Church Lawton School
Cherry Tree Avenue, Church Lawton, Stoke-on-Trent, ST7 3EL
- Phase
- Free Schools
- School type
- Free schools special
- Ages
- 4 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- LIBERTY ACADEMY TRUST LTD.
- Principal
- Mr Paul Scales
- Religious ethos
- None
- Sponsor
- Liberty Academy Trust Ltd.
- Constituency
- Congleton
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 84
- Pupils on roll
- 86
- URN
- 141559
- Local authority
- Cheshire East
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01270877601
About this school
Church Lawton School is a special academy in Stoke-on-Trent. It teaches children aged 4 to 19 and has 86 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
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
- Sixth form
- 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 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | - | 0% | 0% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | - | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | - | 50% | 57% |
| Expected standard in maths | - | 33% | 29% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | - | 33% | 29% |
| Average scaled score in reading | - | 107.0 | 102.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | - | 97.0 | 95.0 |
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 10 | 14 | 11 |
| Attainment 8 score | 13.9 | 20.4 | 39.4 |
| Progress 8 score | -1.59 -2.47 to -0.72 | -1.33 -2.13 to -0.53 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 10% | 21.4% | 45.5% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 10% | 28.6% | 63.6% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 0% | 0% | 9.1% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 1.0 | 1.9 | 3.8 |
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 Church Lawton School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Cheshire East average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | — | 61.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 0% | 60.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 0% | 61.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | Cheshire East average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 13.9 | 37.3 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 20.4 | 39.5 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 39.4 | 37.9 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 12.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 12.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 10.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 71 |
| 2023/24 | 75 |
| 2024/25 | 84 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 30.38%
- English as an additional language
- 0%
- Overall absence
- 10.41%
- Persistent absence
- 28.75%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Wonder Star School0.6 miles
Special schools · Stoke-on-Trent
-
TILT Education0.7 miles
Special schools · Alsager
-
Bluebell School Ltd1.6 miles
Special schools
-
Castle Hill School3.4 miles
Special schools · Newcastle Under Lyme
-
Watermill School3.9 miles
Academies · Stoke-on-Trent
Other schools in Stoke-on-Trent
- Abbey Hill Academy & College Academies
- Alpha Learning Staffordshire Special schools
- Cicely Haughton School Academies
- Draycott Moor College Special schools
- Edison Pace School Special schools
- Emerge School Special schools
- Intuition Holistic Education Special schools
- Kemball School Academies
- Manor Abbey School Free Schools
- Merit Hospital School and Medical Pupil Referral Unit Local authority maintained schools
- Newfriars College Other types
- North Road Academy Special schools
Common questions
- What year groups does Church Lawton School teach?
- Church Lawton School teaches children aged 4 to 19. It is a special school in Stoke-on-Trent.
- Who is the principal of Church Lawton School?
- The principal of Church Lawton School is Mr Paul Scales, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Church Lawton School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Church Lawton School, 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 Church Lawton School?
- Church Lawton School has 86 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 19.
- Is Church Lawton School full?
- Church Lawton School has capacity for 84 pupils and 86 on roll (102%), 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 Church Lawton School a faith school?
- No. Church Lawton School has no designated religious character.
- Who runs Church Lawton School?
- Church Lawton School is part of LIBERTY ACADEMY TRUST LTD.. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Church Lawton School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 0% in 2023/24 and 0% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What is Church Lawton School's absence rate?
- Church Lawton School's overall absence rate is 10.4% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Church Lawton School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Church Lawton School'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.