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Sir Thomas Boughey Academy
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Academy
Station Road, Halmer End, Stoke-on-Trent ST7 8AP · stb.academy · 01782 729400
Overview
- Ofsted
- Report card
- Jun 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 35.1
- average Attainment 8 score. Staffordshire 43.9, England 46
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 445
- 57% of 785 places
- Local authority
- Staffordshire
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 27%
- First language not English
- 2.9%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 83 families put the school first and 90 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 | 90 | 83 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 98 | 94 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 79 | 72 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 92 | 76 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 95 | 87 | 0.9 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 35.1, and 18.5% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Staffordshire it was 43.9, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼35.1 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼18.5% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼37.0% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼8.3% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼2.87 | 4.09 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 124393)
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 1.7 | −0.8 |
| Sixth form college | 1.7 | −0.8 |
| Further education | 76.1 | −9.9 |
| Apprenticeship | 4.3 | +1 |
| Employment | 1.7 | −0.8 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 10.3 | +7 |
| Activity not captured | 4.3 | — |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Sir Thomas Boughey Academy on 2 June 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.
- Inclusion: Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard
- Achievement: Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard
- Personal development and well-being: Expected standard
- Leadership and governance: Expected standard
- Inspected
- 2 Jun 2026
- Report card
- Safeguarding
- Met
Graded areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Needs attention |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and well-being | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Feb 2022
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Feb 2022Good
Quality of education Good Behaviour and attitudes Good Personal development Good Leadership and management Good Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Feb 2017Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective May 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good
What parents said
69% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (68 replies, to 2 January 2023).
- Recommend
- 69%
- Replies
- 68
- 13% · 2 Jan 2023
based on the 87% who raised concerns
based on the 40% who had a child bullied
based on 12 parents (18%) with SEND