St Anne's CofE (VC) Primary School

Voluntary controlled school·Primary school Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire·ST6 8TA
Composite score
72.2
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#1,477
National rank
#114
In West Midlands
#28
In Staffordshire
Top 10%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
86%
% achieving higher RWM
14%
Reading average scaled score
106.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
107.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

Ofsted judgements

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Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective?
Yes
Early years provision
Good

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
100%
18 first choices, 18 places
First choices per place
1.00
fewer first choices than places
Applications naming the school
37
any preference, for 18 places
Applications from another council area
43%
First preferences per place, last five years▶ 0.00
00.511.5
1 per place
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Red dashed line = one first choice per place. How to read this

Every child who put St Anne's CofE (VC) Primary School first was offered a place in 2026, so no distance cut-off applied: living further away did not cost a place that year.

Application figures: DfE, school level applications and offers (2026 intake).

School profile

Age range
4–11
Pupils on roll
179
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
9.5%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
2.2%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
15.6%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
1.7%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence
5.5%
Typical primary: 5.3%
Persistently absent
12.0%
Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
18.0
Typical primary: 20.7
Spend per pupil
£6,742
Typical primary: £6,960

“Typical” = the median primary school in England. What this means

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About St Anne's CofE (VC) Primary School

St Anne's CofE (VC) Primary School is a primary school in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, classified by the DfE as a voluntary controlled school with a Church of England religious character. Around 179 pupils aged 4 to 11 attend the school. The school holds a 'Good' judgement from Ofsted. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 86% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — well above the national average of 61%. That marks an improvement of 16.0 percentage points in the proportion reaching the expected standard on the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it among the top 10% of primary schools in England.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 106 in reading and 107 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 14% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). St Anne's CofE (VC) Primary School was not oversubscribed for September 2026: all 18 families who put it first were offered a place. Overall pupil absence was 5.5%. There are about 18.0 pupils per teacher. Its intake is relatively advantaged, with around 10% of pupils eligible for free school meals in the last six years versus about 24% nationally. When comparing schools, it is still worth visiting in person to see whether the atmosphere and approach suit your child. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.

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