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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 5 October 2022Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
- 9 May 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 entry436 applications · 197 places offered · 197 named it first
FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.
- 2026 2.2; Stoke-on-Trent median median 1.9
- 2025 2.4; Stoke-on-Trent median median 2.1
- 2024 2.6; Stoke-on-Trent median median 2.1
- 2023 2.4; Stoke-on-Trent median median 1.9
- 2022 2.3; Stoke-on-Trent median median 2.0
- 2021 2.4; Stoke-on-Trent median median 2.1
- 2020 2.4; Stoke-on-Trent median median 2.1
- 2019 2.0; Stoke-on-Trent median median 1.9
- 2018 2.0; Stoke-on-Trent median median 2.0
- 2017 2.0; Stoke-on-Trent median median 2.0
- 2016 2.4; Stoke-on-Trent median median 1.9
- 2015 2.3; Stoke-on-Trent median median 1.9
- 2014 2.0; 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 | 197 | 436 | 2.2 | 197 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2025 | 198 | 474 | 2.4 | 162 | 0.82 |
| Sep 2024 | 198 | 518 | 2.6 | 209 | 1.06 |
| Sep 2023 | 196 | 464 | 2.4 | 172 | 0.88 |
| Sep 2022 | 195 | 445 | 2.3 | 178 | 0.91 |
| Sep 2021 | 196 | 465 | 2.4 | 179 | 0.91 |
| Sep 2020 | 195 | 468 | 2.4 | 159 | 0.82 |
| Sep 2019 | 197 | 398 | 2.0 | 178 | 0.90 |
| Sep 2018 | 207 | 409 | 2.0 | 176 | 0.85 |
| Sep 2017 | 199 | 400 | 2.0 | 178 | 0.89 |
| Sep 2016 | 187 | 454 | 2.4 | 189 | 1.01 |
| Sep 2015 | 184 | 431 | 2.3 | 178 | 0.97 |
| Sep 2014 | 168 | 332 | 2.0 | 133 | 0.79 |
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.) | 198 | 43.6 | 37% | 59% | – |
| 2024/25 | 195 | 43.4 | 36% | 64% | – |
| 2023/24 | 205 | 39.1 | 31% | 49% | −0.21 |
| 2022/23 | 199 | 42.3 | 31% | 56% | −0.11 |
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
- St Thomas More Catholic AcademyThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good20222.2applications per place 43.6Attainment 8
- 1.9 km · Stoke-on-TrentRemains Good20231.8applications per place 42.3Attainment 8
- 2.4 km · Stoke-on-TrentGraded · no overall grade20251.8applications per place 34.2Attainment 8
- 2.7 km · Stoke-on-Trent20261.7applications per place 40.6Attainment 8
- 2.9 km · Stoke-on-TrentRequires improvement20241.4applications per place 33.5Attainment 8
- 3.0 km · Stoke-on-TrentNot yet inspected2.1applications per place
- 3.5 km · Stoke-on-TrentGraded · no overall grade20252.9applications per place 63.6Attainment 8 Selective
- 3.7 km · Stoke-on-Trent20263.3applications per place 46.0Attainment 8
- 3.9 km · Stoke-on-Trent20261.9applications per place 43.7Attainment 8
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
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School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- URN · DfE number
- 140304 · 861/5400
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Capacity
- 1,135 pupils · 1,085 on roll
- Free school meals
- 37.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Opened
- 1 November 2013
- Replaced
- St Thomas More Catholic College (URN 124465)
- Address
- Longton Hall Road, Longton, Stoke-on-Trent, ST3 2NJ
- Local authority
- Stoke-on-Trent
Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources