The Stoke Poges School

The Stoke Poges School demonstrates a strong performance, characterized by a welcoming and inclusive environment that fosters resilience and confidence among its students. The school places a significant emphasis on academic achievement, particularly in reading and mathematics, where pupils often exceed national expectations. Enthusiasm for learning is palpable, with newly refurbished facilities enhancing the educational experience. However, there are some areas needing attention, particularly in refining curriculum knowledge across certain subjects and optimizing support for students with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). Overall, the school retains its 'Good' rating from the previous inspection and continues to develop positively.

Strengths

• Pupils exhibit confidence and resilience in their learning.
• The school has high expectations for pupil behavior and achievement.
• Strong subject knowledge among teachers enhances lesson quality.
• Effective reading curriculum with a well-implemented phonics program.
• Regular training for staff contributes to continuous teaching improvement.
• Diverse extracurricular activities enrich students' experiences.
• Positive parental engagement and community involvement in school life.

Areas for Improvement

• Important knowledge in a small number of subjects is not identified clearly enough.
• Support for some pupils with SEND is not consistently effective.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at The Stoke Poges School attended 93.7% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 14.0% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 0.5% of pupils at The Stoke Poges School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 The Stoke Poges School had 22.7 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 19.1% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 4.5% of pupils at The Stoke Poges School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 2.6% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 The Stoke Poges School received £6,085 and spent £6,094 for each of its 423 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £367,000 (£868 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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What is The Stoke Poges School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for The Stoke Poges School is Good, from an inspection in July 2024.

When was The Stoke Poges School last inspected by Ofsted?

The Stoke Poges School was last inspected in July 2024.

How many pupils does The Stoke Poges School have?

The Stoke Poges School has 423 pupils on roll.

What age range does The Stoke Poges School cover?

The Stoke Poges School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are The Stoke Poges School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 67% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is The Stoke Poges School?

The Stoke Poges School is at Rogers Lane, Stoke Poges, Slough, Buckinghamshire, SL2 4LN.