Area guide · Stoke-on-Trent and Staffordshire and Cheshire East
Living in Stoke-on-Trent with children
Stoke-on-Trent, Stoke-on-Trent and Staffordshire and Cheshire East. What the published figures say about its schools, its homes and daily life, each with its source and date. 260,560 people in 111,478 households; 29.0% of households have dependent children (Census 2021 (ONS, via NOMIS), summed over the town's output areas).
152schools in Stoke-on-Trent
£170ktypical semi, 12 months
137crimes a year per 1,000 people
86%gigabit broadband
Schools
152 schools: 121 state primary, 26 state secondary, 2 sixth form or college, 3 privateStoke-on-Trent on the schools map →Primary: expected standard, 2025 results (DfE) · red mark: Stoke-on-Trent 59%Ofsted
Secondary: attainment 8, 2026 results (DfE) · red mark: Stoke-on-Trent 40.8Ofsted
Every school in Stoke-on-Trent, with inspection, league band and the last place offered
State primary schools (121)
| School | Inspection | League rank | Last place offered |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Filumena's Catholic Primary School | Outstanding | Top 2% (4/229) in Staffordshire | — |
| St Thomas' Catholic Primary School | School remains Outstanding | Top 3% (5/229) in Staffordshire | — |
| St Anne's CofE (VC) Primary School | Good | Top 7% (15/229) in Staffordshire | — |
| Excalibur Primary School | Good | Top 9% (10/121) in Cheshire East | — |
| Rode Heath Primary School | Outstanding | Top 10% (11/121) in Cheshire East | — |
| Newstead Primary Academy | Outstanding | 1st (1/66) in Stoke-on-Trent | — |
| Our Lady of Grace Catholic Academy | Good | Top 11% (23/229) in Staffordshire | — |
| Norton-Le-Moors Primary Academy | Good | Top 4% (2/66) in Stoke-on-Trent | 0.831 miles (2026) |
| Co-op Academy Glebe | Outstanding | Top 5% (3/66) in Stoke-on-Trent | 0.21 miles (2026) |
| St Luke's CofE Academy Endon | Outstanding | Top 14% (30/229) in Staffordshire | — |
| St Giles' Catholic Primary School | School remains Good (Improving) | Top 14% (32/229) in Staffordshire | — |
| Whitfield Valley Primary Academy | Outstanding | Top 7% (4/66) in Stoke-on-Trent | 0.528 miles (2026) |
| St Mary's Church of England Primary School | Outstanding | Top 8% (5/66) in Stoke-on-Trent | 0.561 miles (2025) |
| Goldenhill Primary Academy | Good | Top 10% (6/66) in Stoke-on-Trent | — |
| Great Wood Community Primary School | Ofsted report card | Top 18% (40/229) in Staffordshire | — |
| The Reginald Mitchell Primary School | School remains Good | Top 20% (44/229) in Staffordshire | — |
| St Gregory's Catholic Academy | School remains Outstanding | Top 11% (7/66) in Stoke-on-Trent | 1.121 miles (2026) |
| The Valley Primary School | Good | Top 21% (46/229) in Staffordshire | — |
| St Marys Catholic Academy | Ofsted report card | Top 13% (8/66) in Stoke-on-Trent | 0.512 miles (2025) |
| Hillside Primary School | Good | Top 14% (9/66) in Stoke-on-Trent | — |
| Holden Lane Academy | School remains Good | Top 16% (10/66) in Stoke-on-Trent | — |
| Springcroft Primary School | Good | Top 27% (61/229) in Staffordshire | 0.814 miles (2026) |
| Summerbank Primary Academy | Good | Top 17% (11/66) in Stoke-on-Trent | 1.365 miles (2026) |
| Forsbrook CofE Controlled Primary School | Outstanding | Top 32% (71/229) in Staffordshire | 1.114 miles (2026) |
| The Willows Primary School | Good | Top 19% (12/66) in Stoke-on-Trent | — |
| St Teresa's Catholic (A) Primary School | School remains Good | Top 20% (13/66) in Stoke-on-Trent | — |
| Endon Hall Primary School | Ofsted report card | Top 36% (81/229) in Staffordshire | 2.741 miles (2024) |
| St Maria Goretti Catholic Academy | School remains Good | Top 22% (14/66) in Stoke-on-Trent | 0.695 miles (2026) |
| Springhead Primary School | School remains Good | Top 37% (83/229) in Staffordshire | 2.489 miles (2025) |
| Milton Primary Academy | Ofsted report card | Top 23% (15/66) in Stoke-on-Trent | — |
| The Crescent Academy | School remains Good (Improving) | Top 23% (15/66) in Stoke-on-Trent | — |
| Mill Hill Primary Academy | Outstanding | Top 26% (17/66) in Stoke-on-Trent | 5.269 miles (2026) |
| Alsager Highfields Community Primary School | Good | Top 38% (45/121) in Cheshire East | — |
