Our Lady of Grace Catholic Academy
Woodland Street, Biddulph, Stoke-on-Trent, ST8 6LW
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Trust
- ST GABRIEL THE ARCHANGEL CATHOLIC MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
- Principal
- Mrs Sarah Rathbone
- Diocese
- Archdiocese of Birmingham
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- St Gabriel the Archangel Catholic Multi-Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Staffordshire Moorlands
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 120
- Pupils on roll
- 95
- URN
- 140129
- Local authority
- Staffordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01782512644
About this school
Our Lady of Grace Catholic Academy is a Roman Catholic primary academy in Stoke-on-Trent. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 95 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 did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- 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 | 11 | 15 | 12 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 64% | 53% | 83% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 18% | 7% | 25% |
| Expected standard in reading | 82% | 87% | 83% |
| Expected standard in maths | 64% | 53% | 83% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 73% | 87% | 92% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 106.0 | 110.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 101.0 | 109.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.80 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.90 | - | - |
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 Our Lady of Grace Catholic 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 | Staffordshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 64% | 59.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 53% | 61.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 83% | 62% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 118 |
| 2023/24 | 114 |
| 2024/25 | 104 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Our Lady of Grace Catholic Academy compares
Our Lady of Grace Catholic Academy ranked 23rd of 229 primary schools in Staffordshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 91% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 85% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 83% | 3.9% | 46.2% | 95 | — |
| Squirrel Hayes First School | — | 7% | 39.3% | 51 | 0.2 miles |
| Kingsfield First School | — | 4.7% | 26.7% | 214 | 0.3 miles |
| Knypersley First School | — | 4.9% | 22.8% | 312 | 0.5 miles |
| Oxhey First School | — | 3.5% | 4.6% | 241 | 0.8 miles |
| Moor First School | — | 3.8% | 11.3% | 58 | 1.6 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)
- 46.24%
- English as an additional language
- 7.7%
- Overall absence
- 3.94%
- Persistent absence
- 13.98%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Squirrel Hayes First School0.2 miles
Primary · Stoke-on-Trent
-
Kingsfield First School0.3 miles
Primary · Stoke-on-Trent
-
Knypersley First School0.5 miles
Primary · Stoke-on-Trent
-
Oxhey First School0.8 miles
Primary · Stoke-on-Trent
-
Moor First School1.6 miles
Primary · Stoke-on-Trent
Other schools in Stoke-on-Trent
Our Lady of Grace Catholic Academy ranks 7th 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 Our Lady of Grace Catholic Academy teach?
- Our Lady of Grace Catholic Academy teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Stoke-on-Trent.
- Who is the principal of Our Lady of Grace Catholic Academy?
- The principal of Our Lady of Grace Catholic Academy is Mrs Sarah Rathbone, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Our Lady of Grace Catholic Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Our Lady of Grace Catholic 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 Our Lady of Grace Catholic Academy?
- Our Lady of Grace Catholic Academy has 95 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Our Lady of Grace Catholic Academy full?
- Our Lady of Grace Catholic Academy has capacity for 120 pupils and 95 on roll (79%), 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 Our Lady of Grace Catholic Academy a faith school?
- Yes. Our Lady of Grace Catholic Academy is designated Roman Catholic, in the Archdiocese of Birmingham.
- Does Our Lady of Grace Catholic Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Our Lady of Grace Catholic Academy as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Our Lady of Grace Catholic Academy?
- Our Lady of Grace Catholic Academy is part of ST GABRIEL THE ARCHANGEL CATHOLIC MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Our Lady of Grace Catholic Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 64% in 2022/23 and 83% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Our Lady of Grace Catholic Academy rank locally?
- Our Lady of Grace Catholic Academy ranked 23rd of 229 primary schools in Staffordshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 91% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 85% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Our Lady of Grace Catholic Academy's absence rate?
- Our Lady of Grace Catholic Academy's overall absence rate is 3.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Our Lady of Grace Catholic Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Our Lady of Grace Catholic 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.