Schools in Stoke-on-Trent
91 state-funded schools, 41,024 pupils. 93.2% of those carrying an Ofsted grade are Good or Outstanding, including 15 rated Outstanding.
Ofsted Management Information, Feb 2026. Grades are the current published rating, which may pre-date the school’s most recent visit.
Ofsted grades
1 school has been inspected under Ofsted's post-September-2024 report-card framework, which replaces the single 1–4 grade with separate judgments. Those are excluded from the percentages above rather than mapped onto the old scale, because the two scales have no clean equivalence. 2 schools are awaiting a first inspection.
Quick answers
How many schools are there in Stoke-on-Trent?
Stoke-on-Trent has 91 state-funded schools teaching 41,024 pupils. 70 primary, 15 secondary, 4 special.
What percentage of schools in Stoke-on-Trent are Good or Outstanding?
93.2% of the 88 schools carrying an Ofsted grade in Stoke-on-Trent are rated Good or Outstanding: 15 Outstanding and 67 Good. 5 require improvement and 1 are rated Inadequate.
Which schools in Stoke-on-Trent are rated Outstanding?
15 schools are currently rated Outstanding by Ofsted in Stoke-on-Trent: St Joseph's College, Belgrave St Bartholomew's Academy, Sandon Primary Academy, St Mary's Church of England Primary School, New Ford Academy, Waterside Primary School, and 9 more listed below.
Are there grammar schools in Stoke-on-Trent?
Yes. Stoke-on-Trent has 1 selective (grammar) school: St Joseph's College. Selective schools admit by entrance exam, so the local non-selective intake differs from the national picture.
Rated Outstanding
Ofsted’s highest grade. Largest first; a grade can be several years old, so the year is shown.
- St Joseph's CollegeGrammarSecondary1,132Outstanding 2025
- Belgrave St Bartholomew's AcademyPrimary546Outstanding 2023
- Sandon Primary AcademyPrimary504Outstanding 2024
- St Mary's Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary497Outstanding 2024
- New Ford AcademyPrimary472Outstanding 2023
- Waterside Primary SchoolPrimary470Outstanding 2019
- Mill Hill Primary AcademyPrimary469Outstanding 2023
- St Gregory's Catholic AcademyPrimary462Outstanding 2023
- Whitfield Valley Primary AcademyPrimary459Outstanding 2024
- Newstead Primary AcademyPrimary430Outstanding 2024
- St Marys Catholic AcademyPrimary241Outstanding 2021
- St Peter's Catholic AcademyPrimary240Outstanding 2024
- Co-op Academy GlebePrimary233Outstanding 2024
- Our Lady and St Benedict Catholic AcademyPrimary221Outstanding 2023
- Bentilee Nursery SchoolNursery61Outstanding 2023
By phase
| Phase | Schools | Graded | Good or better |
|---|---|---|---|
| Primary | 70 | 69 | 94.2% |
| Secondary | 15 | 14 | 85.7% |
| Special | 4 | 3 | 100% |
| Alternative provision | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| Nursery | 1 | 1 | 100% |
Every school in Stoke-on-Trent
Showing 20 of 91 schools.
| New framework | Links | ||||
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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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