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Best primary schools in Stoke-on-Trent

64 of 72 primary schools ranked by Met expected standard (RWM) · all Stoke-on-Trent schools · secondary schools

Ranked on Met expected standard (RWM), 2024/25 — the most recent year each school has published. Official data, not our opinion — but the ranking is only as good as the measure, and a single number never describes a school.

61 of 72 rated Good or Outstanding
6 oversubscribed on first preference
10 Good or better and undersubscribed — the overlooked ones
Median Met expected standard (RWM): 62.5% (best 83.0%)

#	School	Met expected standard (RWM)	Ofsted	Places	Catchment
1	Newstead Primary Academy Stoke-on-Trent	83.0%	Outstanding	about even 0.97 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
2	Norton-Le-Moors Primary Academy Stoke-on-Trent	83.0%	Good	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
3	Co-op Academy Glebe Stoke-on-Trent	82.0%	Outstanding	oversubscribed 1.6 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
4	St Mary's Church of England Primary School Stoke-on-Trent	81.0%	Outstanding	about even 1.12 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
5	Whitfield Valley Primary Academy Stoke-on-Trent	81.0%	Outstanding improving	about even 1.13 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
6	Goldenhill Primary Academy Stoke-on-Trent	80.0%	Good	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
7	St Gregory's Catholic Academy Stoke-on-Trent	78.0%	Outstanding	about even 1.05 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
8	Hillside Primary School Stoke-on-Trent	77.0%	Good improving	about even 0.93 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
9	Holden Lane Academy Stoke-on-Trent	77.0%	Good	about even 0.95 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
10	St Marys Catholic Academy Stoke-on-Trent	77.0%	Outstanding	about even 0.97 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
11	Summerbank Primary Academy Stoke-on-Trent	75.0%	Good	about even 0.98 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
12	St Maria Goretti Catholic Academy Stoke-on-Trent	73.0%	Good	about even 1.07 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
13	St Teresa's Catholic (A) Primary School Stoke-on-Trent	73.0%	Good	about even 0.95 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
14	The Willows Primary School Stoke-on-Trent	73.0%	Not judged	about even 0.95 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
15	Mill Hill Primary Academy Stoke-on-Trent	72.0%	Outstanding improving	about even 0.93 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
16	Milton Primary Academy Stoke-on-Trent	72.0%	Good	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
17	The Crescent Academy Stoke-on-Trent	72.0%	Good	about even 0.95 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
18	Co-op Academy Clarice Cliff Stoke-on-Trent	71.0%	Requires improvement	about even 0.91 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
19	Greenways Primary Academy Stoke-on-Trent	71.0%	Good	about even 1.1 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
20	New Ford Academy Stoke-on-Trent	70.0%	Outstanding	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
21	The Meadows Primary Academy Stoke-on-Trent	70.0%	Good	about even 0.98 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
22	Park Hall Academy Stoke-on-Trent	69.0%	Not judged	about even 0.98 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
23	Sandford Hill Primary School Stoke-on-Trent hidden gem	68.0%	Good declining	undersubscribed 0.81 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
24	Belgrave St Bartholomew's Academy Stoke-on-Trent	67.0%	Not judged improving	about even 1.1 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
25	Harpfield Primary Academy Stoke-on-Trent	67.0%	Good	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
26	Priory CofE Academy Stoke-on-Trent	67.0%	Good	about even 1.07 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
27	St George and St Martin's Catholic Academy Stoke-on-Trent	67.0%	Good	about even 1.03 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
28	Packmoor Ormiston Academy Stoke-on-Trent	66.0%	Good	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
29	Eaton Park Academy Stoke-on-Trent	65.0%	Good	oversubscribed 1.38 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
30	Waterside Primary School Stoke-on-Trent	64.0%	Outstanding	oversubscribed 1.31 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
31	Ash Green Primary Academy Stoke-on-Trent	63.0%	Good	about even 1.03 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
32	Smallthorne Primary Academy Stoke-on-Trent	63.0%	Good improving	about even 0.96 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
33	Gladstone Primary Academy Stoke-on-Trent	62.0%	Good	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
34	Kingsland CofE Academy Stoke-on-Trent hidden gem	62.0%	Good	about even 0.89 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
35	Forest Park Primary School Stoke-on-Trent hidden gem	61.0%	Good	undersubscribed 0.81 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
36	Sandon Primary Academy Stoke-on-Trent	61.0%	Outstanding	oversubscribed 1.19 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
37	Sutherland Primary Academy Stoke-on-Trent	61.0%	Good improving	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
38	Saint Nathaniel's Academy Stoke-on-Trent	60.0%	Good	oversubscribed 1.18 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
39	Heron Cross Primary School Stoke-on-Trent hidden gem	59.0%	Good	about even 0.89 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
40	Our Lady's Catholic Academy Stoke-on-Trent	59.0%	Good	about even 0.96 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
41	St Joseph's Catholic Academy, Goldenhill Stoke-on-Trent	59.0%	Good	about even 0.92 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
42	Weston Junior Academy Stoke-on-Trent	59.0%	Good	—	approximate
43	Oakhill Primary School Stoke-on-Trent	58.0%	Good	about even 0.98 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
44	Our Lady and St Benedict Catholic Academy Stoke-on-Trent	58.0%	Outstanding improving	about even 1.07 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
45	St Thomas Aquinas Catholic Primary School Stoke-on-Trent	58.0%	Good	about even 0.93 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
46	Sneyd Academy Stoke-on-Trent	56.0%	Good	about even 0.98 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
47	St Matthews Church of England Academy Stoke-on-Trent	56.0%	Good	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
48	St Wilfrid's Catholic Academy Stoke-on-Trent	56.0%	Good	about even 0.91 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
49	Co-op Academy Grove Stoke-on-Trent	54.0%	Good improving	—	approximate
50	St Peter's Catholic Academy Stoke-on-Trent	53.0%	Not judged	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
51	Star Academy, Sandyford Stoke-on-Trent hidden gem	50.0%	Good	undersubscribed 0.5 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
52	St Augustine's Catholic Academy Stoke-on-Trent hidden gem	48.0%	Good improving	undersubscribed 0.78 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
53	St John's CofE (A) Primary School Stoke-on-Trent	48.0%	Requires improvement	about even 0.96 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
54	St Mark's CofE Primary School Stoke-on-Trent	44.0%	Not judged	about even 0.97 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
55	Alexandra Junior School Stoke-on-Trent	43.0%	Good	—	approximate
56	Christ Church CofE Primary Academy Stoke-on-Trent hidden gem	43.0%	Good	undersubscribed 0.76 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
57	Moorpark Junior School Stoke-on-Trent	42.0%	Good	—	approximate
58	Stoke Minster CofE Primary Academy Stoke-on-Trent	42.0%	Not judged	about even 0.91 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
59	Hanley St Luke's Church of England Academy Stoke-on-Trent	41.0%	Good	about even 0.92 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
60	Abbey Hulton Primary School Stoke-on-Trent hidden gem	40.0%	Good	undersubscribed 0.59 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
61	St Paul's CofE (C) Primary School Stoke-on-Trent	36.0%	Not judged declining	about even 0.86 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
62	Maple Court Academy Stoke-on-Trent	35.0%	Good improving	about even 0.9 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
63	Carmountside Primary Academy Stoke-on-Trent	32.0%	Good	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
64	Etruscan Primary School Stoke-on-Trent	30.0%	Not judged	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate

