St Gregory's Catholic Academy

St Gregory’s Catholic Academy continues to excel as an outstanding school. Pupils thrive in an environment where their diverse backgrounds are embraced, fostering strong relationships and a sense of pride within the school community. Parents appreciate the staff's commitment to nurturing students into well-rounded individuals who are prepared for future life challenges. The school’s curriculum is effectively designed to support pupil learning, helping all students, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities, to achieve exceptional academic results while feeling confident and eager to learn.

Strengths

• Exceptional support for personal development.
• Strong emphasis on high expectations and student aspirations.
• Well-designed curriculum with meticulously sequenced learning.
• Excellent phonics instruction leading to strong reading skills.
• Outstanding behaviour and culture of respect among pupils.
• Proactive safeguarding measures and well-trained staff.

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 St Gregory's Catholic Academy attended 96.6% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 5.2% 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, 0.4% of pupils at St Gregory's Catholic Academy 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 St Gregory's Catholic Academy had 27.9 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 5.9% 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, 14.5% of pupils at St Gregory's Catholic Academy were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 1.7% 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 2024–25 St Gregory's Catholic Academy received £6,199 and spent £6,022 for each of its 462 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £203,000 (£439 per pupil).

Across all 56 schools of St Gabriel the Archangel Catholic Multi-Academy Trust, income was £7,565 and spending £7,594 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). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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All schools in Stoke-On-Trent · Stoke-on-Trent local authority: places and applications

St Gregory's Catholic Academy is part of St Gabriel the Archangel Catholic Multi-Academy Trust, which runs 64 schools. The nearest others:

• St Thomas More Catholic Academy Stoke-On-Trent
• St Augustine's Catholic Academy Stoke-On-Trent
• Our Lady's Catholic Academy Stoke-On-Trent
• St Maria Goretti Catholic Academy Stoke-On-Trent
• St Teresa's Catholic (A) Primary School Stoke-On-Trent
• St Filumena's Catholic Primary School Stoke-On-Trent
• St Thomas Aquinas Catholic Primary School Stoke-On-Trent
• Our Lady and St Benedict Catholic Academy Stoke-On-Trent
• St George and St Martin's Catholic Academy Stoke-On-Trent
• Our Lady and St Werburgh's Catholic Primary School Newcastle

What is St Gregory's Catholic Academy's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for St Gregory's Catholic Academy is Outstanding, from an inspection in July 2023.

When was St Gregory's Catholic Academy last inspected by Ofsted?

St Gregory's Catholic Academy was last inspected in July 2023.

How many pupils does St Gregory's Catholic Academy have?

St Gregory's Catholic Academy has 461 pupils on roll.

What age range does St Gregory's Catholic Academy cover?

St Gregory's Catholic Academy for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are St Gregory's Catholic Academy's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 78% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is St Gregory's Catholic Academy?

St Gregory's Catholic Academy is at Spring Garden Road, Longton, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, ST3 2QN.