Whitfield Valley Primary Academy
Oxford Road, Fegg Hayes, Stoke-on-Trent, ST6 6TD
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- INSPIRATIONAL LEARNING ACADEMIES TRUST
- Headteacher
- Co Headteacher Suzanne Rawlings
- Religious ethos
- None
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Newstead Primary Multi Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Stoke-on-Trent North
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 474
- URN
- 141346
- Local authority
- Stoke-on-Trent
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01782234570
About this school
Whitfield Valley Primary Academy is a primary academy in Stoke-on-Trent. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 474 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Whitfield Valley Primary Academy, and its latest judgement is set out 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
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years
- Outstanding
- 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 | 54 | 59 | 57 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 81% | 81% | 81% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 26% | 27% | 11% |
| Expected standard in reading | 83% | 85% | 86% |
| Expected standard in maths | 85% | 81% | 82% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 83% | 86% | 84% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108.0 | 107.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 105.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | +4.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +4.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +2.60 | - | - |
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 Whitfield Valley Primary 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 | 81% | 54.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 81% | 56.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 81% | 57.6% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 459 |
| 2023/24 | 467 |
| 2024/25 | 459 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Whitfield Valley Primary Academy compares
Whitfield Valley Primary Academy ranked 4th of 64 primary schools in Stoke-on-Trent for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 89% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 52% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 81% | 5.3% | 62.3% | 474 | — |
| Burnwood Primary Academy | — | — | — | 573 | 0.7 miles |
| Ball Green Primary Academy | — | — | — | — | 0.8 miles |
| Packmoor Ormiston Academy | 66% | 4.5% | 14.7% | 432 | 0.9 miles |
| Mill Hill Primary Academy | 72% | 6.2% | 56.9% | 473 | 1.0 miles |
| St Joseph's Catholic Academy, Goldenhill | 59% | 3.8% | 40.4% | 230 | 1.1 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.
Inspection history
- 9 July 2024
-
Ungraded inspection report9 February 2023
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 62.26%
- English as an additional language
- 9.2%
- Overall absence
- 5.34%
- Persistent absence
- 13.7%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Burnwood Primary Academy0.7 miles
Primary · Stoke-on-Trent
-
Ball Green Primary Academy0.8 miles
Primary · Stoke-on-Trent
-
Packmoor Ormiston Academy0.9 miles
Primary · Stoke-on-Trent
-
Mill Hill Primary Academy1.0 miles
Primary · Stoke-on-Trent
-
St Joseph's Catholic Academy, Goldenhill1.1 miles
Primary · Stoke-on-Trent
Other schools in Stoke-on-Trent
Whitfield Valley Primary Academy ranks 12th 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 ages does Whitfield Valley Primary Academy teach?
- Whitfield Valley Primary Academy teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Stoke-on-Trent.
- Who is the headteacher of Whitfield Valley Primary Academy?
- The headteacher of Whitfield Valley Primary Academy is Co Headteacher Suzanne Rawlings, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Whitfield Valley Primary Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Whitfield Valley Primary 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 many pupils are at Whitfield Valley Primary Academy?
- Whitfield Valley Primary Academy has 474 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Whitfield Valley Primary Academy full?
- Whitfield Valley Primary Academy has capacity for 420 pupils and 474 on roll (113%), 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 Whitfield Valley Primary Academy a faith school?
- No. Whitfield Valley Primary Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Whitfield Valley Primary Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Whitfield Valley Primary Academy as having nursery classes.
- Is Whitfield Valley Primary Academy part of an academy trust?
- Whitfield Valley Primary Academy is part of INSPIRATIONAL LEARNING ACADEMIES TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Whitfield Valley Primary Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 81% in 2022/23 and 81% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Whitfield Valley Primary Academy compare with other schools in Stoke-on-Trent?
- Whitfield Valley Primary Academy ranked 4th of 64 primary schools in Stoke-on-Trent for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 89% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 52% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Whitfield Valley Primary Academy's absence rate?
- Whitfield Valley Primary Academy's overall absence rate is 5.3% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Whitfield Valley Primary Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Whitfield Valley Primary 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.