Star Academy, Sandyford is a primary school located in Stoke-on-Trent. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's management effectiveness good, overall effectiveness, quality of education and outcomes for pupils requires improvement. The school inspection was carried out on 08/02/2019. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing is average, progress in reading and progress in maths are well below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.7%, which is 0.7 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Burnaby Road, Stoke-on-Trent

School Information

Address: Burnaby Road, Stoke-on-Trent, ST6 5PT
Website: www.staracademy.attrust.org.uk/
Telephone: 01782235055
School Type: Academy sponsor led
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Stoke-on-Trent
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Kate Wildman
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 139226

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 08/02/2019

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 210
Number of Pupils: 220
Number of Boys: 122
Number of Girls: 98

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.7% 4%
Persistent absence: 12.3% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -3.3 Confidence interval -5.7 to -1
Writing
Average: -1.6 Confidence interval -3.8 to 0.5
Maths
Well Below Average: -3.2 Confidence interval -5.2 to -1.1

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:43%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:7%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:100
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:101
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Star Academy, Sandyford
Burnaby Road , Sandyford ST6 5PT 		2out of 4 0 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Goldenhill Primary Academy
Broadfield Road , Goldenhill ST6 4QE 		4out of 4 584 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Summerbank Primary Academy
Summerbank Road , Tunstall ST6 5HA 		3out of 4 882 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
St Joseph's Catholic Academy, Goldenhill
Mobberley Road , Goldenhill ST6 5RN 		3out of 4 884 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
St Mary's Church of England Primary School
Ladywell Road , Tunstall ST6 5DE 		4out of 4 1,731 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Margaret Ward Catholic Academy
Little Chell Lane , Tunstall ST6 6LZ 		3out of 4 1,796 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Ormiston Horizon Academy
Turnhurst Road , Tunstall ST6 6JZ 		3out of 4 1,850 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Co-op Academy Stoke-On-Trent
Westport Road , ST6 4LD 		3out of 4 2,471 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The King's CofE Academy
First Avenue , Kidsgrove ST7 1DP 		- not rated 2,504 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Kidsgrove Secondary School
Gloucester Road , ST7 4DL 		2out of 4 2,993 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Watermill School
Turnhurst Road , Chell ST6 6JZ 		3out of 4 1,646 yd Academy special converter Yes Mixed More About School
Bluebell School Ltd
Gloucester Road , Kidsgrove ST7 1EH 		- not rated 3,073 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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