Best primary schools in Stoke-on-Trent (2026)

Stoke-on-Trent has 65 ranked primary schools with published results. The top-ranked is Newstead Primary Academy, in the top 2% in England. The average reading, writing & maths here in 2025 was 62%, against 62% for England. 4 are in England's top 10%, and 7 are rated Outstanding by Ofsted.

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Rank	School	Reading, writing & maths (2023–2025 average)	Reading, writing & maths 2025	Higher standard	Ofsted
1 Top 2% in England	Newstead Primary Academy Stoke-on-Trent	85%	83%	33%	Outstanding
2 Top 4% in England	Co-op Academy Glebe Stoke-on-Trent	85%	82%	32%	Outstanding
3 Top 6% in England	Whitfield Valley Primary Academy Stoke-on-Trent	81%	81%	11%	Outstanding
4 Top 9% in England	Goldenhill Primary Academy Stoke-on-Trent	78%	80%	17%	Good
5 Top 11% in England	St Gregory's Catholic Academy Stoke-on-Trent · Roman Catholic	78%	78%	14%	No rating
6 Top 11% in England	Norton-Le-Moors Primary Academy Stoke-on-Trent	80%	83%	7%	Good
7 Top 12% in England	Hillside Primary School Stoke-on-Trent	77%	77%	13%	Good
8 Top 15% in England	New Ford Academy Stoke-on-Trent	74%	70%	18%	Outstanding
9 Top 16% in England	St Teresa's Catholic (A) Primary School Stoke-on-Trent · Roman Catholic	74%	73%	11%	No rating
10 Top 17% in England	Greenways Primary Academy Stoke-on-Trent	77%	71%	7%	No rating
11 Top 18% in England	Holden Lane Academy Stoke-on-Trent	77%	77%	7%	No rating
12 Top 18% in England	St Mary's Church of England Primary School Stoke-on-Trent · Church of England	76%	81%	5%	Outstanding
13 Top 23% in England	Meir Heath Academy Stoke-on-Trent	75%	67%	8%	No rating
14 Top 23% in England	St Marys Catholic Academy Stoke-on-Trent · Roman Catholic	73%	77%	16%	Report card
15 Top 24% in England	Park Hall Academy Stoke-on-Trent	71%	69%	15%	Not judged
16 Top 25% in England	Eaton Park Academy Stoke-on-Trent	72%	65%	5%	No rating
17 Top 26% in England	Summerbank Primary Academy Stoke-on-Trent	75%	75%	3%	Good
18 Top 27% in England	The Crescent Academy Stoke-on-Trent	72%	72%	8%	No rating
19 Top 28% in England	St Thomas Aquinas Catholic Primary School Stoke-on-Trent · Roman Catholic	68%	58%	10%	Good
20 Top 29% in England	The Willows Primary School Stoke-on-Trent	70%	73%	12%	Not judged
21 Top 37% in England	Our Lady's Catholic Academy Stoke-on-Trent · Roman Catholic	70%	59%	3%	Report card
22 Top 37% in England	Packmoor Ormiston Academy Stoke-on-Trent	67%	66%	13%	No rating
23 Top 43% in England	St Matthews Church of England Academy Stoke-on-Trent · Church of England	64%	56%	6%	Report card
24 Top 46% in England	Priory CofE Academy Stoke-on-Trent · Church of England	64%	67%	8%	No rating
25 Top 46% in England	Sandon Primary Academy Stoke-on-Trent	65%	61%	0%	No rating
26 Top 46% in England	Smallthorne Primary Academy Stoke-on-Trent	62%	63%	17%	Good
27 Top 48% in England	Mill Hill Primary Academy Stoke-on-Trent	64%	72%	5%	Outstanding
28 Top 49% in England	Milton Primary Academy Stoke-on-Trent	63%	72%	8%	Report card
29 Top 49% in England	Belgrave St Bartholomew's Academy Stoke-on-Trent · Church of England	66%	67%	2%	Not judged
30 Bottom 50% in England	Harpfield Primary Academy Stoke-on-Trent	62%	67%	3%	No rating
31 Bottom 49% in England	St Wilfrid's Catholic Academy Stoke-on-Trent · Roman Catholic	63%	56%	2%	No rating
32 Bottom 47% in England	Oakhill Primary School Stoke-on-Trent	61%	58%	5%	Good
33 Bottom 47% in England	Ash Green Primary Academy Stoke-on-Trent	61%	63%	10%	Report card
34 Bottom 46% in England	Waterside Primary School Stoke-on-Trent	60%	64%	7%	No rating
35 Bottom 44% in England	St George and St Martin's Catholic Academy Stoke-on-Trent · Roman Catholic	60%	67%	7%	No rating
36 Bottom 44% in England	Co-op Academy Clarice Cliff Stoke-on-Trent	62%	71%	4%	Report card
