Intelligence snapshot
Demand
At capacity — apply immediately
Capacity
96% — Near capacity
Admissions
Non-selective intake
Sixth form
Not available here
Quick takeaway
At capacity.
Rated Requires Improvement by Ofsted (2024).
Key points for parents
Rated Requires Improvement by Ofsted in 2024
This school does not have a sixth form
The school is at capacity (96% full)
School details
Published dataProfile
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–16
- Intake
- Mixed
Capacity
- Pupils
- 1,437
- Capacity
- 96%Near capacity
- FSM
- 48.6%
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Governance
- Local authority
- Stoke-on-Trent
- Trust
- ALPHA ACADEMIES TRUST
- Head
- Ms Jayne Schofield (Principal)
Provisions
Inspection reports
Official linksNational standing
Requires Improvement is the 3rd highest Ofsted rating — grade 3 of 4.
School inspection: Requires Improvement
9 official reports linked on this page, including 8 earlier reports.
Previous reports
Full inspection: Good
January 2019 | Full Inspection
Full inspection: Requires Improvement
October 2016 | Full Inspection
Monitoring visit
May 2016 | Monitoring Visit
Monitoring visit
November 2015 | Monitoring Visit
Monitoring visit
April 2015 | Monitoring Visit
Full inspection: Inadequate
January 2015 | Full Inspection
Monitoring visit
June 2013 | Monitoring Visit
Full inspection: Requires Improvement
January 2013 | Full Inspection
Location
Discovery Drive, Bentilee, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, ST2 0GA
Town setting
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