · Not yet graded
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
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You apply to the council where you live. Hanley St Luke's Church of England 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
- 30
- Fatal
- 1
- Serious
- 3
- Children hurt
- 8
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 30 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 1 fatal, 3 serious and 26 slight.
8 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 3 on foot and 5 in a vehicle or otherwise.
5 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
97%
Near capacity
406 pupils
420 places
14 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.
This school: Every first choice offered
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
111
SEN Support
12
EHC Plans
27.0%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
455
Total Pupils
229
Boys
226
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
19
Teachers
23.9:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£44,595
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£6,140
Per pupil
£2889k
Total funding
£297k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
5.0%
Overall absence
15.8%
Persistent absence
398
Enrolments
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
Hanley St Luke's Church of England Academy
Questions parents ask about Hanley St Luke's Church of England Academy
What are SATs results like at Hanley St Luke's Church of England Academy?
Of the pupils at Hanley St Luke's Church of England Academy who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 53% reached the expected standard in reading and 60% did so in maths.
What is Hanley St Luke's Church of England Academy's Ofsted rating?
Hanley St Luke's Church of England Academy has not been inspected by Ofsted since it took its current form in February 2024. Before that, as Hanley St Luke's CofE Aided Primary School (URN 124313), it was rated Good in October 2022.
How close to Hanley St Luke's Church of England Academy do you need to live?
Stoke-on-Trent published that the last place offered at Hanley St Luke's Church of England Academy on distance went to a family 0.962 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 Hanley St Luke's Church of England Academy?
Hanley St Luke's Church of England Academy was close to full in 2025, at 97% of its capacity.
How big are the classes at Hanley St Luke's Church of England Academy?
Classes at Hanley St Luke's Church of England Academy average 28.4 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to Hanley St Luke's Church of England Academy?
Hanley St Luke's Church of England Academy has around 455 pupils on roll. 49% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Hanley St Luke's Church of England Academy?
5% of sessions were missed at Hanley St Luke's Church of England Academy in 2024/25. 15.8% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Hanley St Luke's Church of England Academy?
Apply through Stoke-on-Trent's coordinated admissions process, naming Hanley St Luke's Church of England 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.
Does Hanley St Luke's Church of England Academy have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Hanley St Luke's Church of England Academy 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. Ofsted's childcare register lists an out-of-school club within a kilometre of Hanley St Luke's Church of England Academy: City Kids Afterschool Club (780m away, registered, not yet graded).
How many road collisions happen near Hanley St Luke's Church of England Academy?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 30 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 1 fatal, 3 serious and 26 slight. 8 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 3 on foot and 5 in a vehicle or otherwise. 5 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 Hanley St Luke's Church of England Academy?
Hanley St Luke's Church of England Academy is at Wellington Road, Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, ST1 3QH.
Sources: Stoke-on-Trent admissions booklet; Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)