Ellison Primary Academy

Type Primary / Academy converter
Age Range 4-11
Religion Does not apply
Address Ellison Street
Wolstanton
Newcastle
Staffordshire
ST5 0BL
Phone 01782613674
Reference Number 142984

Ellison Primary Academy is performing well, overall receiving a 'Good' rating across several key areas including the quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, and leadership. The school demonstrates strong support for personal development, particularly in fostering students' emotional well-being and encouraging them to engage in a variety of opportunities beyond the classroom. Inspectors noted the positive environment created by leaders and staff, ensuring that pupils feel safe and are well-prepared for their next stages of education. Parents express confidence in the school’s ability to nurture their children's happiness and development.

General Makeup

Number of pupils 361
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 53.19%
Girls: 46.81%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 17.5%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 10.2%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 25.8
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 25
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 26.4

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 22 22 44
2 26 30 56
3 31 20 51
4 30 29 59
5 22 18 40
6 30 31 61

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 79.8%
White, Other 4.7%
African 3.9%
Asian, Other 3.3%
White & Black (Caribbean) 1.7%
White & Asian 1.4%
Indian 1.4%
Mixed, Other 1.4%
Caribbean 0.8%
Pakistani 0.6%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
 >  Quality of education Good
  >  Behaviour & Attitude Good
  >  Personal Development Outstanding
  >  Leadership & Management Good
  >  Early Years Provision Good
Last Report Date 27 Jun 2023
Date Report
27 Jun 2023 School inspection:
17 Sep 2019 School inspection
06 Oct 2016 Academy conversion letter
13 Jan 2016 Full inspection:
Previously as Ellison Primary School
13 Jan 2016 Full inspection:
02 Oct 2013 Full inspection:
02 Oct 2013 Full inspection:
01 May 2013 Monitoring visit
01 May 2013 Monitoring visit
29 Jan 2013 Monitoring visit
29 Jan 2013 Monitoring visit
13 Sep 2012 Monitoring visit
13 Sep 2012 Monitoring visit
13 Mar 2012 Full inspection:
13 Mar 2012 Full inspection:
11 May 2009 Full inspection:
11 May 2009 Full inspection:
27 Mar 2006 Full inspection:
27 Mar 2006 Full inspection:
10 Jan 2000 Full inspection
10 Jan 2000 Full inspection

Strengths

  • Pupils demonstrate care, collaboration, critical thinking, and creativity.
  • Leaders maintain high expectations for all pupils and staff.
  • A well-sequenced and ambitious curriculum is in place.
  • Pupils make very strong progress in many subjects.
  • Skilled teaching of phonics contributes to pupils becoming confident readers.
  • Effective support is provided for pupils with SEND, ensuring inclusion.
  • The school prioritizes pupils' physical and mental health.
  • Pupils have a deep understanding of equalities and respect.

Areas for Improvement

  • Some curriculum activities do not consistently help pupils learn well.
  • Support for some pupils with SEND is not always closely matched to their needs.

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 72%
Pupils meeting a higher standard 8%

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 107
Maths 105

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 -2.3
Writing -0.5
Maths -1.2

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Second Preference 28 0
Third Preference 15 0
From another Local Authority 5 4

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