Whitfield Valley Primary Academy

Whitfield Valley Primary Academy demonstrates outstanding performance across all areas of education, behavior, personal development, and leadership. The school has high aspirations for its pupils, providing a nurturing environment where they thrive both academically and personally. With a commitment to inclusive education, the school effectively identifies and supports students with special educational needs, ensuring all students achieve well. The curriculum is ambitious, and the school offers a rich array of activities that enrich students' learning experiences.

Strengths

• High ambitions and aspirations for all pupils.
• Exceptional academic and personal development support.
• Outstanding curriculum that builds knowledge and skills over time.
• Strong subject knowledge and effective teaching methodologies.
• Inclusive environment catering to SEND and disadvantaged pupils.
• Promotion of a love for reading and diverse literature.
• Strong leadership and collaborative support from the trust.

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 Whitfield Valley Primary Academy attended 94.7% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 13.7% 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, 0.0% of pupils at Whitfield Valley Primary 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 Whitfield Valley Primary Academy had 27.9 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 11.8% 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, 10.1% of pupils at Whitfield Valley Primary Academy were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 1.1% 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 Whitfield Valley Primary Academy received £5,941 and spent £5,179 for each of its 459 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £120,000 (£262 per pupil).

Across all 3 schools of Inspirational Learning Academies Trust, income was £6,647 and spending £5,760 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

Whitfield Valley Primary Academy is part of Inspirational Learning Academies Trust, which runs 3 schools. The nearest others:

• Norton-Le-Moors Primary Academy Stoke-On-Trent
• Newstead Primary Academy Stoke-On-Trent

What is Whitfield Valley Primary Academy's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Whitfield Valley Primary Academy is Outstanding, from an inspection in September 2024.

When was Whitfield Valley Primary Academy last inspected by Ofsted?

Whitfield Valley Primary Academy was last inspected in September 2024.

How many pupils does Whitfield Valley Primary Academy have?

Whitfield Valley Primary Academy has 474 pupils on roll.

What age range does Whitfield Valley Primary Academy cover?

Whitfield Valley Primary Academy for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are Whitfield Valley Primary Academy's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 81% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Whitfield Valley Primary Academy?

Whitfield Valley Primary Academy is at Oxford Road, Fegg Hayes, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, ST6 6TD.