Also in Stoke-on-Trent

8 further primary schools with no published Met expected standard (RWM) for the latest year — usually too small a cohort to report, newly opened, or a special school. Listed because leaving them out would make this a misleading picture of Stoke-on-Trent, not a fairer one.

Alexandra Infants' School Ofsted: Not judged
Ball Green Primary Academy Ofsted: Good
Burnwood Primary Academy Ofsted: Good
Co-op Academy Hamilton Ofsted: Good
Co-op Academy Northwood Ofsted: Good hidden gem
Jackfield Infant School Ofsted: Good
The Valiant School Ofsted: Good
Weston Infant Academy Ofsted: Good hidden gem

Applying in Stoke-on-Trent

Knowing which school is best is only half of it — these are the deadlines that decide whether you can apply at all.

Selective / 11+ test date 2026-09-12 · 2027 entry West Midlands Grammar Schools Entrance Test (St Joseph's College uses same test as SWW consortium)
Selective test results released 2026-10-16 · 2027 entry Results sent Friday 16 October 2026
Secondary application deadline 2026-10-31 · 2027 entry Common Application Form deadline
Primary (Reception) application deadline 2027-01-15 · 2027 entry Primary (Reception) application deadline for September 2027 entry. National statutory deadline 15 January 2027; apply via your home local authority.
Secondary National Offer Day 2027-03-01 · 2027 entry National Offer Day
Primary National Offer Day 2027-04-16 · 2027 entry Primary National Offer Day for September 2027 entry — Reception place offers (16 April).

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