Kingsland CofE Academy, Stoke-on-Trent

Ofsted's report card from its 24 March 2026 inspection grades Kingsland CofE Academy on 7 areas: 3 strong standard and 4 expected standard. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Inclusion - Strong standard. "Leaders at Kingsland have created a warm, deeply inclusive culture where every child is supported to thrive."

Leadership and governance - Strong standard. "Leaders put children at the heart of every decision they make, always focusing on what will help pupils thrive."

Personal development and wellbeing - Strong standard. "Pupils' spiritual, moral, social and cultural development is a significant strength of the school."

Achievement - Expected standard. "Typically, current pupils have the important knowledge they need in reading, writing and mathematics."

Attendance and behaviour - Expected standard. "Leaders' relentless work to improve pupils' attendance is having a positive impact."

Curriculum and teaching - Expected standard. "Leaders have a clear and accurate understanding of teaching and the curriculum across the school."

Early years - Expected standard. "Children get off to a positive start in early years."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "Leaders should adapt the curriculum responsively so it evolves with pupils' emerging needs, ensuring content, teaching approaches and support remain closely matched to their stage of development"; "Leaders should refine the curriculum to strengthen early reading and phonics, ensuring teaching precisely targets identified gaps so pupils' decoding, fluency and overall achievement continue to improve".

In 2025, 68% of Year 6 pupils at Kingsland CofE Academy reached the expected standard in reading and 68% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 74% and 73% in Stoke-on-Trent and 77% and 75% across England.

Results rose from 62% in reading and 45% in maths in 2024.

For September 2026 entry, 51 families put Kingsland CofE Academy as their first choice and 71 named it as one of their preferences, for 57 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. 1 family who put it first was not offered a place there.

The nearest other state primary schools to Kingsland CofE Academy are Our Lady and St Benedict Catholic Academy (0.5 miles, Outstanding, 77% reading, 74% maths); St Maria Goretti Catholic Academy (0.5 miles, Good, 80% reading, 80% maths); Abbey Hulton Primary School (0.6 miles, Good, 50% reading, 67% maths); and Eaton Park Academy (0.8 miles, Good, 77% reading, 80% maths).

Kingsland CofE Academy's 2025 results were higher than 1 of these 4 schools.

Kingsland CofE Academy is one of 23 schools run by St Bart's Multi Academy Trust, an academy trust.

23 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Kingsland CofE Academy (as of April 2026): 70% would recommend the school, 74% say their child is happy there and 50% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child is happy at the school (74%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (50%).

42.6% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 12.2% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (76%), Black (8%) and Mixed (6%).

In 2026, 96 pupils (20.1%) received SEN support and 39 (8.2%) 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 a moderate learning difficulty.

Kingsland CofE Academy has a SEN unit for specific learning difficulties such as dyslexia, speech, language and communication needs, autism and moderate learning difficulties: 15 places, 22 pupils on roll.

The nearest railway station is Stoke-on-Trent Rail Station, about 2.2 miles away in a straight line.

9 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Chapel Street (adjacent), 80 metres away.

In 2024/25, Kingsland CofE Academy issued 13 suspensions, 2.8 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Kingsland CofE Academy are Birches Head Academy (1.2 miles) and Discovery Academy (1.5 miles).