Haywood Academy
High Lane, Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent, ST6 7AB
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- CITY LEARNING TRUST
- Principal
- Mrs Adele Mills
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- City Learning Trust
- Constituency
- Stoke-on-Trent North
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,050
- Pupils on roll
- 1,080
- URN
- 138549
- Local authority
- Stoke-on-Trent
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01782853535
About this school
Haywood Academy is a secondary academy in Stoke-on-Trent. It teaches children aged 11 to 19 and has 1,080 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. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit 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
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Sixth form
- Requires improvement
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 203 | 239 | 206 |
| Attainment 8 score | 35.0 | 36.0 | 36.1 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.74 -0.94 to -0.54 | -0.55 -0.74 to -0.37 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 24% | 19.7% | 17% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 46% | 46% | 43.7% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 7% | 3.8% | 4.4% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 2.8 | 2.9 | 2.9 |
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 Haywood 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 | 35 | 31.4 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 36 | 29.6 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 36.1 | 30.5 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 15.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 13.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 12.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,154 |
| 2023/24 | 1,160 |
| 2024/25 | 1,112 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Haywood Academy compares
Haywood Academy ranked 12th of 14 secondary schools in Stoke-on-Trent for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 29% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 4% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 36.1 | 12.2% | 46.7% | 1,080 | — |
| Co-op Academy Stoke-On-Trent | 42.7 | 10.2% | 52.1% | 1,300 | 0.9 miles |
| St Margaret Ward Catholic Academy | 43 | 7.1% | 37.6% | 1,143 | 1.0 miles |
| Ormiston Horizon Academy | 37.3 | 11.6% | 42.5% | 1,029 | 1.2 miles |
| The Excel Academy | 37.5 | 10.7% | 34.8% | 1,184 | 1.4 miles |
| Birches Head Academy | 31.3 | 11.9% | 47.2% | 925 | 1.8 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)
- 46.7%
- English as an additional language
- 21.2%
- Overall absence
- 12.23%
- Persistent absence
- 40.26%
Location
Nearby schools
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Co-op Academy Stoke-On-Trent0.9 miles
Secondary · Stoke-on-Trent
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St Margaret Ward Catholic Academy1.0 miles
Secondary · Stoke-on-Trent
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Ormiston Horizon Academy1.2 miles
Secondary · Stoke on Trent
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The Excel Academy1.4 miles
Secondary · Stoke-on-Trent
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Birches Head Academy1.8 miles
Secondary · Stoke-on-Trent
Other schools in Stoke-on-Trent
Haywood Academy ranks 19th of the 23 ranked secondary schools in Stoke-on-Trent.
- Alsager School Secondary
- Biddulph High School Secondary
- Birches Head Academy Secondary
- Blythe Bridge High School Secondary
- Co-op Academy Florence MacWilliams Secondary
- Co-op Academy Stoke-On-Trent Secondary
- Discovery Academy Secondary
- Endon High School Secondary
- Kidsgrove Secondary School Secondary
- Moorside High School Secondary
- Ormiston Meridian Academy Secondary
- Ormiston Sir Stanley Matthews Academy Secondary
Common questions
- What year groups does Haywood Academy teach?
- Haywood Academy teaches children aged 11 to 19. It is a secondary school in Stoke-on-Trent.
- Who is the principal of Haywood Academy?
- The principal of Haywood Academy is Mrs Adele Mills, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Haywood Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Haywood 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 Haywood Academy?
- Haywood Academy has 1,080 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 19.
- Is Haywood Academy full?
- Haywood Academy has capacity for 1,050 pupils and 1,080 on roll (103%), 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 Haywood Academy a faith school?
- No. Haywood Academy has no designated religious character.
- Is Haywood Academy a selective school?
- No. Haywood Academy is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs Haywood Academy?
- Haywood Academy is part of CITY LEARNING TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Haywood Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 35 in 2022/23 and 36.1 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Haywood Academy rank locally?
- Haywood Academy ranked 12th of 14 secondary schools in Stoke-on-Trent for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 29% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 4% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Haywood Academy's absence rate?
- Haywood Academy's overall absence rate is 12.2% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Haywood Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Haywood 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.