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Carmountside Primary Academy

Academy converter · Stoke-on-Trent · ST2 8DJ

Ages 2–11 · 196 pupils · Stoke-on-Trent

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Ofsted

Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

40%

Overall absence

7.0%

Admissions demand

1.00 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Good

Inspection date

2022-07-05

Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

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

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)40%
Higher standard (RWM)0%
Avg scaled score — reading
102.0
Avg scaled score — maths
99.0
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 absence7.0%
Persistent absence (10%+)26.3%
Unauthorised4.0%
Authorised absence
3.0%
Severe absence (50%+)
1.1%
Enrolments in measure
175

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

19

Places offered

19

1st-preference offers

19

Total preferences (any rank)
25
Preferred offers (top 3)
19
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 fill93%

196 pupils · 210 places

Pupils on roll
196
Boys / girls
99 / 97
School capacity
210
Capacity fill
196 / 210 (93%)
Free school meals
61.7%
FSM pupils
121
Gender
Mixed
School type
Academy converter

Age range

Ages 2–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

2 / 6

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

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Academy trust: THE SOCIETAS TRUST
Academy trust
THE SOCIETAS TRUST
Headteacher
Mrs Lisa Challinor

Location

Address
Woodhead Road, Abbey Hulton
Postcode
ST2 8DJ
Town
Stoke-on-Trent
County
Staffordshire
Local authority
Stoke-on-Trent
District
Stoke-on-Trent
Constituency
Stoke-on-Trent Central
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

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

Mixed academy converter (primary), Ages 2–11, in Stoke-on-Trent, Stoke-on-Trent, 196 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery, academy. Free school meals: 61.7%.

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 ST2
17
Primary in ST2
9
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 ST2

  • Milton Primary Academy

    Ofsted: Expected standard

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    Stoke-on-Trent · ST2 7AF · Stoke-on-Trent

    Ages 3–11

    • KS256%
    • Absence4.9%
    • FSM35.4%
    • Demand1.00

    0.5 miles away

  • Abbey Hulton Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Stoke-on-Trent · ST2 8BS · Stoke-on-Trent

    Ages 3–11

    • KS248%
    • Absence7.3%
    • FSM67.6%
    • Demand1.00

    0.7 miles away

  • Hillside Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

    Stoke-on-Trent · ST2 7AS · Stoke-on-Trent

    Ages 3–11

    • KS278%
    • Absence4.1%
    • FSM11.2%
    • Demand1.00

    0.8 miles away

  • Holden Lane Academy

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Stoke-on-Trent · ST1 6JS · Stoke-on-Trent

    Ages 3–11

    • FSM60.4%

    0.8 miles away

  • Kingsland CofE Academy

    Ofsted: Expected standard

    Academy converter · Primary

    Stoke-on-Trent · ST2 9AS · Stoke-on-Trent

    Ages 2–11

    • KS238%
    • Absence6.7%
    • FSM42.6%
    • Demand0.98

    1.1 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

    1.3 miles away

  • Greenways Primary Academy

    Ofsted: Improved significantly

    Academy converter · Primary

    Stoke-on-Trent · ST9 9NY · Stoke-on-Trent

    Ages 3–11

    • KS283%
    • Absence3.7%
    • FSM6.0%
    • Demand1.00

    1.3 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Lisa Challinor
Telephone
01782234676
Website
www.carmountsideprimary.org.uk/

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