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St Thomas' CofE Primary Academy

Academy converter · Stoke-on-Trent · ST7 4HT

Ages 2–11 · 189 pupils · Staffordshire

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Ofsted

Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

52%

Overall absence

6.6%

Admissions demand

1.00 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Good

Inspection date

2019-12-03

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)52%
Higher standard (RWM)3%
Avg scaled score — reading
104.0
Avg scaled score — maths
101.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
102.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence6.6%
Persistent absence (10%+)21.7%
Unauthorised1.7%
Authorised absence
4.9%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.6%
Enrolments in measure
166

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

25

Places offered

25

1st-preference offers

25

Total preferences (any rank)
40
Preferred offers (top 3)
25
Applications from outside LA
3
Offers to outside-LA applicants
3

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 fill92%

189 pupils · 205 places

Pupils on roll
189
Boys / girls
95 / 94
School capacity
205
Capacity fill
189 / 205 (92%)
Free school meals
13.2%
FSM pupils
25
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

Religious character
Church of England
Diocese
Diocese of Lichfield
Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Academy trust: THREE SPIRES TRUST
Academy trust
THREE SPIRES TRUST
Sponsor
Three Spires Trust
Headteacher
Mrs Donna Pierpoint

Location

Address
Poplar Drive, Kidsgrove
Postcode
ST7 4HT
Town
Stoke-on-Trent
County
Staffordshire
Local authority
Staffordshire
District
Newcastle-under-Lyme
Constituency
Stoke-on-Trent North
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, Staffordshire, 189 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery, academy. Free school meals: 13.2%. 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 ST7
30
Primary in ST7
21
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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    • Absence5.4%
    • FSM28.9%
    • Demand1.00

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    • FSM26.7%
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    • FSM29.2%
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  • Star Academy, Sandyford

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  • St Saviour's CofE Academy

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    • KS254%
    • Absence6.5%
    • FSM29.6%
    • Demand1.00

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Donna Pierpoint
Telephone
01782787099
Website
https://www.stthomascofeacademy.org/

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