37 Bottom 43% in England	St Joseph's Catholic Academy, Goldenhill Stoke-on-Trent · Roman Catholic	63%	59%	0%	No rating
38 Bottom 41% in England	The Meadows Primary Academy Stoke-on-Trent	61%	70%	7%	No rating
39 Bottom 41% in England	Weston Junior Academy Stoke-on-Trent	60%	59%	4%	Report card
40 Bottom 40% in England	Our Lady and St Benedict Catholic Academy Stoke-on-Trent · Roman Catholic	60%	58%	0%	Outstanding
41 Bottom 39% in England	St Peter's Catholic Academy Stoke-on-Trent · Roman Catholic	59%	53%	7%	Not judged
42 Bottom 36% in England	St Augustine's Catholic Academy Stoke-on-Trent · Roman Catholic	60%	48%	0%	No rating
43 Bottom 34% in England	Sandford Hill Primary School Stoke-on-Trent	56%	68%	8%	Good
44 Bottom 33% in England	Sneyd Academy Stoke-on-Trent	57%	56%	3%	Good
45 Bottom 30% in England	Sutherland Primary Academy Stoke-on-Trent	55%	61%	7%	No rating
46 Bottom 26% in England	St Maria Goretti Catholic Academy Stoke-on-Trent · Roman Catholic	55%	73%	7%	No rating
47 Bottom 25% in England	Saint Nathaniel's Academy Stoke-on-Trent · Church of England	54%	60%	3%	Good
48 Bottom 24% in England	Moorpark Junior School Stoke-on-Trent	53%	42%	3%	No rating
49 Bottom 24% in England	Forest Park Primary School Stoke-on-Trent	55%	61%	2%	No rating
50 Bottom 23% in England	Heron Cross Primary School Stoke-on-Trent	53%	59%	5%	Report card
51 Bottom 17% in England	Christ Church CofE Primary Academy Stoke-on-Trent · Church of England	50%	43%	0%	Good
52 Bottom 14% in England	Gladstone Primary Academy Stoke-on-Trent	48%	62%	5%	Report card
53 Bottom 14% in England	Co-op Academy Grove Stoke-on-Trent	47%	54%	4%	Good
54 Bottom 11% in England	Maple Court Academy Stoke-on-Trent	45%	35%	3%	Good
55 Bottom 9% in England	Kingsland CofE Academy Stoke-on-Trent · Church of England	45%	62%	2%	Report card
56 Bottom 8% in England	St John's CofE (A) Primary School Stoke-on-Trent · Church of England	42%	48%	11%	Report card
57 Bottom 8% in England	Star Academy, Sandyford Stoke-on-Trent	44%	50%	0%	Good
58 Bottom 8% in England	Abbey Hulton Primary School Stoke-on-Trent	43%	40%	0%	No rating
59 Bottom 7% in England	Hanley St Luke's Church of England Academy Stoke-on-Trent · Church of England	41%	41%	3%	Good
60 Bottom 6% in England	Stoke Minster CofE Primary Academy Stoke-on-Trent · Church of England	41%	42%	2%	Not judged
61 Bottom 5% in England	Etruscan Primary School Stoke-on-Trent	39%	30%	3%	Not judged
62 Bottom 4% in England	Alexandra Junior School Stoke-on-Trent	36%	43%	9%	Good
63 Bottom 3% in England	St Paul's CofE (C) Primary School Stoke-on-Trent · Church of England	34%	36%	5%	Not judged
64 Bottom 2% in England	St Mark's CofE Primary School Stoke-on-Trent · Church of England	32%	44%	2%	Not judged
65 Bottom 2% in England	Carmountside Primary Academy Stoke-on-Trent	32%	32%	3%	Good

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What is the best primary school in Stoke-on-Trent?

On exam results over the last three years, Newstead Primary Academy is the top-ranked primary school in Stoke-on-Trent, in the top 2% of schools in England.

How are the schools ranked?

By published Department for Education exam results averaged over three years: for secondary schools, Attainment 8 plus a quarter of the share getting grade 5+ in English and maths; for primary schools, the share reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths plus half the share reaching the higher standard. The order uses the three-year average, so a school can rank above one with a higher single-year result. Schools with fewer than 10 pupils taking the tests are not ranked. Exam results are only part of the picture: visit, read the Ofsted report and check admissions rules, as living nearby does not guarantee a place.