Meir Heath Academy

Academy converter·Primary school Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire·ST3 7JQ
Composite score
52.9
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#6,224
National rank
#614
In West Midlands
#105
In Staffordshire
Top 42%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
67%
% achieving higher RWM
8%
Reading average scaled score
104.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
105.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
100%
13 first choices, 19 places
First choices per place
0.68
fewer first choices than places
Applications naming the school
44
any preference, for 19 places
Applications from another council area
68%
First preferences per place, last five years▼ 0.32
00.511.5
1 per place
0.9620220.7920230.8120241.0020250.682026

Red dashed line = one first choice per place. How to read this

Every child who put Meir Heath Academy 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
291
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
6.9%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
5.2%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
7.9%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
2.1%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence
4.1%
Typical primary: 5.3%
Persistently absent
5.4%
Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
21.6
Typical primary: 20.7
Spend per pupil
£5,674
Typical primary: £6,960

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

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School overview

Meir Heath Academy is a primary school serving Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, classified by the DfE as a converter academy. It has 291 pupils aged 4 to 11 on roll. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 67% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — above the national average of 61%. That is down 13.0 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 in the top 42% of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 104 in reading and 105 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 8% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Meir Heath Academy was not oversubscribed for September 2026: all 13 families who put it first were offered a place. Overall pupil absence was 4.1%. There are about 21.6 pupils per teacher. Its intake is relatively advantaged, with around 7% of pupils eligible for free school meals in the last six years versus about 24% nationally. Meir Heath Academy does not currently have a recent graded Ofsted judgement on record (often the case for newer or recently converted schools), so it is worth asking when its next inspection is expected. 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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