Maple Court Academy
Beverley Drive, Bentilee, Stoke-on-Trent, ST2 0QD
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- ALPHA ACADEMIES TRUST
- Principal
- Mrs Louise Brammer
- Religious ethos
- None
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- ALPHA Academies Trust
- Constituency
- Stoke-on-Trent Central
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 431
- URN
- 139228
- Local authority
- Stoke-on-Trent
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01782970293
About this school
Maple Court Academy is a primary academy in Stoke-on-Trent. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 431 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
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 60 | 65 | 60 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 48% | 51% | 35% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 7% | 3% | 3% |
| Expected standard in reading | 48% | 63% | 47% |
| Expected standard in maths | 70% | 63% | 48% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 60% | 52% | 42% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 101.0 | 101.0 | 100.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 100.0 | 99.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.80 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.30 | - | - |
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 Maple Court 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 | 48% | 54.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 51% | 56.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 35% | 57.6% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 447 |
| 2023/24 | 434 |
| 2024/25 | 428 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Maple Court Academy compares
Maple Court Academy ranked 62nd of 64 primary schools in Stoke-on-Trent for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 9% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 35% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 35% | 6.2% | 64.6% | 431 | — |
| St Maria Goretti Catholic Academy | 73% | 6.4% | 54.7% | 231 | 0.8 miles |
| Sandford Hill Primary School | 68% | 4.4% | 40.4% | 430 | 0.8 miles |
| Eaton Park Academy | 65% | 4.2% | 39.1% | 486 | 1.2 miles |
| Gladstone Primary Academy | 62% | 4.7% | 40.9% | 457 | 1.2 miles |
| Co-op Academy Clarice Cliff | 71% | 4.9% | 51.7% | 373 | 1.2 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)
- 64.62%
- English as an additional language
- 10.7%
- Overall absence
- 6.23%
- Persistent absence
- 17.6%
Location
Nearby schools
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St Maria Goretti Catholic Academy0.8 miles
Primary · Stoke-on-Trent
-
Sandford Hill Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Stoke-on-Trent
-
Eaton Park Academy1.2 miles
Primary · Stoke-on-Trent
-
Gladstone Primary Academy1.2 miles
Primary · Stoke-on-Trent
-
Co-op Academy Clarice Cliff1.2 miles
Primary · Stoke-on-Trent
Other schools in Stoke-on-Trent
Maple Court Academy ranks 98th 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 Maple Court Academy teach?
- Maple Court Academy teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Stoke-on-Trent.
- Who is the principal of Maple Court Academy?
- The principal of Maple Court Academy is Mrs Louise Brammer, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Maple Court Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Maple Court 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 Maple Court Academy?
- Maple Court Academy has 431 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Maple Court Academy full?
- Maple Court Academy has capacity for 420 pupils and 431 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 Maple Court Academy a faith school?
- No. Maple Court Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Maple Court Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Maple Court Academy as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Maple Court Academy?
- Maple Court Academy is part of ALPHA ACADEMIES TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Maple Court Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 48% in 2022/23 and 35% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Maple Court Academy rank locally?
- Maple Court Academy ranked 62nd of 64 primary schools in Stoke-on-Trent for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 9% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 35% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Maple Court Academy's absence rate?
- Maple Court Academy's overall absence rate is 6.2% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Maple Court Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Maple Court 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.