| Greenways Primary Academy | Improved significantly | Top 28% (18/66) in Stoke-on-Trent | 0.986 miles (2026) |
| Co-op Academy Clarice Cliff | Ofsted report card | Top 29% (19/66) in Stoke-on-Trent | — |
| Thursfield Primary School | Good | Top 41% (93/229) in Staffordshire | — |
| New Ford Academy | Outstanding | Top 31% (20/66) in Stoke-on-Trent | 3.119 miles (2026) |
| St Werburgh's CE (A) Primary School | Good | Top 42% (95/229) in Staffordshire | — |
| The Meadows Primary Academy | Standards maintained | Top 32% (21/66) in Stoke-on-Trent | — |
| Park Hall Academy | Good | Top 34% (22/66) in Stoke-on-Trent | — |
| Sandford Hill Primary School | Good | Top 35% (23/66) in Stoke-on-Trent | — |
| Meir Heath Academy | Standards maintained | Top 49% (112/229) in Staffordshire | — |
| Priory CofE Academy | School remains Good | Top 37% (24/66) in Stoke-on-Trent | 1.153 miles (2026) |
| St Gabriel's Catholic Primary School | Outstanding | (61/121) in Cheshire East | — |
| St George and St Martin's Catholic Academy | Standards maintained | Top 38% (25/66) in Stoke-on-Trent | 0.608 miles (2026) |
| Werrington Primary School | School remains Good | (116/229) in Staffordshire | 1.715 miles (2026) |
| Harpfield Primary Academy | Improved significantly | Top 40% (26/66) in Stoke-on-Trent | 3.461 miles (2026) |
| Belgrave St Bartholomew's Academy | Good | Top 41% (27/66) in Stoke-on-Trent | 0.424 miles (2026) |
| Packmoor Ormiston Academy | Standards maintained | Top 43% (28/66) in Stoke-on-Trent | — |
| Eaton Park Academy | Improved significantly | Top 44% (29/66) in Stoke-on-Trent | 0.866 miles (2026) |
| Alsagers Bank Primary Academy | Standards maintained | (130/229) in Staffordshire | 3.157 miles (2026) |
| The Faber Catholic Primary School | Good | (131/229) in Staffordshire | — |
| Waterside Primary School | Standards maintained | Top 46% (30/66) in Stoke-on-Trent | 2.057 miles (2026) |
| Smallthorne Primary Academy | Good | Top 47% (31/66) in Stoke-on-Trent | — |
| Ash Green Primary Academy | Ofsted report card | Top 49% (32/66) in Stoke-on-Trent | 0.181 miles (2026) |
| Scholar Green Primary School | Good | (72/121) in Cheshire East | — |
| Waterhouses CofE Primary Academy | Standards maintained | (141/229) in Staffordshire | — |
| Gladstone Primary Academy | Ofsted report card | Top 50% (33/66) in Stoke-on-Trent | 1.243 miles (2026) |
| Kingsland CofE Academy | Ofsted report card | (34/66) in Stoke-on-Trent | 1.379 miles (2026) |
| Sutherland Primary Academy | School remains Good | (35/66) in Stoke-on-Trent | — |
| Forest Park Primary School | School remains Good | (36/66) in Stoke-on-Trent | — |
| Sandon Primary Academy | School remains Outstanding | (37/66) in Stoke-on-Trent | 0.741 miles (2026) |
| Bishop Rawle CofE Primary School | Ofsted report card | (159/229) in Staffordshire | — |
| Saint Nathaniel's Academy | Good | (38/66) in Stoke-on-Trent | 0.546 miles (2026) |
| Heron Cross Primary School | Ofsted report card | (39/66) in Stoke-on-Trent | — |
| Weston Junior Academy | Ofsted report card | (40/66) in Stoke-on-Trent | — |
| Our Lady's Catholic Academy | Ofsted report card | (41/66) in Stoke-on-Trent | — |
| St Joseph's Catholic Academy, Goldenhill | Standards maintained | (42/66) in Stoke-on-Trent | — |
| St Thomas Aquinas Catholic Primary School | Good | (43/66) in Stoke-on-Trent | — |
| Oakhill Primary School | Good | (44/66) in Stoke-on-Trent | — |
| Our Lady and St Benedict Catholic Academy | Outstanding | (45/66) in Stoke-on-Trent | 0.628 miles (2026) |
| The William Amory Primary School | Good | (170/229) in Staffordshire | — |
| St Matthews Church of England Academy | Ofsted report card | (46/66) in Stoke-on-Trent | — |
| Dove Bank Primary School | School remains Good | (173/229) in Staffordshire | — |
| Sneyd Academy | Good | (47/66) in Stoke-on-Trent | 5.215 miles (2026) |
| St Wilfrid's Catholic Academy | School remains Good | (48/66) in Stoke-on-Trent | 1.0 miles (2026) |
| St Thomas' CofE Primary Academy | Good | (174/229) in Staffordshire | — |
| Fulford Primary School | School remains Good | (176/229) in Staffordshire | — |
| Co-op Academy Grove | Good | (49/66) in Stoke-on-Trent | — |
