Academy converter · Stoke-on-Trent

Sutherland Primary Academy

3–11Ages
450Pupils
PrimaryPhase
138548URN

Beaconsfield Drive, Blurton, Stoke-on-Trent, ST3 3DY · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodMay 2017

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Feb 2023

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.2per place

0.3 below Stoke-on-Trent median (1.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Stoke-on-Trent

53 applications for 45 places · 56th of 63 in Stoke-on-Trent

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

61%met the expected standard

Stoke-on-Trent 62% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodMay 2017

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Feb 2023

Inspection history

3 February 2023
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
17 May 2017
Graded inspection: Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

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

1.2applications per place, Reception

0.3 below Stoke-on-Trent median (1.4) 1.0 below England median (2.2)

53 applications · 45 places offered · 45 named it first

2026 1.2; Stoke-on-Trent median median 1.4
2025 1.4; Stoke-on-Trent median median 1.5
2024 1.3; Stoke-on-Trent median median 1.5
2023 1.6; Stoke-on-Trent median median 1.6
2022 1.3; Stoke-on-Trent median median 1.7
2021 1.3; Stoke-on-Trent median median 1.6
2020 1.5; Stoke-on-Trent median median 1.7
2019 1.2; Stoke-on-Trent median median 1.7
2018 1.4; Stoke-on-Trent median median 1.7
2017 1.4; Stoke-on-Trent median median 2.0
2016 1.4; Stoke-on-Trent median median 1.9
2015 1.6; Stoke-on-Trent median median 1.9
2014 1.4; Stoke-on-Trent median median 1.7

More applications per place than the Stoke-on-Trent median in 0 of 13 years.

This school
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	45	53	1.2	45	1.00
Sep 2025	52	71	1.4	49	0.94
Sep 2024	52	66	1.3	50	0.96
Sep 2023	52	82	1.6	52	1.00
Sep 2022	53	71	1.3	53	1.00
Sep 2021	48	60	1.3	46	0.96
Sep 2020	75	112	1.5	78	1.04
Sep 2019	59	72	1.2	59	1.00
Sep 2018	54	73	1.4	52	0.96
Sep 2017	56	80	1.4	54	0.96
Sep 2016	66	95	1.4	63	0.95
Sep 2015	52	84	1.6	51	0.98
Sep 2014	56	78	1.4	53	0.95

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 75% · Writing 72% · Maths 69% → all three 61% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard61%35th of 64 in Stoke-on-Trent

Stoke-on-Trent 62% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard75%

Stoke-on-Trent 75% England 78%

Higher standard19%

Stoke-on-Trent 26% England 33%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard72%

Stoke-on-Trent 75% England 75%

Greater depth12%

Stoke-on-Trent 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard69%

Stoke-on-Trent 75% England 77%

Higher standard27%

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	61%	7%	104	104
2023/24	51%	5%	103	104
2022/23	54%	4%	104	103

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

Sutherland Primary AcademyThis school
This school

Remains Good2023

1.2applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
The Meadows Primary Academy
0.5 km · Stoke-on-Trent

Standards maintained2024

1.4applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
St Paul's CofE (C) Primary School
0.9 km · Stoke-on-Trent

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.6applications per place 36%met the SATs standard
St Gregory's Catholic Academy
1.3 km · Stoke-on-Trent

Remains Outstanding2023

1.6applications per place 78%met the SATs standard
Newstead Primary Academy
1.4 km · Stoke-on-Trent

Outstanding2024

1.5applications per place 83%met the SATs standard
Heron Cross Primary School
1.7 km · Stoke-on-Trent

2026

1.2applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
Belgrave St Bartholomew's Academy
1.9 km · Stoke-on-Trent

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.5applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Ash Green Primary Academy
2.1 km · Stoke-on-Trent

2026

1.8applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Co-op Academy Clarice Cliff
2.3 km · Stoke-on-Trent

2025

1.3applications per place 71%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: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 138548 · 861/2090
Trust: Sutherland Primary Academy
Capacity: 428 pupils · 450 on roll
Free school meals: 44.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 August 2012
Replaced: Sutherland Primary School (URN 124016)
Address: Beaconsfield Drive, Blurton, Stoke-on-Trent, ST3 3DY
Local authority: Stoke-on-Trent

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