“schools in Stoke-on-Trent”

Unit 1, Trent Walk, Stoke-on-Trent, ST1 3HE

Information about this school

 Want2Achieve The Academy is a small independent day school situated in Stoke-on-Trent. The school is housed in former industrial premises and offers places to pupils aged 11 to 18 who have social and emotional difficulties. Several pupils have EHC plans.  Pupils are placed at the school by Stoke-on-Trent local authority.  The school was registered by the Department for Education in December 2021. The school’s first standard inspection took place in February 2023, when it was deemed to be inadequate.  The school uses one unregistered alternative provision.

Unit 1, Trent Walk, Stoke-on-Trent, ST1 3HE

Information about this school

 Want2Achieve The Academy is a small independent day school situated in Stoke-on-Trent. The school is housed in former industrial premises and offers places to pupils aged 11 to 18 who have social and emotional difficulties. Several pupils have education, health and care plans.  Pupils are placed at the school by local authorities, including Stoke-on-Trent and Staffordshire.  The school was registered by the Department for Education in December 2021. The school’s first standard inspection took place in February 2023, when it was deemed to be inadequate.  The school uses one unregistered alternative provider.

Cartwright House, Broad Street, Hanley, ST1 4EU

Information about this school

 Unity School is a small independent day school located in Stoke-on-Trent. The school is registered for up to 24 pupils aged 13 to 16 who are at risk of exclusion from mainstream school. Often pupils have experienced disruption to their learning. Some pupils experience behavioural difficulties that have led to exclusion from previous settings.  The school wishes to make a change to its registration to become a special school.  Pupils are referred from local authorities, including Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire and Leicester. Pupils are also referred from local schools.  The school was inspected in October 2017 when it was judged to be good in all areas.  The school does not make use of alternative providers.

SHELTON, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, ST4 2ER

Information about this school

 Excellence Girls Academy is an independent school located in Stoke-on-Trent. The school has an Islamic ethos, but is open to all faiths.  Currently, there are no pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities on roll at the school.  The school does not make use of alternative provision.

Leek Road, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, ST4 2RU · Part of Potteries Educational Trust

Existing academy: City of Stoke-On-Trent Sixth Form College URN: 145003 Predecessor school: City of Stoke-on-Trent Sixth Form College URN: 130817

Longton, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, ST3 4JD

Information about this proposed school

 The school is located in a Victorian semi-detached house in Stoke-on-Trent. The premises consist of three learning areas, a well-being room, kitchen and communal area, first aid and medical rooms and two offices.  The school building also accommodates ‘Diamond Families’, a ‘community interest company working in the community to improve the life chances of children’. One of the school proprietors is also the proprietor of Diamond Families.  The proposed school is currently operating as a part-time, alternative provision. It intends to provide for up to 12 pupils aged 11 to 16 years, who have SEN and/or disabilities. Up to 10 of these pupils are likely to have an education, health and care plan.  It is proposed that Stoke-on-Trent local authorities, along with neighbouring authorities, will refer pupils to the school. Stoke-on-Trent local authority currently places pupils at the part-time alternative provision.

50-58 Snowhill, SHELTON, STOKE ON TRENT, ST1 4LY

Information about this school

 The school opened in January 2017 after registration with the Department for Education. This is the school’s first inspection.  Peak Education Stoke is situated in Shelton, Stoke-on-Trent. It is registered to provide full-time and part-time education for boys and girls aged 5 to 18. At present there are no pupils in Year 1 to Year 7. Only a very small number of students join the sixth form each year.  The school provides education for boys and girls who have social, emotional and mental health difficulties. Almost all pupils have an education, health and care (EHC) plan or statement of special educational needs. Most have been excluded or were at high risk of being excluded from their previous school. The school offers places to pupils from Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent local authorities.  The school also offers alternative education to pupils from other schools on a part-time basis.  The executive headteacher oversees other provision operated by Peak Education. Pupils

Shelton, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, ST4 2DG

Context and focus of visit

The City of Stoke-on-Trent is one of 12 opportunity areas designated by the Department for Education due to learners’ low levels of attainment and progress at all stages of education. The proportion of pupils in Stoke-on-Trent leaving school with five GCSEs at grade 4 or above, including English and mathematics, is below the national rate. The proportion of adults with intermediate level qualifications is significantly lower than the national average. Around 15% of the local population has no recognised qualifications, around twice the national rate.

Tunstall, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, ST6 6FF

Information about this school

 The school is housed in Longsdon Memorial Hall, Leek Road, Stoke-on-Trent.  The school is registered to provide education for pupils aged five to 11 who have special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). At the time of this inspection, there were no children in early years education. The youngest pupils were in Year 1.  Prior to the inspection, due to several cases of COVID-19 among staff and pupils, the school had recently been closed for ten days after consultation with Public Health England.  At the time of the inspection, all the pupils were boys, although the school is registered to take both boys and girls.  The school offers places to pupils who have an education, health and care plan and/or those who are children looked after. It caters for pupils with social, emotional and mental health difficulties, including those with an autism spectrum disorder. Many pupils have missed substantial amounts of schooling and have

Trentham, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, ST4 8EF

Jubilee Road School address Primary Type of school Trentham Voluntary controlled School category Stoke-on-Trent ST4 8EF 3 °11 Age range of pupils 01782 233585 Telephone number Mixed Gender of pupils 01782 235725 Fax number 349 Number on roll (school) 69 Number on roll (day care) Nigel Di Castiglione Chair The governing body Appropriate authority Richard Woollacott Headteacher 24 February 2003 Date of previous school inspection 20 December 2004 Date of previous day care inspection

Cartwright House, Broad Street, Hanley, ST1 4EU

Information about this school

 Unity School is an independent day school located in Stoke-on-Trent. It offers places to pupils aged 13 to 16 who have social, emotional and mental health difficulties.  The school was last inspected in October 2017, when it was judged good in all areas. Since then, the school has been acquired by Edison Young People. This has resulted in a change of proprietor and headteacher.  The school is situated inside a theatre, where it has access to three classrooms. Pupils use a nearby leisure centre for physical education.  The school makes use of three alternative providers, two of which are unregistered.

