Community school · Stoke-on-Trent

Sandford Hill Primary School

3–11Ages
430Pupils
PrimaryPhase
124030URN

Clayfield Grove, Sandford Hill, Longton, Stoke-on-Trent, ST3 5AQ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Oct 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.3per place

close to Stoke-on-Trent median (1.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Stoke-on-Trent

71 applications for 53 places · 38th of 63 in Stoke-on-Trent

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

68%met the expected standard

Stoke-on-Trent 62% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 10 October 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

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About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

1.3applications per place, Reception

close to Stoke-on-Trent median (1.4) 0.8 below England median (2.2)

71 applications · 53 places offered · 43 named it first

2026 1.3; Stoke-on-Trent median median 1.4
2025 1.6; Stoke-on-Trent median median 1.5
2024 1.8; Stoke-on-Trent median median 1.5
2023 1.6; Stoke-on-Trent median median 1.6
2022 2.1; Stoke-on-Trent median median 1.7
2021 1.9; Stoke-on-Trent median median 1.6
2020 1.9; Stoke-on-Trent median median 1.7
2019 1.9; Stoke-on-Trent median median 1.7
2018 1.9; Stoke-on-Trent median median 1.7
2017 2.1; Stoke-on-Trent median median 2.0
2016 1.9; Stoke-on-Trent median median 1.9
2015 1.9; Stoke-on-Trent median median 1.9
2014 1.9; Stoke-on-Trent median median 1.7

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Stoke-on-Trent median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	53	71	1.3	43	0.81
Sep 2025	47	73	1.6	46	0.98
Sep 2024	45	80	1.8	44	0.98
Sep 2023	58	95	1.6	51	0.88
Sep 2022	58	122	2.1	51	0.88
Sep 2021	60	114	1.9	72	1.20
Sep 2020	60	116	1.9	71	1.18
Sep 2019	57	110	1.9	55	0.96
Sep 2018	60	114	1.9	62	1.03
Sep 2017	59	121	2.1	67	1.14
Sep 2016	60	113	1.9	63	1.05
Sep 2015	60	116	1.9	60	1.00
Sep 2014	60	114	1.9	63	1.05

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 78% · Writing 75% · Maths 82% → all three 68% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard68%23rd of 64 in Stoke-on-Trent

Stoke-on-Trent 62% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard78%

Stoke-on-Trent 75% England 78%

Higher standard32%

Stoke-on-Trent 26% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard75%

Stoke-on-Trent 75% England 75%

Greater depth18%

Stoke-on-Trent 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard82%

Stoke-on-Trent 75% England 77%

Higher standard18%

Stoke-on-Trent 20% England 24%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Stoke-on-Trent median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	68%	8%	106	104
2023/24	47%	5%	103	101
2022/23	52%	10%	105	104

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Sandford Hill Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

1.3applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
Co-op Academy Clarice Cliff
0.7 km · Stoke-on-Trent

2025

1.3applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Gladstone Primary Academy
0.7 km · Stoke-on-Trent

2026

1.5applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
Maple Court Academy
1.4 km · Stoke-on-Trent

Good2023

1.2applications per place 35%met the SATs standard
Co-op Academy Glebe
1.8 km · Stoke-on-Trent

Outstanding2024

2.4applications per place 82%met the SATs standard
St Gregory's Catholic Academy
1.9 km · Stoke-on-Trent

Remains Outstanding2023

1.6applications per place 78%met the SATs standard
St Maria Goretti Catholic Academy
2.0 km · Stoke-on-Trent

2026

1.3applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
St Paul's CofE (C) Primary School
2.1 km · Stoke-on-Trent

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.6applications per place 36%met the SATs standard
Park Hall Academy
2.2 km · Stoke-on-Trent

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.3applications per place 69%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 124030 · 861/2116
Capacity: 459 pupils · 430 on roll
Free school meals: 36.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Clayfield Grove, Sandford Hill, Longton, Stoke-on-Trent, ST3 5AQ
Local authority: Stoke-on-Trent

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources