Weston Junior Academy

Weston Junior Academy is a smaller-than-average junior school within the St Bart's Multi-Academy Trust, serving a community with close to average levels of deprivation. The school has been judged to be meeting the expected standard across all areas, including achievement, attendance and behaviour, curriculum and teaching, inclusion, leadership and governance, and personal development and wellbeing. Safeguarding standards are met. Pupils benefit from a well-sequenced curriculum, strong relationships, and a positive culture underpinned by the school's 'Weston Values'. Attendance has improved and is now in line with national averages, and behaviour is good. Pupils with SEND are generally well supported and included in all aspects of school life. Leaders have a clear understanding of the school's strengths and priorities, and staff feel well supported.

Strengths

• Pupils gain a body of knowledge that prepares them well for secondary school
• Leaders' work on multiplication skills by Year 4 is starting to bear fruit
• Attendance has improved and is now similar to other schools nationally
• Pupils behave well in lessons and are kind and polite
• The curriculum is well sequenced and delivered effectively in foundation subjects
• Pupils with SEND are usually well catered for and fully access the curriculum
• Leaders use funding for disadvantaged pupils effectively
• The personal development programme is tailored to local needs
• Pupils are tolerant and understand different faiths and cultures
• Leaders work effectively with external agencies and the trust
• Staff are proud to work at the school and value leaders' support

Areas for Improvement

• In English and mathematics, a small number of staff do not deliver the curriculum as well as leaders intend
• Some staff do not consistently ensure pupils secure key handwriting, spelling and punctuation skills before moving to more complex work
• Checks on pupils' learning are not consistently effective, missing opportunities to deepen understanding
• Some targets for pupils with SEND in pupil passports are too general and not sharply focused

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 Weston Junior Academy attended 93.4% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 15.6% 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, 1.7% of pupils at Weston Junior 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 Weston Junior Academy had 20.7 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 19.2% 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, 17.6% of pupils at Weston Junior Academy were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 1.8% 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 Weston Junior Academy received £6,984 and spent £7,373 for each of its 181 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £314,000 (£1,734 per pupil).

Across all 23 schools of St Bart'S Multi Academy Trust, income was £7,493 and spending £7,753 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

Weston Junior Academy is part of St Bart'S Multi Academy Trust, which runs 23 schools. The nearest others:

• Park Hall Academy Stoke-On-Trent
• Weston Infant Academy Stoke-On-Trent
• Abbey Hill Academy & College Stoke-On-Trent
• Belgrave St Bartholomew's Academy Stoke-On-Trent
• Meir Heath Academy Stoke-On-Trent
• Kingsland CofE Academy Stoke-On-Trent
• Stoke Minster CofE Primary Academy Stoke-On-Trent
• Priory CofE Academy Stoke-On-Trent
• Saint Nathaniel's Academy Stoke-On-Trent
• Knutton St Marys CofE Academy Newcastle Under Lyme

What is Weston Junior Academy's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Weston Junior Academy is Expected standard, from an inspection in June 2026.

When was Weston Junior Academy last inspected by Ofsted?

Weston Junior Academy was last inspected in June 2026.

How many pupils does Weston Junior Academy have?

Weston Junior Academy has 165 pupils on roll.

What age range does Weston Junior Academy cover?

Weston Junior Academy for pupils aged 7 to 11.

What are Weston Junior Academy's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 59% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Weston Junior Academy?

Weston Junior Academy is at Princess Drive, Weston Coyney, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, ST3 6NG.