St Anne's CofE (VC) Primary School

Type Primary / Voluntary controlled school
Age Range 4-11
Religion Church of England
Address St Anne's Vale
Brown Edge
St Annes Vale
Stoke-on-Trent
Staffordshire
ST6 8TA
Phone 01782503102
Reference Number 124238

St Anne’s CofE (VC) Primary School has made significant progress since its last inspection, moving from requiring improvement to achieving a good rating across all areas. The school fosters a strong sense of community and prioritizes pupils' well-being, which is recognized and appreciated by both pupils and parents. The leadership team effectively promotes an ambitious and well-structured curriculum that supports all pupils, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). Reading is particularly well emphasized, contributing to positive learning experiences.

General Makeup

Number of pupils 179
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 50.28%
Girls: 49.72%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 9.5%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 3.9%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 25.6
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 22
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 28.3

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 9 6 15
2 10 18 28
3 13 9 22
4 16 15 31
5 16 17 33
6 15 12 27

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 93.3%
Mixed, Other 2.2%
White & Black (Caribbean) 1.7%
White & Black (African) 1.1%
African 0.6%
Pakistani 0.6%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
 >  Quality of education Good
  >  Behaviour & Attitude Good
  >  Personal Development Good
  >  Leadership & Management Good
  >  Early Years Provision Good
Last Report Date 01 Oct 2019
Date Report
29 Apr 2025 School inspection
01 Oct 2019 School inspection:
28 Jun 2017 Full inspection:
04 Oct 2012 Full inspection:
17 Nov 2010 Full inspection:
07 May 2008 Full inspection:
14 Mar 2005 Full inspection

Strengths

  • Strong sense of community and pupil well-being
  • Effective leadership and management
  • Ambitious curriculum design
  • Good quality of education with careful lesson planning
  • Promotes a love of reading with effective phonics teaching
  • Effective support for disadvantaged pupils
  • High levels of pupil attendance

Areas for Improvement

  • End points are not always defined in subject plans
  • Early years activities sometimes lack sufficient challenge
  • Inconsistencies in following through on agreed teaching improvements

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 86%
Pupils meeting a higher standard 14%

Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

Subject School Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 106
Maths 107

Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 2.7
Writing 4.2
Maths 1.7

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Average Scaled Score

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2025 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference
Second Preference 9 0
Third Preference 4 0
From another Local Authority 17 9

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