The Registry, Stoke-on-Trent
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 6 months agoOverall
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
The Registry excels at supporting pupils who have struggled in mainstream education, offering personalised help from day one and maintaining regular communication with parents. The curriculum is ambitious and focused on real qualifications that prepare pupils for their next steps, whether that's further education or employment. Pupils benefit from a well-rounded education that includes meaningful work experience and helps them understand the wider world.
Key Strengths
- Clear mission to support pupils with disrupted education and immediate support when they start
- Well-designed curriculum focused on high-quality qualifications and ambitious future destinations
- Effective identification and support of pupils with special educational needs, with regular review of targets
- Strong behaviour expectations that are clearly communicated and tracked, helping pupils conduct themselves well
- Comprehensive personal development programme including understanding of different cultures, community service, and work experience
Areas for Improvement
- Learning activities sometimes don't take sufficient account of gaps in pupils' knowledge, which can slow progress for some pupils
- Inconsistency in how teachers present new vocabulary and discuss text content in reading lessons
- Need to ensure all staff consistently apply the agreed approach to reading and vocabulary development
Safeguarding
Safeguarding arrangements are effective, with an open and positive culture that puts pupils' interests first.
Extracurricular Activities
Physical education at local leisure centre, day of service community project, careers visits and interviews, art courses
The Registry is a new independent school opened in November 2024 that supports pupils with disrupted education experiences. Since opening, the school has been successfully fulfilling its mission with pupils achieving well through a carefully constructed curriculum focused on high-quality qualifications.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Class Sizes
0.0
Avg class size
0
Total classes
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
41%
Available places
13 pupils
32 capacity
19 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - Stoke-on-Trent
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Stoke-on-Trent
Admissions Demand - Stoke-on-Trent
Places available
3,160
Applications
3,413
Got 1st preference
86.5%
Got preferred school
96.1%
Secondary admissions across Stoke-on-Trent (2025/26)
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SEN Provision
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Pupil Demographics
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Feeder Primary Schools
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The Registry
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Hanley St Luke's Church of England Academy
Stoke Minster CofE Primary Academy
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