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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 13 June 2024Ungraded inspection: School remains Outstanding
- 11 July 2017Graded inspection: Outstanding
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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 entry87 applications · 59 places offered · 70 named it first
- 2026 1.5; Stoke-on-Trent median median 1.4
- 2025 1.4; Stoke-on-Trent median median 1.5
- 2024 1.6; Stoke-on-Trent median median 1.5
- 2023 1.8; Stoke-on-Trent median median 1.6
- 2022 1.7; Stoke-on-Trent median median 1.7
- 2021 1.7; Stoke-on-Trent median median 1.6
- 2020 1.7; Stoke-on-Trent median median 1.7
- 2019 1.6; 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 1.3; Stoke-on-Trent median median 1.9
- 2014 1.3; Stoke-on-Trent median median 1.7; as the previous school
- This school
- Stoke-on-Trent median
Dashed bars: as Sandon Primary School (URN 124010), the previous school.
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 | 59 | 87 | 1.5 | 70 | 1.19 |
| Sep 2025 | 57 | 78 | 1.4 | 56 | 0.98 |
| Sep 2024 | 60 | 94 | 1.6 | 68 | 1.13 |
| Sep 2023 | 59 | 103 | 1.8 | 70 | 1.19 |
| Sep 2022 | 57 | 97 | 1.7 | 67 | 1.18 |
| Sep 2021 | 58 | 99 | 1.7 | 69 | 1.19 |
| Sep 2020 | 58 | 98 | 1.7 | 73 | 1.26 |
| Sep 2019 | 58 | 90 | 1.6 | 67 | 1.16 |
| Sep 2018 | 60 | 83 | 1.4 | 58 | 0.97 |
| Sep 2017 | 46 | 66 | 1.4 | 46 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2016 | 59 | 84 | 1.4 | 66 | 1.12 |
| Sep 2015 | 59 | 79 | 1.3 | 56 | 0.95 |
| Sep 2014 * | 53 | 68 | 1.3 | 52 | 0.98 |
How did pupils do in SATs?
DfE KS2 · 2024/25Reading 72% · Writing 86% · Maths 70% → all three 61% met the expected standard, End of Year 6
- 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% | 0% | 104 | 103 |
| 2023/24 | 63% | 11% | 106 | 105 |
| 2022/23 | 71% | 5% | 106 | 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
- Sandon Primary AcademyThis schoolThis schoolRemains Outstanding20241.5applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
- 0.4 km · Stoke-on-TrentStandards maintained20251.4applications per place 48%met the SATs standard
- 1.1 km · Stoke-on-TrentGood202243%met the SATs standard
- 1.2 km · Stoke-on-TrentRemains Good · improving20241.1applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
- 1.6 km · Stoke-on-TrentGraded · no overall grade20251.6applications per place
- 1.8 km · StaffordshireStandards maintained20252.3applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
- 1.8 km · Stoke-on-TrentGraded · no overall grade20251.5applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
- 1.8 km · Stoke-on-Trent202659%met the SATs standard
- 1.8 km · StaffordshireGood20222.8applications per place 76%met the SATs standard
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
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School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- URN · DfE number
- 140872 · 861/2080
- Trust
- The Sandon Trust
- Capacity
- 480 pupils · 492 on roll
- Free school meals
- 54.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
- SEN provision
- Resourced provision
- Nursery
- Has nursery classes
- Opened
- 1 May 2014
- Replaced
- Sandon Primary School (URN 124010)
- Address
- Normacot Grange Road, Meir, Stoke-on-Trent, ST3 7AW
- Local authority
- Stoke-on-Trent
Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources