Cicely Haughton School
Westwood Manor, Mill Lane, Stoke-on-Trent, ST9 0BX
- Phase
- Academies
- School type
- Academy special converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- MANOR HALL ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Janey Hancock
- Religious ethos
- None
- Boarding
- Boarding school
- Sponsor
- Manor Hall Academy Trust
- SEN provision
- SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health
- Constituency
- Staffordshire Moorlands
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 56
- Pupils on roll
- 55
- URN
- 142169
- Local authority
- Staffordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01782550202
About this school
Cicely Haughton School is a special academy in Stoke-on-Trent. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 55 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Cicely Haughton School, 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
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
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- 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 | 19 | 17 | 14 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 6% | 0% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 26% | 12% | 43% |
| Expected standard in maths | 47% | 12% | 21% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 21% | 6% | 21% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 101.0 | 96.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 97.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | -9.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -11.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.50 | - | - |
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 Cicely Haughton 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 | Staffordshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 0% | 59.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 6% | 61.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 0% | 62% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 10% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 12% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 58 |
| 2023/24 | 59 |
| 2024/25 | 56 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 57.14%
- English as an additional language
- 0%
- Overall absence
- 12.01%
- Persistent absence
- 32.35%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Hopedale School1.8 miles
Special schools · Cheddleton
-
Sporting Stars Academy2.8 miles
Independent schools · Stoke-on-Trent
-
Aurora Hanley School3.1 miles
Special schools · Stoke on Trent
-
Manor Abbey School3.1 miles
Free Schools · Stoke-on-Trent
-
Newfriars College3.3 miles
Other types · Stoke-on-Trent
Other schools in Stoke-on-Trent
- Abbey Hill Academy & College Academies
- Alpha Learning Staffordshire Special schools
- Church Lawton School Free Schools
- 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 ages does Cicely Haughton School teach?
- Cicely Haughton School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a special school in Stoke-on-Trent.
- Who is the headteacher of Cicely Haughton School?
- The headteacher of Cicely Haughton School is Mrs Janey Hancock, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Cicely Haughton School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Cicely Haughton 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 many pupils are at Cicely Haughton School?
- Cicely Haughton School has 55 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Cicely Haughton School full?
- Cicely Haughton School has capacity for 56 pupils and 55 on roll (98%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Cicely Haughton School a faith school?
- No. Cicely Haughton School has no designated religious character.
- Is Cicely Haughton School part of an academy trust?
- Cicely Haughton School is part of MANOR HALL ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Cicely Haughton School have?
- The schools register lists Cicely Haughton School's special educational needs provision as: SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Cicely Haughton School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 0% in 2022/23 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 Cicely Haughton School's absence rate?
- Cicely Haughton School's overall absence rate is 12% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Cicely Haughton School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Cicely Haughton 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 2 July 2026.