St Peter's CofE Academy
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Mixed · Stoke-on-Trent
Fenton Manor, Stoke-on-Trent, ST4 2RR
53
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Not judged
Graded 03/06/2025
Application demand
95%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
91.5%
24.5% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,052
Capacity used
Over capacity100%
1,050 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
95%
1st preference success rate
165 of 174 families who put it first got an offer
207
Places offered
364
Total applications
1.8
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 174 | 165 | ● 95% |
| 2nd preference | 103 | 28 | ● 27% |
| 3rd preference | 54 | 12 | ● 22% |
| Later preferences (4th–5th) | 33 | 2 | ● 6% |
| Total | 364 | 207 | 57% |
1st preference success by year
Stoke-on-Trent lets families list 5 preferences. 1 applications came from outside the council area (0 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- No
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Michael Astley
- Address
- Fenton Manor, Fenton, Stoke-on-Trent, ST4 2RR
- Phone
- 01782882500
- Local authority
- Stoke-on-Trent
- Ward / constituency
- Hanley Park, Joiner's Square & Shelton · Stoke-on-Trent Central
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 136824
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 51% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 45% | — | — |
| SEN support | 18% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 5 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: WOODARD ACADEMIES TRUST
1,052 pupils · 1,050 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 25
03 June 2025
Full graded inspection
Not judged overall effectivenessPersonal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,098 pupils
Attendance
91.5%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
8.5%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
24.5%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
3.9%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
3.7%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 37.4 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.58 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 22% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 44% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 3.04 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 34.4 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 19.4% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 36.9% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 17% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 2.81 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 206 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 204 | 8% | 24% | 45% | |
| Combined Science | 204 | 6% | 22% | 37% | |
| English Language | 204 | 10% | 30% | 52% | |
| Religious Studies | 196 | 11% | 33% | 47% | |
| English Literature | 113 | 11% | 55% | 77% | |
| Art and Design | 110 | 15% | 45% | 76% | |
| Geography | 82 | 26% | 48% | 65% | |
| History | 73 | 7% | 30% | 45% | |
| Spanish | 43 | 12% | 44% | 56% | |
| Social Studies | 30 | 10% | 40% | 53% | |
| Italian | 2 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| French | 1 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Stoke-on-Trent council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.