Phoenix Independent School
Unit C, Metro Business Park, Clough Street, Stoke-on-Trent, ST1 4AF
- Phase
- Independent schools
- School type
- Other independent school
- Ages
- 14 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Principal
- Miss Stephanie Hardman
- Constituency
- Stoke-on-Trent Central
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 45
- Pupils on roll
- 32
- URN
- 137892
- Local authority
- Stoke-on-Trent
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01782922306
About this school
Phoenix Independent School is an independent school in Stoke-on-Trent. It teaches children aged 14 to 16 and has 32 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Phoenix Independent 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
Phoenix Independent School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in February 2012, 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 | 10 | 14 | 19 |
| Attainment 8 score | 12.4 | 10.6 | 6.1 |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 0% | 7.1% | 0% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 0.3 | 0.3 | 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 Phoenix Independent 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 | Stoke-on-Trent average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 12.4 | 31.4 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 10.6 | 29.6 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 6.1 | 30.5 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 20 |
| 2023/24 | 23 |
| 2024/25 | 25 |
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
- 2
- Pupils on SEN support
- 30
Location
Nearby schools
-
Snowhill School0.5 miles
Special schools
-
Regent College0.5 miles
Other types · Stoke-on-Trent
-
Edison Pace School0.5 miles
Special schools · Stoke-on-Trent
-
Emerge School0.5 miles
Special schools · Stoke-on-Trent
-
The Registry0.7 miles
Independent schools · Stoke-on-Trent
Other schools in Stoke-on-Trent
- Excellence Girls Academy Independent schools
- Kinetic Academy Independent schools
- Sporting Stars Academy Independent schools
- The Registry Independent schools
- The Valiant School Independent schools
- Bentilee Nursery School Nursery
- 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
Common questions
- What ages does Phoenix Independent School teach?
- Phoenix Independent School teaches children aged 14 to 16. It is an independent school in Stoke-on-Trent.
- Who is the principal of Phoenix Independent School?
- The principal of Phoenix Independent School is Miss Stephanie Hardman, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Phoenix Independent School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Phoenix Independent 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 Phoenix Independent School?
- Phoenix Independent School has 32 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 14 to 16.
- Is Phoenix Independent School full?
- Phoenix Independent School has capacity for 45 pupils and 32 on roll (71%), 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 Phoenix Independent School a faith school?
- No. Phoenix Independent School has no designated religious character.
- How have Phoenix Independent School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 12.4 in 2022/23 and 6.1 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Phoenix Independent School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Phoenix Independent 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.