Smallthorne Primary Academy
Primary schoolSmallthorne Primary Academy is a primary school in Stoke-on-Trent, for pupils aged 3 to 11. It had 241 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Good (overall), November 2023
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 14 November 2023
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2024/25, 63% of pupils at Smallthorne Primary Academy met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 59% in Stoke-on-Trent and 62% in England.
17% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | Stoke-on-Trent | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 63% | 59% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 17% | 7% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105 | 104 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104 | 104 | 105 |
- Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- New Ford AcademyPrimary. Outstanding (overall), June 2023. 70% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)430 m
- St Marys Catholic AcademyPrimary. Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met. 77% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)880 m
- Norton-Le-Moors Primary AcademyPrimary. Good (overall), September 2022. 83% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1 km
- The Excel AcademySecondary. Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met. Attainment 8 of 40.7 (2025/26, provisional)1.1 km
- Jackfield Infant SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), November 20221.1 km
- The Valiant SchoolIndependent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file1.1 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Stoke-on-Trent
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).