Summerbank Primary Academy, Stoke-on-Trent

From the headteacher's welcome: "At Summerbank, it is our intention to provide your children with high quality all round education in a vibrant, multicultural, well-resourced and creative environment. We see our school as a family and w e take pride in creating a caring and supportive ethos where each member thrives."

The school runs a breakfast club from 7:45am, from £2 per day.

In 2025, 78% of Year 6 pupils at Summerbank Primary 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 fell from 90% in reading and 88% in maths in 2024.

For September 2026 entry, 59 families put Summerbank Primary Academy as their first choice and 72 named it as one of their preferences, for 60 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 primary schools to Summerbank Primary Academy are St Mary's Church of England Primary School (0.5 miles, Outstanding, 91% reading, 88% maths); Star Academy, Sandyford (0.5 miles, Good, 64% reading, 75% maths); St Wilfrid's Catholic Academy (0.7 miles, Good, 78% reading, 64% maths); and Mill Hill Primary Academy (0.7 miles, Outstanding, 73% reading, 88% maths).

Summerbank Primary Academy's 2025 results were higher than 3 of these 4 schools.

Summerbank Primary Academy is one of 9 schools run by The Societas Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's primary schools, 69% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

55.8% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 63.9% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are Asian (48%), White British (26%) and Black (7%).

In 2026, 109 pupils (24.6%) received SEN support and 17 (3.8%) 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 1.5 miles away in a straight line.

5 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Summerbank Road (opposite), 220 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Summerbank Primary Academy 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, Summerbank Primary Academy issued 13 suspensions, 2.9 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Summerbank Primary Academy are St Margaret Ward Catholic Academy (0.9 miles), Co-op Academy Stoke-On-Trent (0.9 miles) and Ormiston Horizon Academy (1 mile).