St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Stoke-on-Trent

In its own words: "It is our belief that there is something extraordinary and wondrous in everybody as u nique creations of God . We value all our children as children of God and celebrate difference and diversity within a safe, encouraging Christian school environment in which all flourish . Therefore , all will aspire with God's strength to reach for the stars ."

From the headteacher's welcome: "St Mary's is a highly successful multicultural Church of England school where Christian principles and values are woven through and underpin all that we are and do."

The school runs a breakfast club from 8:00am and after-school care, from £2.50 per session.

In 2025, 91% of Year 6 pupils at St Mary's Church of England Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 88% 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 81% in reading and 86% in maths in 2024.

For September 2026 entry, 67 families put St Mary's Church of England Primary School as their first choice and 90 named it as one of their preferences, for 60 places offered. That is 1.1 first choices for every place. 7 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state primary schools to St Mary's Church of England Primary School are St Wilfrid's Catholic Academy (0.4 miles, Good, 78% reading, 64% maths); Summerbank Primary Academy (0.5 miles, Good, 78% reading, 87% maths); Mill Hill Primary Academy (0.7 miles, Outstanding, 73% reading, 88% maths); and Saint Nathaniel's Academy (0.8 miles, Good, 70% reading, 68% maths).

St Mary's Church of England Primary School's 2025 results were higher than all 4 of them.

St Mary's Church of England Primary School is run by its own single-school academy trust.

47.1% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 35.8% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (40%), Asian (39%) and Black (9%).

In 2026, 70 pupils (14.1%) received SEN support and 14 (2.8%) 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 Longport Rail Station, about 1.1 miles away in a straight line.

13 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is High Street, 160 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood St Mary's Church of England Primary School stands in is among the 10% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In 2024/25, St Mary's Church of England Primary School issued 4 suspensions, 0.8 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to St Mary's Church of England Primary School are Co-op Academy Stoke-On-Trent (0.4 miles), St Margaret Ward Catholic Academy (1 mile), Haywood Academy (1 mile) and Ormiston Horizon Academy (1.3 miles).