Compare schools
Compare up to 4 schools. Green/red cells mark clearer stronger/weaker figures among this set — this is not a ranking.
Shareable link/compare?urns=142992,140148,124314,139226
22 fields differ · 14 match
Provision checklist
Quick yes/no view derived from GIAS characteristics (not Ofsted or performance).
| Provision | Goldenhill Primary Academy | St Joseph's Catholic Academy, Goldenhill | St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Goldenhill | Star Academy, Sandyford |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nursery | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| Sixth form | No | No | No | No |
| Boarding | No | No | No | No |
| Special school | No | No | No | No |
| Independent | No | No | No | No |
| Academy | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
| Field | Goldenhill Primary Academy | St Joseph's Catholic Academy, Goldenhill | St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Goldenhill | Star Academy, Sandyford |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Locationdiffers | Stoke-on-Trent, ST6 4QE | Stoke-on-Trent, ST6 5RN | Stoke-on-Trent, ST6 5RN | Stoke-on-Trent, ST6 5PT |
| School typediffers | Academy converter | Academy converter | Voluntary aided school | Academy sponsor led |
| Phase | Primary | Primary | Primary | Primary |
| Age rangediffers | 3–11 | 3–11 | 3–11 | 4–11 |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed |
| Statusdiffers | Open | Open | Closed | Open |
| Ofsted headlinediffers | Good | Standards maintained | — | Good |
| Attainment 8 | — | — | — | — |
| Progress 8 | — | — | — | — |
| Eng & maths 5+ | — | — | — | — |
| Eng & maths 4+ | — | — | — | — |
| EBacc entry | — | — | — | — |
| EBacc APS | — | — | — | — |
| KS2 expected (RWM)differs | 90% | 56% | — | 43% |
| KS2 higher standard (RWM)differs | 31% | 4% | — | 0% |
| Overall absencediffers | 6.0% | 5.7% | — | 4.7% |
| Persistent absencediffers | 16.2% | 13.9% | — | 14.4% |
| Severe absencediffers | 0.5% | 0.5% | — | 2.1% |
| Admissions demand ratiodiffers | 0.96 (Balanced demand) | 1.00 (Balanced demand) | — | 1.00 (Balanced demand) |
| 1st preferencesdiffers | 24 | 30 | — | 14 |
| Places offereddiffers | 25 | 30 | — | 14 |
| Pupils on rolldiffers | 216 | 230 | — | 128 |
| Capacity filldiffers | 216 / 236 (92%) | 230 / 240 (96%) | — | 128 / 195 (66%) |
| Free school mealsdiffers | 37.5% | 40.1% | — | 48.4% |
| Admissions policy | — | — | — | — |
| Headteacherdiffers | Mr S Martin | Mrs Laura Hamilton | Mr John Tierney | Mrs Sara Bloor |
| SEN types | — | — | — | — |
| Diocesediffers | — | Archdiocese of Birmingham | Archdiocese of Birmingham | — |
| Constituency | Stoke-on-Trent North | Stoke-on-Trent North | Stoke-on-Trent North | Stoke-on-Trent North |
| Sponsordiffers | — | St Gabriel the Archangel Catholic Multi-Academy Trust | — | Academy Transformation Trust |
| Federation | — | — | — | — |
| Governancediffers | Academy trust: THE SOCIETAS TRUST | Academy trust: ST GABRIEL THE ARCHANGEL CATHOLIC MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST | Voluntary aided school | Academy trust: ACADEMY TRANSFORMATION TRUST |
| Academy/trustdiffers | THE SOCIETAS TRUST | ST GABRIEL THE ARCHANGEL CATHOLIC MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST | — | ACADEMY TRANSFORMATION TRUST |
| Nurserydiffers | Has Nursery Classes | Has Nursery Classes | Has Nursery Classes | No Nursery Classes |
| Sixth form | Does not have a sixth form | Does not have a sixth form | Does not have a sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| Boarding | No boarders | No boarders | No boarders | No boarders |
Green = clearer stronger figure in this set; red = clearer weaker. Ties and missing values are unmarked. Read how to compare schools.