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Alsagers Bank Primary Academy

Primary Ages 3-11 178 pupils Stoke-On-Trent
Ofsted: Good

Alsagers Bank Primary Academy is an academy converter in Stoke-On-Trent for pupils aged 3 to 11. It has 178 pupils on roll. The latest Ofsted rating for Alsagers Bank Primary Academy is Good, from an inspection in February 2017 of its predecessor, The Richard Heathcote Community Primary School. In 2025, 65% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Ofsted inspection: January 2025. KS2 results: 2025.

Type Primary / Academy converter
Age Range 3-11
Religion Does not apply
Address The Drive
Alsagers Bank
Stoke-on-Trent
Staffordshire
ST7 8BB
Phone 01782720406
Reference Number 148720

General Makeup

Number of pupils 178
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 50%
Girls: 50%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 14%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 2.2%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 25.4
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 23.7
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 29

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 9 14 23
2 8 10 18
3 9 13 22
4 15 6 21
5 12 8 20
6 10 14 24

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 91.6%
Mixed, Other 2.8%
African 1.1%
Irish 1.1%
Asian, Other 1.1%
White, Other 0.6%

This school has not been graded since it changed URN, usually on converting to an academy. The rating shown is from its predecessor, The Richard Heathcote Community Primary School, inspected in February 2017.

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
Last Report Date 19 Nov 2024 – no overall grade published for this inspection
Date Report
19 Nov 2024 School inspection
09 Sep 2021 Academy conversion letter
28 Feb 2017 Short inspection
Previously as The Richard Heathcote Community Primary School
23 Oct 2012 Full inspection:
15 Jun 2011 Monitoring visit
21 Jan 2010 Full inspection:
11 Nov 2008 Curriculum and development visit
10 Oct 2006 Full inspection:
12 Mar 2001 Full inspection

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 65%
Pupils meeting a higher standard 4%

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 104
Maths 106

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 -2.8
Writing 2.7
Maths 1.3

How many students meet the standards

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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.

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Reception admissions, 2026 entry

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference
Second Preference 15 0
Third Preference 6 1
From another Local Authority 0 0

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Places and pupil numbers

In 2024–25 Alsagers Bank Primary Academy had 150 pupils for 147 places. That is 3 more pupils than the school has room for.

Pupils and places

Reception intake in the “Newcastle 4 Primary” planning area

Staffordshire counted 71 Reception pupils in this area in 2024–25 and forecasts 68 in 2029–30, down 4%.

2022202320242025
Places 157147147147
Pupils 129142136150
Unfilled 17.8%3.4%7.5%0.0%

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 Alsagers Bank Primary Academy attended 96.1% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 8.7% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

2022202320242025
Authorised absence 4.4%3.8%2.9%2.8%
Unauthorised absence 1.0%1.4%1.2%1.0%
Severely absent pupils 0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%

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 Alsagers Bank Primary Academy were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

2022202320242025
Suspensions per 100 pupils 0.00.70.00.6
Permanent exclusions 0000

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 Alsagers Bank Primary Academy had 20.7 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

20222023202420252026
Pupils per adult 11.712.711.013.413.3
Teachers who left state teaching 0.0%34.5%0.0%0.0%–
Teachers who took any sick leave –44.4%37.5%50.0%–
Sick days per teacher –6.20.63.8–

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, 13.5% of pupils at Alsagers Bank Primary Academy were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 1.7% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

SEN support EHC plan
Moderate learning difficulty 15 2
Social, emotional and mental health 5 0
Speech, language and communication needs 3 1
Specific learning difficulty 1 0

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 Alsagers Bank Primary Academy received £6,629 and spent £5,959 for each of its 162 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £97,000 (£597 per pupil).

Across all 8 schools of The Societas Trust, income was £6,126 and spending £5,893 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

2022202320242025
Revenue reserve £125,000£53,000£5,000£97,000
per pupil £953£359£31£597
In-year balance £51,000-£161,000-£33,000£109,000
per pupil £389-£1,085-£212£670

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

Alsagers Bank Primary Academy is part of The Societas Trust, which runs 9 schools. The nearest others:

What is Alsagers Bank Primary Academy's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Alsagers Bank Primary Academy is Good, from an inspection in February 2017 of its predecessor, The Richard Heathcote Community Primary School.

When was Alsagers Bank Primary Academy last inspected by Ofsted?

Alsagers Bank Primary Academy was last inspected in January 2025.

How many pupils does Alsagers Bank Primary Academy have?

Alsagers Bank Primary Academy has 178 pupils on roll.

What age range does Alsagers Bank Primary Academy cover?

Alsagers Bank Primary Academy for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are Alsagers Bank Primary Academy's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 65% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Alsagers Bank Primary Academy?

Alsagers Bank Primary Academy is at The Drive, Alsagers Bank, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, ST7 8BB.

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