Academy converter · Staffordshire

Springhead Primary School

3–11Ages
214Pupils
PrimaryPhase
149650URN

Kingsley Road, Talke Pits, Stoke-on-Trent, ST7 1RA · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodNov 2012

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Jun 2023

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.4per place

0.5 below Staffordshire median (1.9)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Staffordshire

30 applications for 21 places · 211th of 235 in Staffordshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

73%met the expected standard

Staffordshire 67% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodNov 2012

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Jun 2023

Inspection history

7 June 2023
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good · as Springhead Primary School, URN 124097
8 November 2012
Graded inspection: Good · as Springhead Primary School, URN 124097

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

1.4applications per place, Reception

0.5 below Staffordshire median (1.9) 0.8 below England median (2.2)

30 applications · 21 places offered · 19 named it first

2026 1.4; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2025 1.3; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2024 1.3; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2023 1.5; Staffordshire median median 1.9; as the previous school
2022 1.4; Staffordshire median median 1.9; as the previous school
2021 1.3; Staffordshire median median 1.9; as the previous school
2020 1.1; Staffordshire median median 1.9; as the previous school
2019 1.1; Staffordshire median median 2.0; as the previous school
2018 1.4; Staffordshire median median 1.9; as the previous school
2017 1.1; Staffordshire median median 1.8; as the previous school
2016 1.2; Staffordshire median median 1.8; as the previous school
2015 1.3; Staffordshire median median 1.8; as the previous school
2014 1.3; Staffordshire median median 1.8; as the previous school

This school
Staffordshire median

Dashed bars: as Springhead Primary School (URN 124097), 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	21	30	1.4	19	0.90
Sep 2025	30	38	1.3	31	1.03
Sep 2024	26	33	1.3	23	0.88
Sep 2023 *	22	33	1.5	21	0.95
Sep 2022 *	30	42	1.4	33	1.10
Sep 2021 *	30	39	1.3	32	1.07
Sep 2020 *	30	34	1.1	29	0.97
Sep 2019 *	29	31	1.1	28	0.97
Sep 2018 *	30	43	1.4	34	1.13
Sep 2017 *	22	25	1.1	20	0.91
Sep 2016 *	30	35	1.2	30	1.00
Sep 2015 *	20	25	1.3	20	1.00
Sep 2014 *	29	38	1.3	30	1.03

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 90% · Writing 83% · Maths 83% → all three 73% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard73%72nd of 212 in Staffordshire

Staffordshire 67% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard90%

Staffordshire 81% England 78%

Higher standard40%

Staffordshire 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 108 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard83%

Staffordshire 78% England 75%

Greater depth7%

Staffordshire 12% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard83%

Staffordshire 80% England 77%

Higher standard33%

Staffordshire 23% England 24%

Average scaled score 105 (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	73%	3%	108	105
2023/24	75%	8%	106	107
2022/23	74%	10%	106	106

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

Springhead Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Remains Good2023

1.4applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
St Saviour's CofE Academy
1.5 km · Staffordshire

2026

1.8applications per place 35%met the SATs standard
The Reginald Mitchell Primary School
1.7 km · Staffordshire

Remains Good2023

1.7applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
St Chad's CofE (C) Primary School
1.8 km · Staffordshire

Remains Good2023

1.8applications per place 76%met the SATs standard
St Thomas' CofE Primary Academy
2.0 km · Staffordshire

Remains Good2023

1.5applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
St John the Evangelist Catholic Academy
2.1 km · Staffordshire

Standards maintained2025

1.6applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Goldenhill Primary Academy
2.2 km · Stoke-on-Trent

Good2023

1.5applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
Star Academy, Sandyford
2.4 km · Stoke-on-Trent

Good2022

0.9applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Dove Bank Primary School
2.6 km · Staffordshire

Remains Good2023

1.4applications per place 56%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: 149650 · 860/2226
Trust: Children First Learning Partnership
Capacity: 210 pupils · 214 on roll
Free school meals: 19.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 October 2023
Replaced: Springhead Primary School (URN 124097)
Address: Kingsley Road, Talke Pits, Stoke-on-Trent, ST7 1RA
Local authority: Staffordshire · Newcastle-under-Lyme

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