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St Peter's CofE Academy
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Sponsored academy
Fenton Manor, Fenton, Stoke-on-Trent ST4 2RR · spa.woodard.co.uk · 01782 882500
Overview
- Ofsted
- No overall grade
- 2019 framework · inspected Jun 2025
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 34.4
- average Attainment 8 score. Stoke-on-Trent 39.8, England 46
- Demand for places
- 0.8
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,052
- 2 over 1,050 places · 100%
- Local authority
- Stoke-on-Trent
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 50.5%
- First language not English
- 48.1%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 164 families put the school first and 202 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 202 | 164 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 207 | 174 | 0.8 | 95% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 205 | 157 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 201 | 165 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 200 | 155 | 0.8 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 34.4, and 19.4% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Stoke-on-Trent it was 39.8, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼34.4 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼19.4% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼36.9% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼17.0% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼2.81 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 3.4 | +0.5 |
| Sixth form college | 25.2 | −6.6 |
| Further education | 50.8 | +10.8 |
| Other education | 0.4 | −0.8 |
| Apprenticeship | 3.8 | −4.4 |
| Employment | 2.9 | +1.1 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 9.7 | −2.1 |
| Activity not captured | 3.8 | +1.4 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected St Peter's CofE Academy on 3 June 2025 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.
- Overall
- No overall grade
- Inspected
- 3 Jun 2025
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Nov 2022
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
- Dec 2024Monitoring visitEffective action
Dec 2023Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Met Nov 2022Requires improvement
Quality of education Good Behaviour and attitudes Requires improvement Personal development Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective - Oct 2021Monitoring visitEffective action
- Mar 2021Monitoring visitEffective action
Before September 2019
May 2019Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Safeguarding Effective Feb 2017Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective Jan 2015Inadequate
Outcomes for pupils Inadequate Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Inadequate Leadership and management Inadequate
What parents said
45% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (22 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 45%
- Replies
- 22
- 2% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 95% who raised concerns
based on the 68% who had a child bullied
based on 12 parents (55%) with SEND