Roaches School
Tunstall Road, Knypersley, Stoke-on-Trent, ST8 7AB
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Other independent special school
- Ages
- 5 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Mrs Emma Myatt
- Constituency
- Staffordshire Moorlands
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 58
- Pupils on roll
- 40
- URN
- 124495
- Local authority
- Staffordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01782523479
About this school
Roaches School is an independent special school in Stoke-on-Trent. It teaches children aged 5 to 16 and has 40 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Roaches School under its current framework. 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
Roaches School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in November 1995, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 7 | 11 | 4 |
| Attainment 8 score | 8.4 | 2.5 | - |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 0% | 0% | - |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 0% | 0% | - |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 0% | 0% | - |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 0.4 | 0.1 | - |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Roaches 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 | Staffordshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.4 | 36.7 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 2.5 | 35 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | — | 36.6 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 46 |
| 2023/24 | 47 |
| 2024/25 | 44 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 0%
- Pupils with an EHC plan
- 37
- Pupils on SEN support
- 3
Location
Nearby schools
-
Watermill School2.7 miles
Academies · Stoke-on-Trent
-
Bluebell School Ltd3.0 miles
Special schools
-
The Oaks3.6 miles
Special schools · Stoke-on-Trent
-
The Nest3.9 miles
Special schools · Stoke-on-Trent
-
Aidenswood School4.1 miles
Special schools · Congleton
Other schools in Stoke-on-Trent
- Abbey Hill Academy & College Academies
- Alpha Learning Staffordshire Special schools
- Church Lawton School Free Schools
- Cicely Haughton School Academies
- Draycott Moor College Special schools
- Edison Pace School Special schools
- Emerge School Special schools
- Intuition Holistic Education Special schools
- Kemball School Academies
- Manor Abbey School Free Schools
- Merit Hospital School and Medical Pupil Referral Unit Local authority maintained schools
- Newfriars College Other types
Common questions
- What ages does Roaches School teach?
- Roaches School teaches children aged 5 to 16. It is a special school in Stoke-on-Trent.
- Who is the headteacher of Roaches School?
- The headteacher of Roaches School is Mrs Emma Myatt, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Roaches School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Roaches School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How many pupils are at Roaches School?
- Roaches School has 40 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 16.
- Is Roaches School full?
- Roaches School has capacity for 58 pupils and 40 on roll (69%), so it has space against 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 Roaches School a faith school?
- No. Roaches School has no designated religious character.
- How have Roaches School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 8.4 in 2022/23 and 2.5 in 2023/24. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Roaches School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Roaches 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 24 July 2026.