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OpenPrimaryOfsted: GoodURN 124238

St Anne's CofE (VC) Primary School

Voluntary controlled school · Stoke-on-Trent · ST6 8TA

Ages 4–11 · 176 pupils · Staffordshire

Ofsted

Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

70%

Overall absence

5.5%

Admissions demand

0.83 · Often has places

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Good

Inspection date

2019-10-01

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)70%
Higher standard (RWM)6%
Avg scaled score — reading
104.0
Avg scaled score — maths
102.0
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 absence5.5%
Persistent absence (10%+)12.0%
Unauthorised1.5%
Authorised absence
4.0%
Severe absence (50%+)
1.7%
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

0.83 · Often has places

1st preferences

20

Places offered

24

1st-preference offers

20

Total preferences (any rank)
34
Preferred offers (top 3)
24
Applications from outside LA
10
Offers to outside-LA applicants
7

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 fill81%

176 pupils · 218 places

Pupils on roll
176
Boys / girls
88 / 88
School capacity
218
Capacity fill
176 / 218 (81%)
Free school meals
10.2%
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
Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Voluntary controlled school
Headteacher
Mr Edward Hobson

Location

Address
St Anne's Vale, Brown Edge, St Annes Vale
Postcode
ST6 8TA
Town
Stoke-on-Trent
County
Staffordshire
Local authority
Staffordshire
District
Staffordshire Moorlands
Constituency
Staffordshire Moorlands
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, 176 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 10.2%. 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 ST6
30
Primary in ST6
20
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.

  • Academy converter · Primary

    Stoke-on-Trent · ST9 9EB · Staffordshire

    Ages 5–11

    • KS264%
    • Absence4.0%
    • FSM4.2%
    • Demand1.37

    1.3 miles away

  • Endon Hall Primary School

    Ofsted: Expected standard

    Community school · Primary

    Stoke-on-Trent · ST9 9HH · Staffordshire

    Ages 2–11

    • KS259%
    • Absence4.3%
    • FSM6.7%
    • Demand0.96

    1.4 miles away

  • Academy converter · Primary

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

    Ages 3–11

    1.5 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

    1.7 miles away

  • Academy sponsor led · Primary

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

    Ages 3–11

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

    1.9 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

    2.0 miles away

  • Academy sponsor led · Primary

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

    Ages 3–11

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

    2.0 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%

    2.0 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mr Edward Hobson
Telephone
01782503102

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