Academy converter · Stoke-on-Trent

Alexandra Infants' School

3–7Ages
171Pupils
PrimaryPhase
143489URN

Melville Road, Normacot, Stoke-on-Trent, ST3 4PZ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jul 2025 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.6per place

close to Stoke-on-Trent median (1.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Stoke-on-Trent

35 applications for 22 places · 15th of 63 in Stoke-on-Trent

Every year since 2014

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 1 July 2025Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		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

1.6applications per place, Reception

close to Stoke-on-Trent median (1.4) 0.6 below England median (2.2)

35 applications · 22 places offered · 20 named it first

2026 1.6; Stoke-on-Trent median median 1.4
2025 1.2; Stoke-on-Trent median median 1.5
2024 1.5; Stoke-on-Trent median median 1.5
2023 1.2; Stoke-on-Trent median median 1.6
2022 1.3; Stoke-on-Trent median median 1.7
2021 1.4; Stoke-on-Trent median median 1.6
2020 1.0; Stoke-on-Trent median median 1.7
2019 1.3; Stoke-on-Trent median median 1.7
2018 1.2; Stoke-on-Trent median median 1.7; as the previous school
2017 1.1; 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 1.0; Stoke-on-Trent median median 1.9; as the previous school
2014 1.5; Stoke-on-Trent median median 1.7; as the previous school

This school
Stoke-on-Trent median

Dashed bars: as Alexandra Infants' School (URN 124011), 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	22	35	1.6	20	0.91
Sep 2025	29	34	1.2	22	0.76
Sep 2024	26	40	1.5	23	0.88
Sep 2023	37	43	1.2	31	0.84
Sep 2022	32	42	1.3	29	0.91
Sep 2021	33	46	1.4	26	0.79
Sep 2020	51	52	1.0	33	0.65
Sep 2019	32	43	1.3	28	0.88
Sep 2018 *	49	61	1.2	39	0.80
Sep 2017 *	53	59	1.1	35	0.66
Sep 2016 *	57	67	1.2	32	0.56
Sep 2015 *	38	38	1.0	23	0.61
Sep 2014 *	42	63	1.5	35	0.83

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Alexandra Infants' SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.6applications per place
Alexandra Junior School
0.5 km · Stoke-on-Trent

Good2022

43%met the SATs standard
Belgrave St Bartholomew's Academy
0.7 km · Stoke-on-Trent

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.5applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
St Augustine's Catholic Academy
1.2 km · Stoke-on-Trent

Standards maintained2025

1.4applications per place 48%met the SATs standard
St Gregory's Catholic Academy
1.4 km · Stoke-on-Trent

Remains Outstanding2023

1.6applications per place 78%met the SATs standard
Park Hall Academy
1.5 km · Stoke-on-Trent

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.3applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Gladstone Primary Academy
1.6 km · Stoke-on-Trent

2026

1.5applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
Sandon Primary Academy
1.6 km · Stoke-on-Trent

Remains Outstanding2024

1.5applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
Weston Junior Academy
1.6 km · Stoke-on-Trent

2026

59%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: 143489 · 861/2082
Trust: The New Guild Trust
Capacity: 203 pupils · 171 on roll
Free school meals: 35.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: SEN unit
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 July 2018
Replaced: Alexandra Infants' School (URN 124011)
Address: Melville Road, Normacot, Stoke-on-Trent, ST3 4PZ
Local authority: Stoke-on-Trent

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