Sutherland Primary Academy, Stoke-on-Trent

From the headteacher's welcome: "At Sutherland Primary Academy, our children sit at the heart of everything we do. We strive for all of our children and adults to live, achieve and thrive guided by our school values of aspiration, compassion, integrity, curiosity and resilience. We are a school at the heart of the community, and we encompass all that this means."

The school runs after-school care.

In 2025, 75% of Year 6 pupils at Sutherland Primary Academy reached the expected standard in reading and 69% 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 68% in reading and 70% in maths in 2024.

For September 2026 entry, 45 families put Sutherland Primary Academy as their first choice and 53 named it as one of their preferences, for 45 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 Sutherland Primary Academy are The Meadows Primary Academy (0.3 miles, 79% reading, 77% maths); St Paul's CofE (C) Primary School (0.6 miles, Requires improvement, 52% reading, 48% maths); St Gregory's Catholic Academy (0.8 miles, Outstanding, 88% reading, 84% maths); and Newstead Primary Academy (0.9 miles, Outstanding, 90% reading, 87% maths).

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

44% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 10.7% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (72%), Asian (9%) and Mixed (8%).

The nearest railway station is Platform 2, about 1.1 miles away in a straight line.

13 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Allendale Walk (adjacent), 120 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 187 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and burglary. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Stoke-on-Trent (280).

In 2024/25, Sutherland Primary Academy issued 5 suspensions, 1 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Sutherland Primary Academy are Ormiston Sir Stanley Matthews Academy (0.4 miles), St Thomas More Catholic Academy (0.8 miles), Ormiston Meridian Academy (1.6 miles) and Trentham Academy (1.7 miles).