St George and St Martin's Catholic Academy, Stoke-on-Trent
St George and St Martin's Catholic Academy is a primary school for pupils aged 3 to 11 in Stoke-on-Trent, part of St Gabriel the Archangel Catholic Multi-Academy Trust. It has a Roman Catholic religious character. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in May 2015. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in June 2025 did not change this grade. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 19th-highest of the 103 schools in Stoke-on-Trent with published results, and 2,629th of 14,452 across England. It was 96% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- Above England average
- Ofsted
- Good (2015)
- Demand
- Oversubscribed
- Attendance
- Better than England average
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 80 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Stoke-on-Trent (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 27 Oct 2026
St George and St Martin's Catholic Academy in detail
St George and St Martin's Catholic Academy in its own words
From the headteacher's welcome: "This site is designed to be a source of information for our school community and a celebration of our children's many achievements. Growing, Learning, Loving in Christ; United in Play, Prayer and Peace ."
Headteacher's welcome (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
In 2025, 87% of Year 6 pupils at St George and St Martin's Catholic Academy reached the expected standard in reading and 87% 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 72% in reading and 72% in maths in 2024.
With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.
Getting a place at St George and St Martin's Catholic Academy
For September 2026 entry, 31 families put St George and St Martin's Catholic Academy as their first choice and 41 named it as one of their preferences, for 30 places offered. That is slightly more first choices than places. 1 family who put it first was not offered a place there.
Admissions history and your chances at St George and St Martin's Catholic Academy
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to St George and St Martin's Catholic Academy are Co-op Academy Grove (0.1 miles, Good, 71% reading, 75% maths); Co-op Academy Hamilton (0.2 miles, Good); Co-op Academy Northwood (0.3 miles, Good); and Sneyd Academy (0.5 miles, Good, 66% reading, 79% maths).
St George and St Martin's Catholic Academy's 2025 results were higher than all 2 of them.
Co-op Academy GroveCo-op Academy HamiltonCo-op Academy NorthwoodSneyd Academy
The trust
St George and St Martin's Catholic Academy is one of 64 schools run by St Gabriel the Archangel Catholic Multi-Academy Trust, an academy trust.
All 64 schools in St Gabriel the Archangel Catholic Multi-Academy Trust
What parents say
33 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about St George and St Martin's Catholic Academy (as of September 2025): 88% would recommend the school, 97% say their child is happy there and 60% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.
The strongest agreement was that their child is happy at the school (97%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (60%).
Who goes there
39.5% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
The largest ethnic groups are White British (47%), Black (24%) and Asian (13%).
Staffing
St George and St Martin's Catholic Academy had 13 teachers in 2026, one for every 16 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Stoke-on-Trent Rail Station, about 1.8 miles away in a straight line.
12 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Lockett Street (adjacent), 150 metres away.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood St George and St Martin's Catholic Academy 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 569 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and public order offences. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Stoke-on-Trent (280), as is usual near a town centre.
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, St George and St Martin's Catholic Academy issued 1 suspension, 0.4 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to St George and St Martin's Catholic Academy are Birches Head Academy (0.7 miles) and The Excel Academy (0.9 miles).
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; Ofsted Parent View; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; DfE school workforce census; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 1 year agoThis judgement is from May 2015, 11 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.
Overall
Latest (ungraded) inspection: Standards have been maintained.
Ofsted Insights
From Ofsted's June 2025 inspection report.
What This School Does Well
This is a welcoming school where every child feels valued and part of the community. Pupils receive excellent support to develop strong reading skills and mathematical knowledge, and they behave exceptionally well because staff consistently uphold high expectations. The school offers generous opportunities for enrichment through trips and clubs, helping pupils develop their interests while learning about important values like tolerance, respect and community responsibility.
Key Strengths
- Strong focus on reading and vocabulary development, with pupils becoming confident and fluent readers
- Well-designed curriculum that meets the needs of all pupils, including those with SEND
- Excellent behaviour and positive attitudes to learning, with pupils showing respect and concentration in lessons
- Effective support for pupils who struggle, helping them secure knowledge before moving forward
- Wide range of educational trips and after-school clubs to develop interests and talents
Areas for Improvement
- Learning activities are not always closely matched to pupils' needs - sometimes pupils are expected to complete complex tasks before securing foundational knowledge and skills
- School should ensure staff design activities that help pupils know more and remember more across the curriculum
Safeguarding
Safeguarding arrangements are effective, with school staff creating an open and positive culture around safeguarding that puts pupils' interests first.
Extracurricular Activities
Educational trips to places of worship (mosque, gurdwara, Hindu temple), after-school clubs including cookery, street dance, chess, computing, gymnastics, school council, community fundraising activities, links with local day centre
St George and St Martin's Catholic Academy is a happy, vibrant primary school where pupils form strong bonds with staff and each other in a warm, nurturing community. The school has maintained good standards and provides an ambitious, well-sequenced curriculum that helps pupils build knowledge securely over time.
At a Glance
32.6%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
What Parents Think
33 responsesSource: Ofsted Parent View, responses as at September 2025 - % who strongly agree or agree
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has improved from 72% to 87% (2024 to 2025). Maths has improved from 72% to 87% (2024 to 2025). Writing has remained stable at around 70% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
30.0
Avg class size
30.0
Infant (KS1)
30.0
KS2
3
Total classes
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Social & online
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Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
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You apply to the council where you live. St George and St Martin's Catholic 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
- 29
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 6
- Children hurt
- 4
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 29 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 6 serious and 23 slight.
4 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot, 1 on a bicycle and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise.
6 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
96%
Near capacity
202 pupils
210 places
8 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: Oversubscribed
Inspection History(3)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
43
SEN Support
8
EHC Plans
21.9%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
233
Total Pupils
126
Boys
107
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
13
Teachers
17.9:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£40,501
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£5,756
Per pupil
£1366k
Total funding
£88k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
3.8%
Overall absence
7.0%
Persistent absence
186
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
St George and St Martin's Catholic Academy
Questions parents ask about St George and St Martin's Catholic Academy
What are SATs results like at St George and St Martin's Catholic Academy?
Of the pupils at St George and St Martin's Catholic Academy who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 87% reached the expected standard in reading and 87% did so in maths.
What is St George and St Martin's Catholic Academy's Ofsted rating?
St George and St Martin's Catholic Academy's most recent Ofsted inspection, in June 2025, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in May 2015, it was rated Good.
How close to St George and St Martin's Catholic Academy do you need to live?
Stoke-on-Trent published that the last place offered at St George and St Martin's Catholic Academy on distance went to a family 0.608 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 St George and St Martin's Catholic Academy?
St George and St Martin's Catholic Academy was close to full in 2025, at 96% of its capacity.
How big are the classes at St George and St Martin's Catholic Academy?
Classes at St George and St Martin's Catholic Academy average 30 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to St George and St Martin's Catholic Academy?
St George and St Martin's Catholic Academy has around 233 pupils on roll. 33% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at St George and St Martin's Catholic Academy?
3.8% of sessions were missed at St George and St Martin's Catholic Academy in 2024/25. 7% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to St George and St Martin's Catholic Academy?
Apply through Stoke-on-Trent's coordinated admissions process, naming St George and St Martin's Catholic 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.
How many road collisions happen near St George and St Martin's Catholic Academy?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 29 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 6 serious and 23 slight. 4 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot, 1 on a bicycle and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise. 6 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 St George and St Martin's Catholic Academy?
St George and St Martin's Catholic Academy is at Boulton Street, Birches Head, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, ST1 2NQ.
Sources: Stoke-on-Trent admissions booklet; Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)