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Forest Park Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Academy
Woodall Street, Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent ST1 5ED · forestpark.org.uk · 01782 234979
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Oct 2023
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 61%
- 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
- 0.8
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 457
- 97% of 472 places
- Local authority
- Stoke-on-Trent
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 67.9%
- First language not English
- 72%
- School census 2025/26
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, 47 families put the school first and 58 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 | 58 | 47 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 60 | 59 | 1 | 95% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 58 | 57 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 57 | 50 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 48 | 47 | 1 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 61% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 2% 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 | |||
| ●61% | 62% | ||
| ▼2% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▼103 | 106 | ||
| ●103 | 105 | ||
| ●104 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 123997)
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 4 October 2023, Ofsted’s outcome for Forest Park Primary School was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 3 Oct 2023
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Jun 2013
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 123997), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Jun 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 123997)
Nov 2009Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 123997)
What parents said
92% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (13 replies, to 2 September 2024).
- Recommend
- 92%
- Replies
- 13
- 2 Sept 2024
based on the 77% who raised concerns
based on the 23% who had a child bullied