Academy sponsor led · Staffordshire

Kidsgrove Primary School

3–11Ages
156Pupils
PrimaryPhase
146636URN

Gloucester Road, Stoke-on-Trent, ST7 4DL · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Jun 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.1per place

close to Staffordshire median (1.9)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Staffordshire

38 applications for 18 places · 79th of 235 in Staffordshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

33%met the expected standard

Staffordshire 67% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 23 June 2026Published 7 September 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Strong standard	Expected standard	Needs attention
Inclusion			Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching			Expected standard
Achievement				Needs attention
Attendance and behaviour		Strong standard
Personal development and wellbeing			Expected standard
Early years		Strong standard
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance			Expected standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

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Inspection history

23 June 2026
Report card · 2 Strong standard, 4 Expected standard, 1 Needs attention
24 May 2022
Graded 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 entry

2.1applications per place, Reception

close to Staffordshire median (1.9) close to England median (2.2)

38 applications · 18 places offered · 18 named it first

2026 2.1; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2025 2.0; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2024 2.2; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2023 1.5; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2022 2.0; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2021 1.3; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2020 2.0; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2019 1.4; Staffordshire median median 2.0
2018 1.8; Staffordshire median median 1.9; as the previous school
2017 1.4; Staffordshire median median 1.8; as the previous school
2016 1.5; Staffordshire median median 1.8; as the previous school
2015 1.5; Staffordshire median median 1.8; as the previous school
2014 1.4; Staffordshire median median 1.8; as the previous school

This school
Staffordshire median

Dashed bars: as University Primary Academy Kidsgrove (URN 139949), Maryhill Primary School (URN 124096), 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	18	38	2.1	18	1.00
Sep 2025	23	45	2.0	22	0.96
Sep 2024	20	43	2.2	19	0.95
Sep 2023	25	38	1.5	25	1.00
Sep 2022	16	32	2.0	16	1.00
Sep 2021	19	25	1.3	19	1.00
Sep 2020	13	26	2.0	12	0.92
Sep 2019	19	26	1.4	18	0.95
Sep 2018 *	12	22	1.8	10	0.83
Sep 2017 *	23	32	1.4	22	0.96
Sep 2016 *	23	34	1.5	22	0.96
Sep 2015 *	24	35	1.5	21	0.88
Sep 2014 *	25	35	1.4	23	0.92

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 60% · Writing 33% · Maths 47% → all three 33% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard33%208th of 212 in Staffordshire

Staffordshire 67% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard60%

Staffordshire 81% England 78%

Higher standard27%

Staffordshire 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 102 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard33%

Staffordshire 78% England 75%

Greater depth0%

Staffordshire 12% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard47%

Staffordshire 80% England 77%

Higher standard20%

Staffordshire 23% England 24%

Average scaled score 101 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Staffordshire median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	33%	0%	102	101
2023/24	58%	0%	104	101
2022/23	50%	0%	104	102

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

Kidsgrove Primary SchoolThis school
This school

2026

2.1applications per place 33%met the SATs standard
Dove Bank Primary School
0.5 km · Staffordshire

Remains Good2023

1.4applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
St John the Evangelist Catholic Academy
1.0 km · Staffordshire

Standards maintained2025

1.6applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
St Thomas' CofE Primary Academy
1.2 km · Staffordshire

Remains Good2023

1.5applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
Thursfield Primary School
1.6 km · Staffordshire

Standards maintained2025

1.8applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Woodcocks' Well CofE Primary School
1.7 km · Cheshire East

2026

1.7applications per place 33%met the SATs standard
The Reginald Mitchell Primary School
1.9 km · Staffordshire

Remains Good2023

1.7applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
Castle Primary School
1.9 km · Staffordshire

Good2023

2.9applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Scholar Green Primary School
2.1 km · Cheshire East

Good2023

1.6applications per place 63%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 sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 146636 · 860/2036
Trust: The Shaw Education Trust
Capacity: 236 pupils · 156 on roll
Free school meals: 29.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 November 2018
Replaced: University Primary Academy Kidsgrove (URN 139949); Maryhill Primary School (URN 124096)
Address: Gloucester Road, Stoke-on-Trent, ST7 4DL
Local authority: Staffordshire · Newcastle-under-Lyme

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources