Harpfield Primary Academy
Palmers Green, Hartshill, Stoke-on-Trent, ST4 6AP
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- CREATIVE EDUCATION TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Jemma Adlington
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Creative Education Trust
- Constituency
- Stoke-on-Trent Central
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 234
- Pupils on roll
- 226
- URN
- 138497
- Local authority
- Stoke-on-Trent
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01782234984
About this school
Harpfield Primary Academy is a primary academy in Stoke-on-Trent. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 226 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
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 6 November 2024, where inspectors found the school has improved significantly. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 31 | 26 | 30 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 58% | 62% | 67% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 10% | 8% | 3% |
| Expected standard in reading | 65% | 65% | 87% |
| Expected standard in maths | 65% | 73% | 77% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 68% | 77% | 70% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 105.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 105.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.40 | - | - |
| 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 Harpfield Primary Academy 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 | 58% | 54.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 62% | 56.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 67% | 57.6% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 236 |
| 2023/24 | 231 |
| 2024/25 | 231 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Harpfield Primary Academy compares
Harpfield Primary Academy ranked 26th of 64 primary schools in Stoke-on-Trent for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 57% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 87% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 67% | 3.9% | 27.4% | 226 | — |
| Hassell Primary School | 48% | 5.4% | 26.1% | 173 | 0.4 miles |
| St Thomas Aquinas Catholic Primary School | 58% | 4.3% | 15.8% | 229 | 0.7 miles |
| St John's CofE (A) Primary School | 48% | 5% | 28.6% | 270 | 0.8 miles |
| Co-op Academy Friarswood | 86% | 3.4% | 1.6% | 214 | 0.8 miles |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School | 69% | 4.8% | 20.4% | 444 | 0.8 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)
- 27.4%
- English as an additional language
- 22.5%
- Overall absence
- 3.87%
- Persistent absence
- 8.11%
Location
Nearby schools
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Hassell Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Newcastle
-
St Thomas Aquinas Catholic Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Stoke-on-Trent
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St John's CofE (A) Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Stoke-on-Trent
-
Co-op Academy Friarswood0.8 miles
Primary · Newcastle
-
St Mary's Catholic Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Newcastle Under Lyme
Other schools in Stoke-on-Trent
Harpfield Primary Academy ranks 48th 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 Harpfield Primary Academy teach?
- Harpfield Primary Academy teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Stoke-on-Trent.
- Who is the headteacher of Harpfield Primary Academy?
- The headteacher of Harpfield Primary Academy is Mrs Jemma Adlington, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Harpfield Primary Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Harpfield Primary Academy, 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 Harpfield Primary Academy?
- Harpfield Primary Academy has 226 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Harpfield Primary Academy full?
- Harpfield Primary Academy has capacity for 234 pupils and 226 on roll (97%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Harpfield Primary Academy a faith school?
- No. Harpfield Primary Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Harpfield Primary Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Harpfield Primary Academy as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Harpfield Primary Academy?
- Harpfield Primary Academy is part of CREATIVE EDUCATION TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Harpfield Primary Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 58% in 2022/23 and 67% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Harpfield Primary Academy rank locally?
- Harpfield Primary Academy ranked 26th of 64 primary schools in Stoke-on-Trent for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 57% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 87% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Harpfield Primary Academy's absence rate?
- Harpfield Primary Academy's overall absence rate is 3.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Harpfield Primary Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Harpfield Primary Academy'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 1 July 2026.