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Ball Green Primary School

Community school · Stoke-on-Trent · ST6 8AJ

Ages 3–11 · 319 pupils · Stoke-on-Trent

School website

KS2 expected (RWM)

30%

Overall absence

7.7%

Admissions demand

1.00 · Balanced demand

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)30%
Higher standard (RWM)4%
Avg scaled score — reading
103.0
Avg scaled score — maths
100.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
100.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence7.7%
Persistent absence (10%+)27.4%
Unauthorised3.5%
Authorised absence
4.2%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.7%
Enrolments in measure
288

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

1.00 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

36

Places offered

36

1st-preference offers

36

Total preferences (any rank)
46
Preferred offers (top 3)
36
Applications from outside LA
0
Offers to outside-LA applicants
0

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill89%

319 pupils · 360 places

Pupils on roll
319
Boys / girls
170 / 149
School capacity
360
Capacity fill
319 / 360 (89%)
Free school meals
67.7%
FSM pupils
216
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 3–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

1 / 6

  • NurseryHas Nursery Classes
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Mr Jonathan Hankey

Location

Address
Whitfield Road, Ball Green
Postcode
ST6 8AJ
Town
Stoke-on-Trent
County
Staffordshire
Local authority
Stoke-on-Trent
District
Stoke-on-Trent
Constituency
Stoke-on-Trent North
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

SEN & specialist provision

As recorded in GIAS — provision detail, not an Ofsted judgement.

SEN types
SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health
Special classes
No Special Classes
Resourced provision
Resourced provision
Resourced places
6 on roll / 10 capacity

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed community school (primary), Ages 3–11, in Stoke-on-Trent, Stoke-on-Trent, 319 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery. Free school meals: 67.7%. SEN provision includes: SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health.

Open schools in Stoke-on-Trent
183
Primary schools in Stoke-on-Trent
121
Academies among open schools in Stoke-on-Trent
70% (129)
Open schools in ST6
30
Primary in ST6
20
Open schools in Stoke-on-Trent LA
116
Primary in Stoke-on-Trent LA
71

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

Compare with theseAll in Stoke-on-TrentNear ST6

  • Ball Green Primary Academy

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Stoke-on-Trent · ST6 8AJ · Stoke-on-Trent

    Ages 3–11

    0.0 miles away

  • Burnwood Primary Academy

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Stoke-on-Trent · ST6 7LP · Stoke-on-Trent

    Ages 2–11

    • FSM54.4%

    0.6 miles away

  • St Marys Catholic Academy

    Ofsted: Strong standard

    Academy converter · Primary

    Stoke-on-Trent · ST6 8EZ · Stoke-on-Trent

    Ages 3–11

    • KS270%
    • Absence3.3%
    • FSM23.2%
    • Demand1.07

    0.7 miles away

  • Whitfield Valley Primary Academy

    Ofsted: Outstanding

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    Stoke-on-Trent · ST6 6TD · Stoke-on-Trent

    Ages 3–11

    • KS281%
    • Absence5.2%
    • FSM62.7%
    • Demand1.00

    0.8 miles away

  • Norton-Le-Moors Primary Academy

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    Stoke-on-Trent · ST6 8BZ · Stoke-on-Trent

    Ages 3–11

    • KS277%
    • Absence4.8%
    • FSM42.1%
    • Demand0.97

    1.1 miles away

  • Smallthorne Primary Academy

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Stoke-on-Trent · ST6 1PR · Stoke-on-Trent

    Ages 3–11

    • KS270%
    • Absence5.2%
    • FSM50.2%
    • Demand0.87

    1.2 miles away

  • Mill Hill Primary Academy

    Ofsted: Outstanding

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    Stoke-on-Trent · ST6 6ED · Stoke-on-Trent

    Ages 3–11

    • KS264%
    • Absence5.9%
    • FSM51.5%
    • Demand0.98

    1.3 miles away

  • St Anne's CofE (VC) Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Voluntary controlled school · Primary

    Stoke-on-Trent · ST6 8TA · Staffordshire

    Ages 4–11

    • KS270%
    • Absence5.5%
    • FSM10.2%
    • Demand0.83

    1.5 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mr Jonathan Hankey
Website
www.ballgreenprimary.co.uk

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