St Peter's CofE Academy, Stoke-on-Trent

In its own words: "At St Peter's CofE Academy we ensure that every student achieves their full potential through Christian values, high expectations and hard work. Just as there are no shortcuts, there are no excuses. "Above all, love each other deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins. Offer hospitality to one another without grumbling."

From the headteacher's welcome: "At St Peter's we refer to ourselves as a family and are proud to be the only Church of England Academy or High School in Stoke-on-Trent. At St Peter's CofE Academy we ensure that every student achieves their full potential through our Christian Core Values (Service, Thankfulness, Peace, Endurance, Trust, Empathy, Reverence), high expectations and hard work."

In 2026, pupils at St Peter's CofE Academy averaged an Attainment 8 score of 34.2, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 41.4 in Stoke-on-Trent and 47 across England.

22% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 36% in Stoke-on-Trent and 47% in England.

That is in line with 2025, when the score was 34.4.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was -0.58: pupils made well below average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 27.3, against 40.1 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 12.8 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 17 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, Religious Studies and Art and Design.

For September 2026 entry, 164 families put St Peter's CofE Academy as their first choice and 354 named it as one of their preferences, for 202 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state secondary schools to St Peter's CofE Academy are Thistley Hough Academy (1.4 miles, Good, Attainment 8 43.7); St Thomas More Catholic Academy (1.5 miles, Good, Attainment 8 43.6); St Joseph's College (1.7 miles, Outstanding, selective, Attainment 8 63.6); and Discovery Academy (2.2 miles, Requires improvement, Attainment 8 33.5).

St Peter's CofE Academy's 2026 results were higher than 1 of these 4 schools.

St Peter's CofE Academy is one of 6 schools run by Woodard Academies Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's secondary schools, pupils averaged an Attainment 8 score of 40.5 in 2024/25.

22 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about St Peter's CofE Academy (as of September 2025): 46% would recommend the school, 50% say their child is happy there and 47% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that the school has high expectations for their child (64%); the weakest, that pupils behave well (46%).

Of the 238 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 80% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 51% to a further education college, 4% to an apprenticeship and 3% into work.

50.5% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 48.1% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (41%), Asian (26%) and Black (12%).

The nearest railway station is Stoke-on-Trent Rail Station, about 870 metres away (roughly a 11-minute walk).

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood St Peter's CofE 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 471 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and shoplifting. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Stoke-on-Trent (280), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, St Peter's CofE Academy issued 921 suspensions, 87.5 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 6 permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to St Peter's CofE Academy are Christ Church CofE Primary Academy (0.3 miles), Our Lady's Catholic Academy (0.4 miles), Co-op Academy Glebe (0.6 miles) and Stoke Minster CofE Primary Academy (0.7 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.