Milton Primary Academy, Stoke-on-Trent

Ofsted's report card from its 21 April 2026 inspection grades Milton Primary Academy on 7 areas: 5 strong standard and 2 expected standard. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Attendance and behaviour - Strong standard. "Leaders have effective systems to monitor attendance closely."

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

Inclusion - Strong standard. "Leaders are deeply committed to doing what is right for every child."

Leadership and governance - Strong standard. "Leaders are committed to ensuring that every pupil feels included, achieves and thrives."

Personal development and wellbeing - Strong standard. "Leaders are very ambitious for pupils' personal development and wellbeing."

Achievement - Expected standard. "Pupils generally achieve results that are in line with, or slightly above, national averages."

Curriculum and teaching - Expected standard. "Leaders have designed a curriculum that is broad, balanced and ambitious."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "Leaders should continue to strengthen the consistency of teaching across the school so that pupils build knowledge securely and achieve consistently well over time".

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, netball, rugby, hockey, cricket, tennis, athletics, gymnastics, basketball and swimming.

The school runs a breakfast club.

In 2025, 80% of Year 6 pupils at Milton Primary 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 rose from 77% in reading and 77% in maths in 2024.

For September 2026 entry, 47 families put Milton Primary Academy as their first choice and 66 named it as one of their preferences, for 47 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 Milton Primary Academy are Hillside Primary School (0.3 miles, Good, 80% reading, 80% maths); Carmountside Primary Academy (0.5 miles, Good, 61% reading, 55% maths); Holden Lane Academy (0.8 miles, 97% reading, 87% maths); and Norton-Le-Moors Primary Academy (0.9 miles, Good, 87% reading, 83% maths).

Milton Primary Academy's 2025 results were higher than 1 of these 4 schools.

Milton Primary Academy is one of 15 schools run by Windsor Academy Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's primary schools, 67% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

35.4% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 6.7% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 62 pupils (15.3%) received SEN support and 3 (0.7%) 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.

The nearest railway station is Stoke-on-Trent Rail Station, about 3.3 miles away in a straight line.

8 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Milton Primary Academy (opposite), 70 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 126 crimes within a mile of the school, most often anti-social behaviour, violence and sexual offences and criminal damage and arson. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Stoke-on-Trent (280).

In 2024/25, Milton Primary Academy issued 7 suspensions, 1.8 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Milton Primary Academy are The Excel Academy (0.8 miles) and Birches Head Academy (0.8 miles).