| St Peter's Catholic Academy | Outstanding | (50/66) in Stoke-on-Trent | 1.063 miles (2026) |
| Castle Primary School | Good | (190/229) in Staffordshire | 1.154 miles (2025) |
| Star Academy, Sandyford | Good | (51/66) in Stoke-on-Trent | — |
| Burnwood Primary Academy | School remains Good | (52/66) in Stoke-on-Trent | — |
| St John's CofE (A) Primary School | Ofsted report card | (53/66) in Stoke-on-Trent | — |
| St Augustine's Catholic Academy | Standards maintained | (54/66) in Stoke-on-Trent | — |
| Cheadle Primary School | Good | (200/229) in Staffordshire | — |
| St Mark's CofE Primary School | Requires improvement | (55/66) in Stoke-on-Trent | — |
| Alexandra Junior School | Good | (56/66) in Stoke-on-Trent | — |
| Christ Church CofE Primary Academy | Good | (57/66) in Stoke-on-Trent | — |
| Ball Green Primary Academy | Good | (58/66) in Stoke-on-Trent | — |
| Moorpark Junior School | School remains Good | (59/66) in Stoke-on-Trent | — |
| Ravensmead Primary School | Good | (211/229) in Staffordshire | — |
| Stoke Minster CofE Primary Academy | Requires improvement | (60/66) in Stoke-on-Trent | — |
| Hanley St Luke's Church of England Academy | Good | (61/66) in Stoke-on-Trent | — |
| Abbey Hulton Primary School | School remains Good | (62/66) in Stoke-on-Trent | — |
| St Paul's CofE (C) Primary School | Requires improvement | (63/66) in Stoke-on-Trent | — |
| Wood Lane Primary School | Requires improvement | (219/229) in Staffordshire | — |
| St Saviour's CofE Academy | Ofsted report card | (220/229) in Staffordshire | — |
| Maple Court Academy | Good | (64/66) in Stoke-on-Trent | 2.151 miles (2026) |
| Kidsgrove Primary School | Good | (223/229) in Staffordshire | — |
| Woodcocks' Well CofE Primary School | Requires improvement | (117/121) in Cheshire East | — |
| Carmountside Primary Academy | Good | (65/66) in Stoke-on-Trent | — |
| Etruscan Primary School | Requires improvement | (66/66) in Stoke-on-Trent | — |
| Alexandra Infants' School | Good | — | — |
| All Saints' CofE First School | Good | — | — |
| Barlaston CofE (VC) First School | Good | — | — |
| Co-op Academy Hamilton | Ofsted report card | — | 0.329 miles (2026) |
| Co-op Academy Northwood | Standards maintained | — | — |
| Dilhorne Endowed CofE Primary School | Ofsted report card | — | — |
| Hutchinson Memorial CofE First School | Requires improvement | — | — |
| Jackfield Infant School | Good | — | 0.622 miles (2026) |
| Kingsfield First School | School remains Good | — | — |
| Knypersley First School | Outstanding | — | — |
| Moor First School | Good | — | — |
| Oxhey First School | Outstanding | — | — |
| Squirrel Hayes First School | School remains Good | — | — |
| St Leonard's Church of England First School | Good | — | — |
| St Peter's Church of England Primary School | Requires improvement | — | — |
| St Peter's CofE Academy Alton | School remains Good | — | — |
| Tittensor CofE (C) First School | Good | — | 0.895 miles (2025) |
| Weston Infant Academy | Good | — | — |
State secondary schools (26)
| School | Inspection | League rank | Last place offered |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Joseph's College | Outstanding | 1st (1/14) in Stoke-on-Trent | — |
| Painsley Catholic College | Good | Top 4% (2/53) in Staffordshire | — |
| Endon High School | Good | Top 12% (6/53) in Staffordshire | 1.524 miles (2026) |
| Alsager School | Good | Top 50% (11/22) in Cheshire East | 9.049 miles (2026) |
| Co-op Academy Stoke-On-Trent | School remains Good | Top 15% (2/14) in Stoke-on-Trent | 1.725 miles (2025) |
| Biddulph High School | School remains Good | Top 33% (17/53) in Staffordshire | — |
| Trentham Academy | Ofsted report card | Top 22% (3/14) in Stoke-on-Trent | 1.538 miles (2025) |
| Thistley Hough Academy | Ofsted report card | Top 29% (4/14) in Stoke-on-Trent | 1.202 miles (2025) |
| St Thomas More Catholic Academy | School remains Good | Top 36% (5/14) in Stoke-on-Trent | 1.71 miles (2025) |
| Moorside High School | Good | (27/53) in Staffordshire | — |
| Blythe Bridge High School | Ofsted report card | (31/53) in Staffordshire | 4.576 miles (2026) |
| St Margaret Ward Catholic Academy | Ofsted report card | Top 43% (6/14) in Stoke-on-Trent | 1.073 miles (2025) |
