Rode Heath Primary School
Heath Avenue, Rode Heath, Stoke-on-Trent, ST7 3RY
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr John Frankland
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Congleton
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 234
- Pupils on roll
- 245
- URN
- 111159
- Local authority
- Cheshire East
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01270314414
About this school
Rode Heath Primary School is a community primary school in Stoke-on-Trent. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 245 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person 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
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- 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 | 29 | 30 | 31 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 86% | 90% | 84% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 13% | 6% |
| Expected standard in reading | 93% | 97% | 94% |
| Expected standard in maths | 93% | 97% | 90% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 86% | 97% | 94% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108.0 | 110.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 108.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.70 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.10 | - | - |
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 Rode Heath 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 | 86% | 61.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 90% | 60.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 84% | 61.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 246 |
| 2023/24 | 250 |
| 2024/25 | 244 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Rode Heath Primary School compares
Rode Heath Primary School ranked 11th of 114 primary schools in Cheshire East for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 93% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 89% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 84% | 3.7% | 11.3% | 245 | — |
| Alsager Highfields Community Primary School | 72% | 5% | 20.2% | 223 | 1.3 miles |
| Pikemere School | 77% | 3.6% | 8.8% | 254 | 1.4 miles |
| Scholar Green Primary School | 63% | 3.6% | 14.4% | 227 | 1.6 miles |
| Excalibur Primary School | 84% | 3.4% | 8.8% | 242 | 1.6 miles |
| St Gabriel's Catholic Primary School | 67% | 4.1% | 4.4% | 239 | 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.
Inspection history
- 12 March 2024
-
Ungraded inspection report23 November 2022
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 11.27%
- English as an additional language
- 1.6%
- Overall absence
- 3.74%
- Persistent absence
- 6.49%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Alsager Highfields Community Primary School1.3 miles
Primary · Stoke-on-Trent
-
Pikemere School1.4 miles
Primary · Alsager
-
Scholar Green Primary School1.6 miles
Primary · Stoke-on-Trent
-
Excalibur Primary School1.6 miles
Primary · Stoke-on-Trent
-
St Gabriel's Catholic Primary School1.6 miles
Primary · Stoke-on-Trent
Other schools in Stoke-on-Trent
Rode Heath Primary School ranks 5th 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 year groups does Rode Heath Primary School teach?
- Rode Heath Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Stoke-on-Trent.
- Who is the headteacher of Rode Heath Primary School?
- The headteacher of Rode Heath Primary School is Mr John Frankland, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Rode Heath Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Rode Heath 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 big is Rode Heath Primary School?
- Rode Heath Primary School has 245 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Rode Heath Primary School full?
- Rode Heath Primary School has capacity for 234 pupils and 245 on roll (105%), 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 Rode Heath Primary School a faith school?
- No. Rode Heath Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Rode Heath Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Rode Heath Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Rode Heath Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 86% in 2022/23 and 84% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Rode Heath Primary School rank locally?
- Rode Heath Primary School ranked 11th of 114 primary schools in Cheshire East for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 93% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 89% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Rode Heath Primary School's absence rate?
- Rode Heath Primary School's overall absence rate is 3.7% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Rode Heath Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Rode Heath 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.