Tunstall, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, ST6 7LP

Description of the school

Burnwood is a larger-than-average primary school on the outskirts of Stoke-on-Trent. The number of pupils entitled to free school meals is very high. There is a much higher proportion of pupils with learning difficulties and disabilities at this school than in most schools. Pupil mobility is high, with many pupils leaving and joining the school at points other than the normal times. In the current Year 6, for example, about half of the pupils did not start their primary education at the school. Children’s attainment when they start school is very low, particularly in personal, social and emotional development and language. The school has extended provision, including a pre-school playgroup and family learning programmes.

Bucknall, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, ST2 9JA

Information about this school

 Since the last inspection the management board has been reconstituted and a new headteacher has been appointed.  The school includes a hospital provision. The hospital provision operates from the Royal Stoke Hospital, Newcastle Road, Stoke-on-Trent ST4 6QG. The school also operates a home tuition service. The hospital provision and home tuition service cater for pupils between the ages of 4 and 18.  The majority of pupils attending the school are dual registered.  The school does not currently use any alternative provision.

Baddeley Green, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, ST2 7AS

PART A: SUMMARY OF THE REPORT

It serves a mixed area of owner occupied and rented accommodation in the northeast area of Stoke-on-Trent. The school is about average in size and educates boys and girls aged from three to eleven. Three in ten pupils attend the school from beyond the reserved area. The oversubscribed nursery has been open for two years and offers 26 places for children from the age of three. Attainment on entry is average. Twenty-three pupils are identified as having special educational needs and a further five talented pupils are also supported. Almost all pupils are from white English- speaking families. The school takes pride in the learning partnerships it fosters within the community and aims to provide a caring and industrious atmosphere in which all pupils achieve their best.

Shelton, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, ST1 4NF

Information about this school

 The school currently provides full time education for pupils aged 13 to 16 years. All have EHC plans.  Leaders propose to admit up to 60 pupils aged of 11 to 16 if the material change application is approved.  Leaders have requested approval of new premises at Wellesley Street, Shelton Stoke- on-Trent, ST1 4NF.  Pupils are admitted to the school through local authorities including Staffordshire, Stoke-on-Trent and Cheshire East.  The school does not have a religious denomination.  The school does not use alternative provision.

Clough Street, Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent, ST1 4AF

Information about this school

 The Registry was registered with the DfE in May 2024. The school then opened to pupils in November 2024. This was the school’s first standard inspection.  The school is based in an old registry office in Stoke – The Registry, 2 Cemetery Road, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire ST4 2DL.  Staff are new to the school. Some also work at another setting under the same proprietors.  The school caters for pupils who have had a disrupted education, mainly owing to behavioural and social difficulties. Five pupils have an education, health and care plan.  The pupils are placed at the school from a variety of local schools and one local authority.  All pupils are educated full time in the school building. Pupils have practical physical education lessons at a nearby local venue.  The school does not use any alternative provision.  The school does not have a governing body.

Shelton, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, ST4 2DG

Information about this provider

Stoke-on-Trent College is a general further education college based in Stoke-on- Trent, Staffordshire. It comprises two campuses: Cauldon Campus, where the majority of vocational and adult learning takes place, and Burslem Campus, which focuses largely on construction, engineering and motor vehicle courses.

Unit 1, Trent Walk, Stoke-on-Trent, ST1 3HE

Information about this school

 Want2Achieve The Academy is a small independent day school situated in Stoke on Trent. The school is housed in former industrial premises and offers places to pupils aged 11 to 18 who have social and emotional difficulties. Several pupils have education, health and care plans.  Pupils are placed at the school by local authorities, including Stoke on Trent and Staffordshire.  The school was registered by the Department for Education in December 2021. The school’s first standard inspection took place in February 2023 where it was deemed to be inadequate.  The school does not use alternative provision.

Ball Green, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, ST6 8AJ

Inspection of Ball Green Primary School, Stoke-on-Trent ST6 8AJ

Teaching is good in your school so that you make good progress. You obviously enjoy the many different activities provided. We were impressed by the displays of your ‘fantastic homework’ and the astonishing mad-hatter’s hats you were making in preparation for your visit to see ‘Alice in Wonderland’.

Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, ST1 3JS

Text from letter to pupils explaining the findings of the inspection

25 March 2008 Dear Pupils Inspection of Waterside Primary School, Stoke-on-Trent ST1 3JS We enjoyed our visit to your school. We want to thank you for your friendly welcome and the help you gave us in finding out about your work. We think that your school has improved a lot since you moved into the new buildings. It no longer has the big weaknesses that meant you did not learn as well as you might. It now gives you a satisfactory education. We found some good things in school.