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The Crescent Academy
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Academy
Pinewood Crescent, Meir, Stoke-on-Trent ST3 6HZ · thecrescentacademy.com · 01782 318145
Overview
- Ofsted
- Improving
- Ungraded inspection · Apr 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 72%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Stoke-on-Trent 59%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- No limit
- Reception, September 2026 entry · Stoke On Trent Council
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 708
- 3 over 705 places · 100%
- Local authority
- Stoke-on-Trent
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 60.7%
- First language not English
- 13.4%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- The Crescent Academy
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: Stoke On Trent Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 75 families put the school first and 79 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 79 | 75 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 63 | 62 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 90 | 88 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 69 | 63 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 63 | 52 | 0.8 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 72% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 8% the higher standard. Across Stoke-on-Trent it was 59%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲72% | 62% | ||
| ●8% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●106 | 106 | ||
| ●104 | 105 | ||
| ●107 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 24 April 2024, Ofsted’s outcome for The Crescent Academy was: School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next.
- Outcome
- Improving
- Inspected
- 23 Apr 2024
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Dec 2018
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Dec 2018Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
Safeguarding Effective Mar 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Dec 2008Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Good
What parents said
95% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (99 replies, to 7 April 2025).
- Recommend
- 95%
- Replies
- 99
- 14% · 7 Apr 2025
based on the 77% who raised concerns
based on the 29% who had a child bullied
based on 18 parents (18%) with SEND