Sneyd Academy

Sneyd Academy has been evaluated as a good school during its first inspection under the Education Act 2005. The school provides a nurturing environment where pupils are engaged in their learning and actively participate in various activities. Leadership has made significant improvements to the curriculum, which benefits most pupils, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). However, there are some areas that require further development, particularly regarding the management of learning targets for SEND students and oversight of the curriculum's implementation.

Strengths

• Pupils enjoy learning and show pride in their school achievements.
• Leaders have ambitious plans for the curriculum that are beginning to enhance pupil learning.
• Strong teaching of reading and mathematics in the early years helps pupils grasp foundational skills quickly.
• Pupils demonstrate maturity, respect, and good behavior throughout the school.
• Leaders foster a calm and inclusive culture, promoting positive relationships among pupils.

Areas for Improvement

• Some pupils struggle to retain knowledge over time due to insufficient recall strategies.
• Learning targets for pupils with SEND are often too broad, slowing their progress.
• Leaders do not consistently check the effectiveness of implemented strategies and systems.

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 Sneyd Academy attended 94.1% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 14.5% 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, 1.2% of pupils at Sneyd 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 Sneyd Academy had 22.2 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 0.0% 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, 15.4% of pupils at Sneyd Academy were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 2.7% 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 Sneyd Academy received £6,425 and spent £6,712 for each of its 579 pupils. It ended the year with a deficit of £225,000 (-£389 per pupil).

Across all 6 schools of Alpha Academies Trust, income was £7,964 and spending £7,970 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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Sneyd Academy is part of Alpha Academies Trust, which runs 6 schools. The nearest others:

• Holden Lane Academy Stoke-On-Trent
• The Excel Academy Stoke-On-Trent
• Eaton Park Academy Stoke-On-Trent
• Maple Court Academy Stoke-On-Trent
• Discovery Academy Stoke-On-Trent

What is Sneyd Academy's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Sneyd Academy is Good, from an inspection in August 2023.

When was Sneyd Academy last inspected by Ofsted?

Sneyd Academy was last inspected in August 2023.

How many pupils does Sneyd Academy have?

Sneyd Academy has 559 pupils on roll.

What age range does Sneyd Academy cover?

Sneyd Academy for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are Sneyd Academy's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 56% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Sneyd Academy?

Sneyd Academy is at Sneyd Street, Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, ST6 2NS.