The Crescent Academy
Pinewood Crescent, Meir, Stoke-on-Trent, ST3 6HZ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE CRESCENT ACADEMY
- Headteacher
- Mr Adam Clewes
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- Stoke-on-Trent South
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 705
- Pupils on roll
- 708
- URN
- 138551
- Local authority
- Stoke-on-Trent
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01782318145
About this school
The Crescent Academy is a primary academy in Stoke-on-Trent. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 708 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 24 April 2024, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good and saw signs of improvement; a full inspection will follow. 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 | 90 | 88 | 85 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 69% | 74% | 72% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 7% | 7% | 8% |
| Expected standard in reading | 78% | 81% | 78% |
| Expected standard in maths | 78% | 77% | 79% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 76% | 78% | 80% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 105.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 103.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.20 | - | - |
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 The Crescent 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 | 69% | 54.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 74% | 56.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 72% | 57.6% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 669 |
| 2023/24 | 689 |
| 2024/25 | 697 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How The Crescent Academy compares
The Crescent Academy ranked 16th of 64 primary schools in Stoke-on-Trent for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 71% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 64% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 72% | 4.8% | 65.1% | 708 | — |
| St Peter's Church of England Primary School | — | 4.9% | 10.1% | 162 | 0.6 miles |
| St Filumena's Catholic Primary School | 96% | 2.4% | 7.3% | 187 | 0.7 miles |
| Weston Junior Academy | 59% | 6.6% | 29.8% | 165 | 0.7 miles |
| Sandon Primary Academy | 61% | 4.2% | 60.4% | 492 | 0.7 miles |
| St Augustine's Catholic Academy | 48% | 3.8% | 49.3% | 217 | 0.9 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)
- 65.12%
- English as an additional language
- 11.6%
- Overall absence
- 4.83%
- Persistent absence
- 9.89%
Location
Nearby schools
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St Peter's Church of England Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Stoke-on-Trent
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St Filumena's Catholic Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Stoke-on-Trent
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Weston Junior Academy0.7 miles
Primary · Stoke-on-Trent
-
Sandon Primary Academy0.7 miles
Primary · Stoke-on-Trent
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St Augustine's Catholic Academy0.9 miles
Primary · Stoke-on-Trent
Other schools in Stoke-on-Trent
The Crescent Academy ranks 32nd 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 The Crescent Academy teach?
- The Crescent Academy teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Stoke-on-Trent.
- Who is the headteacher of The Crescent Academy?
- The headteacher of The Crescent Academy is Mr Adam Clewes, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was The Crescent Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected The Crescent 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 The Crescent Academy?
- The Crescent Academy has 708 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is The Crescent Academy full?
- The Crescent Academy has capacity for 705 pupils and 708 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 The Crescent Academy a faith school?
- No. The Crescent Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does The Crescent Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records The Crescent Academy as having nursery classes.
- Who runs The Crescent Academy?
- The Crescent Academy is part of THE CRESCENT ACADEMY. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does The Crescent Academy have?
- The schools register lists The Crescent Academy's special educational needs provision as: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have The Crescent Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 69% in 2022/23 and 72% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does The Crescent Academy rank locally?
- The Crescent Academy ranked 16th of 64 primary schools in Stoke-on-Trent for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 71% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 64% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is The Crescent Academy's absence rate?
- The Crescent Academy's overall absence rate is 4.8% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are The Crescent Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, The Crescent 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.