Sporting Stars Academy
Field Avenue, Baddeley Green, Stoke-on-Trent, ST2 7AS
- Phase
- Independent schools
- School type
- Other independent school
- Ages
- 14 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Mrs Katie Jackson
- Constituency
- Stoke-on-Trent North
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 62
- Pupils on roll
- 73
- URN
- 141128
- Local authority
- Stoke-on-Trent
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01782248248
About this school
Sporting Stars Academy is an independent school in Stoke-on-Trent. It teaches children aged 14 to 19 and has 73 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Sporting Stars Academy under its current framework. 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
Sporting Stars Academy has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in July 2014, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 20 | 23 | 24 |
| Attainment 8 score | 10.8 | 9.2 | 10.5 |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 5% | 4.3% | 0% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 15% | 4.3% | 4.2% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 0.9 | 0.8 | 1.0 |
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 Sporting Stars 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 | 10.8 | 31.4 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 9.2 | 29.6 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 10.5 | 30.5 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 58 |
| 2023/24 | 56 |
| 2024/25 | 77 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 0%
- Pupils with an EHC plan
- 53
- Pupils on SEN support
- 20
Location
Nearby schools
-
Manor Abbey School1.4 miles
Free Schools · Stoke-on-Trent
-
Spruce House School1.5 miles
Special schools · Stoke-on-Trent
-
Newfriars College1.5 miles
Other types · Stoke-on-Trent
-
Aurora Hanley School1.5 miles
Special schools · Stoke on Trent
-
The Valiant School2.1 miles
Independent schools · Stoke-on-Trent
Other schools in Stoke-on-Trent
- Excellence Girls Academy Independent schools
- Kinetic Academy Independent schools
- Phoenix Independent School Independent schools
- The Registry Independent schools
- The Valiant School Independent schools
- Bentilee Nursery School Nursery
- 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
Common questions
- What ages does Sporting Stars Academy teach?
- Sporting Stars Academy teaches children aged 14 to 19. It is an independent school in Stoke-on-Trent.
- Who is the headteacher of Sporting Stars Academy?
- The headteacher of Sporting Stars Academy is Mrs Katie Jackson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Sporting Stars Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Sporting Stars Academy under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How many pupils are at Sporting Stars Academy?
- Sporting Stars Academy has 73 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 14 to 19.
- Is Sporting Stars Academy full?
- Sporting Stars Academy has capacity for 62 pupils and 73 on roll (118%), 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 Sporting Stars Academy a faith school?
- No. Sporting Stars Academy has no designated religious character.
- How have Sporting Stars Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 10.8 in 2022/23 and 10.5 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Sporting Stars Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Sporting Stars 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 24 July 2026.