St Luke's CofE Academy Endon

St Luke's CofE Academy Endon is a highly effective primary school where pupils thrive academically, personally and socially. The school's motto, 'helping lights shine for all', is evident across daily life, and pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities achieve exceptionally well. Parents are extremely positive, pupils behave exceptionally well, and attendance is high because pupils enjoy the broad, vibrant curriculum. The curriculum is meticulously designed and well sequenced from Reception, with teachers delivering it expertly and using research-informed approaches to check understanding and address gaps quickly. Reading and vocabulary are prioritised, phonics is taught with fidelity, and pupils read widely and fluently. Personal development is exceptional, with pupils taking leadership roles, contributing to their community, and benefiting from a wide range of enriching experiences and extra-curricular clubs. This was the school's first routine inspection since the COVID-19 pandemic and it is part of the Staffordshire University Academy Trust. Leadership and management are strong, the trust and local academy council support the school effectively, staff are proud to work there, and safeguarding arrangements are effective. No areas of concern were identified in the report.

Strengths

• Pupils, including those with SEND, achieve exceptionally well across the curriculum and personally
• Pupils behave exceptionally well and there is no disruption in lessons
• The curriculum is meticulously designed, broad and well sequenced from Reception
• Teachers are experts in delivering the curriculum and use research-informed approaches
• Reading and vocabulary development are prioritised, with expert phonics teaching
• Pupils' personal development is exceptional and central to the school's work
• Pupils have high attendance and enjoy the exciting curriculum
• The school provides a wide range of extra-curricular clubs and enriching experiences
• Staff are unanimously proud of the school and feel well supported
• The trust and local academy council support the school effectively
• Safeguarding arrangements are effective

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 St Luke's CofE Academy Endon attended 96.4% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 5.5% 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, 0.0% of pupils at St Luke's CofE Academy Endon 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 St Luke's CofE Academy Endon had 23.7 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 22.2% 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, 7.5% of pupils at St Luke's CofE Academy Endon were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 3.3% 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 St Luke's CofE Academy Endon received £6,327 and spent £6,366 for each of its 211 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £135,000 (£638 per pupil).

Across all 21 schools of Staffordshire University Academies Trust, income was £7,351 and spending £7,265 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 · Staffordshire local authority: places and applications

St Luke's CofE Academy Endon is part of Staffordshire University Academies Trust, which runs 21 schools. The nearest others:

• St Edward's CofE Academy Cheddleton Leek
• Horton St Michael's CofE First School Leek
• Westlands Primary School Newcastle-Under-Lyme
• St Peter's CofE Academy Alton Stoke-On-Trent
• All Saints CofE Academy Denstone Uttoxeter
• Dove CofE Academy Uttoxeter
• Tynsel Parkes CofE Primary Academy Uttoxeter
• John Wheeldon Primary Academy Stafford
• St Augustine's CofE Academy Ashbourne
• St Leonard's CofE First School Stafford

What is St Luke's CofE Academy Endon's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for St Luke's CofE Academy Endon is Outstanding, from an inspection in November 2024.

When was St Luke's CofE Academy Endon last inspected by Ofsted?

St Luke's CofE Academy Endon was last inspected in November 2024.

How many pupils does St Luke's CofE Academy Endon have?

St Luke's CofE Academy Endon has 213 pupils on roll.

What age range does St Luke's CofE Academy Endon cover?

St Luke's CofE Academy Endon for pupils aged 5 to 11.

What are St Luke's CofE Academy Endon's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 82% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is St Luke's CofE Academy Endon?

St Luke's CofE Academy Endon is at Leek Road, Endon, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, ST9 9EB.