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OpenPrimaryOfsted: OutstandingURN 111159

Rode Heath Primary School

Community school · Stoke-on-Trent · ST7 3RY

Ages 3–11 · 245 pupils · Cheshire East

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Ofsted

Outstanding

KS2 expected (RWM)

90%

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

2024-03-12

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)90%
Higher standard (RWM)13%
Avg scaled score — reading
110.0
Avg scaled score — maths
108.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
108.0

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%+)5.9%
Unauthorised1.0%
Authorised absence
3.3%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.5%
Enrolments in measure
186

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

29

Total preferences (any rank)
56
Preferred offers (top 3)
30
Applications from outside LA
11
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 fill105%

245 pupils · 234 places

Pupils on roll
245
Boys / girls
121 / 124
School capacity
234
Capacity fill
245 / 234 (105%)
Free school meals
11.4%
FSM pupils
28
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 John Frankland

Location

Address
Heath Avenue, Rode Heath
Postcode
ST7 3RY
Town
Stoke-on-Trent
County
Staffordshire
Local authority
Cheshire East
District
Cheshire East
Constituency
Congleton
Urban/rural
Larger rural: 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 community school (primary), Ages 3–11, in Stoke-on-Trent, Cheshire East, 245 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery. Free school meals: 11.4%.

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 ST7
30
Primary in ST7
21
Open schools in Cheshire East LA
180
Primary in Cheshire East LA
124

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 ST7

  • Pikemere School

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    Ages 3–11

    • KS271%
    • Absence4.7%
    • FSM7.1%
    • Demand1.47

    1.4 miles away

  • Scholar Green Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

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    Ages 2–11

    • KS271%
    • Absence5.0%
    • FSM14.1%
    • Demand0.88

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  • Excalibur Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

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    Ages 4–11

    • KS275%
    • Absence4.1%
    • FSM8.7%
    • Demand1.33

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  • St Gabriel's Catholic Primary School

    Ofsted: Outstanding

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    Ages 3–11

    • KS270%
    • Absence4.5%
    • FSM2.5%
    • Demand1.07

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  • Smallwood CofE Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

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    • KS290%
    • Absence4.5%
    • FSM6.7%
    • Demand0.96

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  • Cranberry Academy

    Ofsted: Expected standard

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    Ages 3–11

    • KS265%
    • Absence4.6%
    • FSM10.5%
    • Demand0.92

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  • The Reginald Mitchell Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

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    Ages 3–11

    • KS283%
    • Absence4.5%
    • FSM25.5%
    • Demand1.00

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Contact

Headteacher
Mr John Frankland
Telephone
01270314414
Website
www.rodeheath.cheshire.sch.uk/

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