Academy converter · Stoke-on-Trent

Summerbank Primary Academy

3–11Ages
443Pupils
PrimaryPhase
142988URN

Summerbank Road, Tunstall, Stoke-on-Trent, ST6 5HA · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Nov 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.2per place

0.2 below Stoke-on-Trent median (1.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Stoke-on-Trent

72 applications for 60 places · 52nd of 63 in Stoke-on-Trent

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

75%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 · 7 November 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

Inspection history

7 November 2023
Graded inspection: Good
9 February 2022
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good (Concerns)

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

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

72 applications · 60 places offered · 59 named it first

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

More applications per place than the Stoke-on-Trent median in 0 of 9 years.

This school
Stoke-on-Trent median

Dashed bars: as Summerbank Primary School (URN 123980), 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	60	72	1.2	59	0.98
Sep 2025	60	73	1.2	57	0.95
Sep 2024	45	64	1.4	44	0.98
Sep 2023	51	60	1.2	45	0.88
Sep 2022	54	82	1.5	54	1.00
Sep 2021	55	75	1.4	52	0.95
Sep 2020	60	81	1.4	53	0.88
Sep 2019	60	75	1.3	55	0.92
Sep 2018	60	95	1.6	64	1.07
Sep 2017 *	60	75	1.3	52	0.87
Sep 2016 *	59	73	1.2	43	0.73
Sep 2015 *	60	97	1.6	56	0.93
Sep 2014 *	55	64	1.2	39	0.71

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 78% · Writing 80% · Maths 87% → all three 75% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard75%11th of 64 in Stoke-on-Trent

Stoke-on-Trent 62% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard78%

Stoke-on-Trent 75% England 78%

Higher standard47%

Stoke-on-Trent 26% England 33%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard80%

Stoke-on-Trent 75% England 75%

Greater depth3%

Stoke-on-Trent 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard87%

Stoke-on-Trent 75% England 77%

Higher standard48%

Stoke-on-Trent 20% England 24%

Average scaled score 108 (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	75%	3%	107	108
2023/24	78%	2%	109	109
2022/23	71%	3%	106	107

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

Summerbank Primary AcademyThis school
This school

Good2023

1.2applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
St Mary's Church of England Primary School
0.8 km · Stoke-on-Trent

Outstanding2024

1.5applications per place 81%met the SATs standard
Star Academy, Sandyford
0.8 km · Stoke-on-Trent

Good2022

0.9applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
St Wilfrid's Catholic Academy
1.1 km · Stoke-on-Trent

Remains Good2023

1.3applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
Mill Hill Primary Academy
1.2 km · Stoke-on-Trent

Outstanding2023

1.5applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
Goldenhill Primary Academy
1.3 km · Stoke-on-Trent

Good2023

1.5applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
St Joseph's Catholic Academy, Goldenhill
1.4 km · Stoke-on-Trent

Standards maintained2025

1.1applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
Saint Nathaniel's Academy
2.0 km · Stoke-on-Trent

Good2024

1.4applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Bursley Academy
2.4 km · Staffordshire

Requires improvement2024

1.5applications per place 67%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 142988 · 861/2013
Trust: The Societas Trust
Capacity: 472 pupils · 443 on roll
Free school meals: 55.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 September 2017
Replaced: Summerbank Primary School (URN 123980)
Address: Summerbank Road, Tunstall, Stoke-on-Trent, ST6 5HA
Local authority: Stoke-on-Trent

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