Draycott Moor College
Draycott Old Road, Draycott-in-the-Moors, Stoke-on-Trent, ST11 9AH
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Other independent special school
- Ages
- 10 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Interim Headteacher
- Mr Nick Brennan
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Constituency
- Stoke-on-Trent South
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 43
- Pupils on roll
- 43
- URN
- 133989
- Local authority
- Staffordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01782399849
About this school
Draycott Moor College is an independent special school in Stoke-on-Trent. It teaches children aged 10 to 18 and has 43 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Draycott Moor College under its current framework. 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
Draycott Moor College has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in October 2002, 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 | 5 | 5 |
| Attainment 8 score | 1.4 | - | - |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 0% | - | - |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 0% | - | - |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 0% | - | - |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 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 Draycott Moor College has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 23 |
| 2023/24 | 31 |
| 2024/25 | 41 |
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
- 43
- Pupils on SEN support
- 0
Location
Nearby schools
-
Sycamore Meadow Outdoor Learning Centre1.1 miles
Special schools · Stoke-on-Trent
-
Portland School1.5 miles
Academies · Stoke-on-Trent
-
Elm House School2.7 miles
Special schools
-
Kinetic Academy2.9 miles
Independent schools · Stoke-on-Trent
-
Rowan House School2.9 miles
Special schools
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
- 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
- North Road Academy Special schools
Common questions
- What year groups does Draycott Moor College teach?
- Draycott Moor College teaches children aged 10 to 18. It is a special school in Stoke-on-Trent.
- Who is the interim headteacher of Draycott Moor College?
- The interim headteacher of Draycott Moor College is Mr Nick Brennan, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Draycott Moor College been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Draycott Moor College 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 big is Draycott Moor College?
- Draycott Moor College has 43 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 10 to 18.
- Is Draycott Moor College full?
- Draycott Moor College has capacity for 43 pupils and 43 on roll (100%), 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 Draycott Moor College a faith school?
- No. Draycott Moor College has no designated religious character.
- Is Draycott Moor College a selective school?
- No. Draycott Moor College is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- What are Draycott Moor College's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Draycott Moor College'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.