Scholar Green Primary School
Congleton Road, Scholar Green, Stoke-on-Trent, ST7 3HF
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Lyndsey Colman
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Congleton
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 227
- URN
- 111039
- Local authority
- Cheshire East
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01782651099
About this school
Scholar Green Primary School is a community primary school in Stoke-on-Trent. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 227 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Scholar Green Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 20 | 31 | 30 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 70% | 71% | 63% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 20% | 0% | 10% |
| Expected standard in reading | 75% | 84% | 70% |
| Expected standard in maths | 80% | 77% | 80% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 80% | 71% | 87% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 105.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 103.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.20 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Scholar Green Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Cheshire East average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 70% | 61.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 71% | 60.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 63% | 61.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 236 |
| 2023/24 | 225 |
| 2024/25 | 218 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Scholar Green Primary School compares
Scholar Green Primary School ranked 67th of 114 primary schools in Cheshire East for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 47% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 91% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 63% | 3.6% | 14.4% | 227 | — |
| Woodcocks' Well CofE Primary School | 33% | 4.6% | 14% | 99 | 1.2 miles |
| Kidsgrove Primary School | 33% | 4.2% | 37.9% | 156 | 1.3 miles |
| Dove Bank Primary School | 56% | 5.3% | 28.7% | 225 | 1.4 miles |
| Castle Primary School | 50% | 4.3% | 16.3% | 94 | 1.5 miles |
| Rode Heath Primary School | 84% | 3.7% | 11.3% | 245 | 1.6 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 14.36%
- English as an additional language
- 3.2%
- Overall absence
- 3.61%
- Persistent absence
- 4.27%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Woodcocks' Well CofE Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · Stoke-on-Trent
-
Kidsgrove Primary School1.3 miles
Primary · Stoke-on-Trent
-
Dove Bank Primary School1.4 miles
Primary · Stoke-on-Trent
-
Castle Primary School1.5 miles
Primary · Stoke-on-Trent
-
Rode Heath Primary School1.6 miles
Primary · Stoke-on-Trent
Other schools in Stoke-on-Trent
Scholar Green Primary School ranks 57th of the 102 ranked primary schools in Stoke-on-Trent.
- Abbey Hulton Primary School Primary
- Alexandra Infants' School Primary
- Alexandra Junior School Primary
- All Saints' CofE First School Primary
- Alsager Highfields Community Primary School Primary
- Alsagers Bank Primary Academy Primary
- Ash Green Primary Academy Primary
- Ball Green Primary Academy Primary
- Barlaston CofE (VC) First School Primary
- Belgrave St Bartholomew's Academy Primary
- Bishop Rawle CofE Primary School Primary
- Burnwood Primary Academy Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Scholar Green Primary School teach?
- Scholar Green Primary School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Stoke-on-Trent.
- Who is the headteacher of Scholar Green Primary School?
- The headteacher of Scholar Green Primary School is Mrs Lyndsey Colman, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Scholar Green Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Scholar Green Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Scholar Green Primary School?
- Scholar Green Primary School has 227 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Scholar Green Primary School full?
- Scholar Green Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 227 on roll (108%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Scholar Green Primary School a faith school?
- No. Scholar Green Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Scholar Green Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Scholar Green Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Scholar Green Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 70% in 2022/23 and 63% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Scholar Green Primary School compare with other schools in Cheshire East?
- Scholar Green Primary School ranked 67th of 114 primary schools in Cheshire East for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 47% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 91% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Scholar Green Primary School's absence rate?
- Scholar Green Primary School's overall absence rate is 3.6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Scholar Green Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Scholar Green Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.