United Kingdom · West Midlands · Local Authority
Stoke-on-Trent
Unitary authority · West Midlands, England · population ~257k · 91 state-funded schools
The signature
How Stoke-on-Trent ranks across 361 UK Local Authorities
Pay
£33,847/yr
Very low
Worse than 97% of UK LAs
House price
£154,250
Most affordable
Better than 95% of UK LAs
Rent
£708/mo
Most affordable
Better than 90% of UK LAs
Council tax
£2,183/yr
Cheapest
Better than 91% of UK LAs
Crime
108.8/1k
Highest
Worse than 90% of UK LAs
Deprivation
34.5
Most deprived
Worse than 96% of UK LAs
Schools
93.2%
Mid
Around UK average
Colour shows quintile position against 361 UK Local Authorities. Green is the best position for someone moving here; red is the worst. Direction is set per indicator — higher pay, lower rent, less crime, less deprivation are all green.
Schools
89 state-funded schools · Ofsted Feb 2026
82 of 88 (93.2%) rated Good or Outstanding under Ofsted's legacy framework. 1 school is on the post-2024 report-card framework and don't roll up into the legacy total. How we count →
The map
91 schools · pins coloured by Ofsted grade
Showing 20 of 91 schools.
| New framework | Links | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Discovery Academy | Secondary | 1,437 | Requires Improvement2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Co-op Academy Stoke-On-Trent | Secondary | 1,248 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
The Excel Academy | Secondary | 1,208 | Good2021 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Ormiston Sir Stanley Matthews Academy | Secondary | 1,190 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
St Margaret Ward Catholic Academy | Secondary | 1,139 | Good2021 | — | OfstedWebsite |
St Joseph's CollegeGrammar | Secondary | 1,132 | Outstanding2025 | — | OfstedWebsite |
St Thomas More Catholic Academy | Secondary | 1,119 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Haywood Academy | Secondary | 1,112 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Thistley Hough Academy | Secondary | 1,095 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
St Peter's CofE Academy | Secondary | 1,052 | Good2025 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Ormiston Meridian Academy | Secondary | 1,044 | Good2022 | — | Ofsted |
Ormiston Horizon Academy | Secondary | 1,029 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Birches Head Academy | Secondary | 953 | Inadequate2023Serious weaknesses | — | OfstedWebsite |
Trentham Academy | Secondary | 782 | Good2021 | — | OfstedWebsite |
The Crescent Academy | Primary | 697 | Good2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
The Willows Primary School | Primary | 690 | Good2020 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Sneyd Academy | Primary | 585 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Burnwood Primary Academy | Primary | 585 | Good2019 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Belgrave St Bartholomew's Academy | Primary | 546 | Outstanding2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Sandon Primary Academy | Primary | 504 | Outstanding2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
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What we don't know yet
Commute times · GP appointment availability · broadband speeds · air quality at LA level · green-space proximity · public transport coverage. These matter for a relocation decision. We'll add them when the source data is reliable nationally and consistent across LA boundaries.