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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 28 June 2023Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
- 11 October 2017Graded inspection: 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 entry426 applications · 233 places offered · 208 named it first
- 2026 1.8; Stoke-on-Trent median median 1.9
- 2025 2.2; Stoke-on-Trent median median 2.1
- 2024 2.5; Stoke-on-Trent median median 2.1
- 2023 2.3; Stoke-on-Trent median median 1.9
- 2022 2.3; Stoke-on-Trent median median 2.0
- 2021 2.3; Stoke-on-Trent median median 2.1
- 2020 2.3; Stoke-on-Trent median median 2.1
- 2019 2.4; Stoke-on-Trent median median 1.9
- 2018 2.1; Stoke-on-Trent median median 2.0
- 2017 2.1; Stoke-on-Trent median median 2.0
- 2016 2.7; Stoke-on-Trent median median 1.9
- 2015 2.1; Stoke-on-Trent median median 1.9
- 2014 1.7; Stoke-on-Trent median median 1.7
- This school
- Stoke-on-Trent median
Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, 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 | 233 | 426 | 1.8 | 208 | 0.89 |
| Sep 2025 | 231 | 510 | 2.2 | 244 | 1.06 |
| Sep 2024 | 232 | 570 | 2.5 | 254 | 1.09 |
| Sep 2023 | 237 | 546 | 2.3 | 281 | 1.19 |
| Sep 2022 | 238 | 553 | 2.3 | 285 | 1.20 |
| Sep 2021 | 232 | 530 | 2.3 | 238 | 1.03 |
| Sep 2020 | 237 | 537 | 2.3 | 277 | 1.17 |
| Sep 2019 | 206 | 500 | 2.4 | 316 | 1.53 |
| Sep 2018 | 207 | 442 | 2.1 | 265 | 1.28 |
| Sep 2017 | 209 | 439 | 2.1 | 249 | 1.19 |
| Sep 2016 | 208 | 563 | 2.7 | 305 | 1.47 |
| Sep 2015 | 250 | 527 | 2.1 | 322 | 1.29 |
| Sep 2014 | 208 | 346 | 1.7 | 231 | 1.11 |
How did pupils do at GCSE?
DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisionalEvery year as a table
| Year | Pupils | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths | 4+ Eng & maths | Progress 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 (prov.) | 229 | 42.3 | 37% | 60% | – |
| 2024/25 | 232 | 41.0 | 35% | 57% | – |
| 2023/24 | 228 | 40.9 | 40% | 60% | −0.65 |
| 2022/23 | 208 | 41.3 | 37% | 59% | −0.29 |
Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.
Schools nearby
The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority
- Ormiston Sir Stanley Matthews AcademyThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good20231.8applications per place 42.3Attainment 8
- 1.9 km · Stoke-on-TrentRemains Good20222.2applications per place 43.6Attainment 8
- 2.2 km · Stoke-on-Trent20263.3applications per place 46.0Attainment 8
- 2.9 km · Stoke-on-TrentGraded · no overall grade20252.9applications per place 63.6Attainment 8 Selective
- 3.0 km · Stoke-on-Trent20261.7applications per place 40.6Attainment 8
- 3.5 km · Stoke-on-TrentGraded · no overall grade20251.8applications per place 34.2Attainment 8
- 4.0 km · Stoke-on-Trent20261.9applications per place 43.7Attainment 8
- 4.2 km · Stoke-on-TrentNot yet inspected2.1applications per place
- 4.2 km · StaffordshireGood20241.9applications per place 46.8Attainment 8
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
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School details
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- URN · DfE number
- 136145 · 861/6906
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Capacity
- 1,080 pupils · 1,175 on roll
- Free school meals
- 40.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Opened
- 1 September 2010
- Replaced
- Blurton High School - Business and Enterprise College (URN 124384)
- Address
- Beaconsfield Drive, Blurton, Stoke-on-Trent, ST3 3JD
- Local authority
- Stoke-on-Trent
Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources