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Forsbrook CofE Controlled Primary School

Voluntary controlled school · Stoke-on-Trent · ST11 9PW

Ages 4–11 · 211 pupils · Staffordshire

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Ofsted

Outstanding

KS2 expected (RWM)

77%

Overall absence

4.3%

Admissions demand

1.20 · Competitive

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Outstanding

Inspection date

2023-10-24

Overall effectiveness
Outstanding
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Outstanding
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)77%
Higher standard (RWM)23%
Avg scaled score — reading
107.0
Avg scaled score — maths
107.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
110.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence4.3%
Persistent absence (10%+)8.1%
Unauthorised1.0%
Authorised absence
3.3%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.0%
Enrolments in measure
209

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

1.20 · Competitive

1st preferences

36

Places offered

30

1st-preference offers

30

Total preferences (any rank)
77
Preferred offers (top 3)
30
Applications from outside LA
21
Offers to outside-LA applicants
1

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 fill98%

211 pupils · 215 places

Pupils on roll
211
Boys / girls
101 / 110
School capacity
215
Capacity fill
211 / 215 (98%)
Free school meals
8.5%
FSM pupils
18
Gender
Mixed
School type
Voluntary controlled school

Age range

Ages 4–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

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

School characteristics

Religious character
Church of England
Diocese
Diocese of Lichfield
Governance
Voluntary controlled school
Headteacher
Mrs Kate Cooke

Location

Address
Cheadle Road, Blythe Bridge
Postcode
ST11 9PW
Town
Stoke-on-Trent
County
Staffordshire
Local authority
Staffordshire
District
Staffordshire Moorlands
Constituency
Stoke-on-Trent South
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 voluntary controlled school (primary), Ages 4–11, in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, 211 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 8.5%. Religious character: Church of England. Diocese: Diocese of Lichfield.

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 ST11
9
Primary in ST11
6
Open schools in Staffordshire LA
458
Primary in Staffordshire LA
309

Nearby primary schools

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

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    • Absence5.3%
    • FSM19.4%
    • Demand0.92

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  • Springcroft Primary School

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    • Absence3.7%
    • FSM9.5%
    • Demand1.30

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  • St Filumena's Catholic Primary School

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    • Absence2.5%
    • FSM7.5%
    • Demand0.89

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  • Sandon Primary Academy

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    • Absence4.7%
    • FSM54.5%
    • Demand1.13

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  • Dilhorne Endowed CofE Primary School

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    Ages 4–11

    • KS2100%
    • Absence6.6%
    • FSM20.0%
    • Demand1.00

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  • St Augustine's Catholic Academy

    Ofsted: Standards maintained

    Academy converter · Primary

    Stoke-on-Trent · ST3 7DF · Stoke-on-Trent

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    • KS266%
    • Absence4.3%
    • FSM55.1%
    • Demand1.00

    2.0 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Kate Cooke
Telephone
01782392577
Website
www.forsbrookprimaryschool.co.uk

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