Mill Hill Primary Academy

Mill Hill Primary Academy has made significant progress since its previous inspection, now achieving an overall effectiveness rating of outstanding. The school provides high-quality education and is ambitious for all pupils, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). Pupils exhibit exemplary behavior and a love for learning, enriched by a well-structured curriculum that fosters confidence and understanding across various subjects. Parents are overwhelmingly positive about the dedication of the staff in nurturing both academic and personal development.

Strengths

• Exceptional quality of education across the curriculum
• Outstanding behavior and attitudes of pupils
• Exemplary personal development programs
• Strong commitment to inclusion for SEND pupils
• Effective communication and language development in early years
• Robust pastoral care through the WISH hub
• High levels of pupil engagement and contentment
• Strong support from governors and trustees
• Outstanding attendance systems
• Rich variety of after-school clubs

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 Mill Hill Primary Academy attended 93.8% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 18.8% 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, 0.6% of pupils at Mill Hill 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 Mill Hill Primary Academy had 28.9 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 16.7% 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, 21.4% of pupils at Mill Hill Primary Academy were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 0.6% 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 2024–25 Mill Hill Primary Academy received £6,658 and spent £6,917 for each of its 469 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £132,000 (£281 per pupil).

Across all 4 schools of City Learning Trust, income was £8,319 and spending £8,006 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

Mill Hill Primary Academy is part of City Learning Trust, which runs 4 schools. The nearest others:

• Haywood Academy Stoke-On-Trent
• Smallthorne Primary Academy Stoke-On-Trent
• Trentham Academy Stoke-On-Trent

What is Mill Hill Primary Academy's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Mill Hill Primary Academy is Outstanding, from an inspection in January 2024.

When was Mill Hill Primary Academy last inspected by Ofsted?

Mill Hill Primary Academy was last inspected in January 2024.

How many pupils does Mill Hill Primary Academy have?

Mill Hill Primary Academy has 473 pupils on roll.

What age range does Mill Hill Primary Academy cover?

Mill Hill Primary Academy for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are Mill Hill Primary Academy's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 72% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Mill Hill Primary Academy?

Mill Hill Primary Academy is at Sunnyside Avenue, Tunstall, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, ST6 6ED.