| Ormiston Sir Stanley Matthews Academy | School remains Good | Top 50% (7/14) in Stoke-on-Trent | 1.444 miles (2025) |
| The Cheadle Academy | Standards maintained | (40/53) in Staffordshire | — |
| The Excel Academy | School remains Good | (8/14) in Stoke-on-Trent | 0.557 miles (2025) |
| Ormiston Meridian Academy | Ofsted report card | (9/14) in Stoke-on-Trent | 6.057 miles (2025) |
| Sir Thomas Boughey Academy | Ofsted report card | (47/53) in Staffordshire | — |
| Kidsgrove Secondary School | Good | (48/53) in Staffordshire | — |
| The King's CofE Academy | School remains Good | (49/53) in Staffordshire | — |
| Haywood Academy | Good | (10/14) in Stoke-on-Trent | 1.735 miles (2025) |
| Ormiston Horizon Academy | Good | (11/14) in Stoke-on-Trent | 7.242 miles (2025) |
| St Peter's CofE Academy | Good | (12/14) in Stoke-on-Trent | — |
| Discovery Academy | Requires improvement | (13/14) in Stoke-on-Trent | — |
| Birches Head Academy | Ofsted report card | (14/14) in Stoke-on-Trent | 4.671 miles (2025) |
| Co-op Academy Florence MacWilliams | — | — | 1.003 miles (2025) |
| Woodhouse Academy | Good | — | — |
Sixth forms and colleges (2)
| School | Inspection | League rank | Last place offered |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Stoke-On-Trent Sixth Form College | Good | 1st (1/4) in Stoke-on-Trent | — |
| Stoke-on-Trent College | Good | — | — |
Private schools (3)
| School | Inspection | League rank | Last place offered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Excellence Girls Academy | — | — | — |
| Phoenix Independent School | — | — | — |
| The Registry | — | — | — |
Rank: the school's place among its council's schools of the same phase, from three years of DfE results (kinplace's league table, how it is worked out); schools with hidden or no results get none. Inspections: Ofsted and ISI. Last place offered: the council's offer-day figures. School register: DfE Get Information about Schools, updated 17 October 2026.
Homes and prices
Typical sale, last 12 months (Land Registry)Detached£265,000
Semi-detached£170,000
Terraced£120,000
Flat or maisonette£84,000
The middle sale of each type, September 2025 to August 2026: half sold for more, half for less (414 detached, 1019 semi-detached, 730 terraced, 77 flat or maisonette sales). Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, standard sales inside the ONS built-up area outline of Stoke-on-Trent. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Look up a home in Stoke-on-Trent →Getting around
Stops and stations (NaPTAN), and broadband (Ofcom)1railway station within 2 km: Longton Rail Station (0.6 miles)
47bus stops within 1 km of the town centre
Source: DfT, NaPTAN (National Public Transport Access Nodes). Straight-line distances.
Gigabit broadband can be ordered at 86% of premises, and superfast (30 Mbit/s) at 98%, on average across the 4,271 postcodes in ST6, ST3, ST7. Check the postcode you are looking at: it can differ street by street.
Source: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025, fixed broadband coverage by postcode (an average of postcodes, not of homes).
Safety and environment
The town centre; addresses varyChildcare
Ofsted early years register; published prices98registered nurseries and pre-schools
£52 to £64a day, where 5 publish a day rate (the middle £55)
What Ofsted found: 12 outstanding; 68 good, or expected standard; 3 requires improvement; 15 not inspected yet. A typical nursery place in this region costs about £6.88 an hour for a two-year-old.
All of them: 6 in Cheshire East · 29 in Staffordshire · 63 in Stoke-on-Trent.
Sources: Ofsted, Childcare providers and inspections; each nursery's own fees page, read by 16 October 2026; Coram Family and Childcare, Childcare Survey 2026: average nursery price for 50 hours a week after the working-parent entitlement (paying for 20 hours), by region.
Childcare costs near you →Key dates, Stoke-on-Trent
The next dates for families applyingSecondary applications close31 Oct 2026
Reception applications open2 Nov 2026
Primary applications close15 Jan 2027
Application deadlines and offer days: Stoke-on-Trent · Staffordshire · Cheshire East.
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