Meir Heath Academy
Golborn Avenue, Meir Heath, Stoke-on-Trent, ST3 7JQ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- ST BART'S MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Melanie Southern
- Sponsor
- St Bart's Multi Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Stoke-on-Trent South
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 415
- Pupils on roll
- 273
- URN
- 143350
- Local authority
- Staffordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01782393856
About this school
Meir Heath Academy is a primary academy in Stoke-on-Trent. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 273 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. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 4 June 2025, where inspectors found that standards have been maintained. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
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 | 49 | 49 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 78% | 80% | 67% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 8% | 8% |
| Expected standard in reading | 87% | 82% | 76% |
| Expected standard in maths | 87% | 90% | 78% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 91% | 92% | 80% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 107.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 107.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.50 | - | - |
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 Meir Heath 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 | 78% | 59.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 80% | 61.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 67% | 62% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 329 |
| 2023/24 | 313 |
| 2024/25 | 291 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Meir Heath Academy compares
Meir Heath Academy ranked 109th of 229 primary schools in Staffordshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 57% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 97% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 67% | 3.2% | 6.9% | 273 | — |
| St Matthews Church of England Academy | 56% | 6.3% | 23.4% | 68 | 0.4 miles |
| Sandon Primary Academy | 61% | 4.2% | 60.4% | 492 | 1.1 miles |
| St Augustine's Catholic Academy | 48% | 3.8% | 49.3% | 217 | 1.2 miles |
| Springcroft Primary School | 76% | 5.5% | 8.8% | 211 | 1.4 miles |
| Alexandra Junior School | 43% | 7.5% | 64.1% | 207 | 1.7 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)
- 6.87%
- English as an additional language
- 5.2%
- Overall absence
- 3.22%
- Persistent absence
- 5.36%
Location
Nearby schools
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St Matthews Church of England Academy0.4 miles
Primary · Stoke-on-Trent
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Sandon Primary Academy1.1 miles
Primary · Stoke-on-Trent
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St Augustine's Catholic Academy1.2 miles
Primary · Stoke-on-Trent
-
Springcroft Primary School1.4 miles
Primary · Stoke-on-Trent
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Alexandra Junior School1.7 miles
Primary · Stoke-on-Trent
Other schools in Stoke-on-Trent
Meir Heath Academy ranks 43rd 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 Meir Heath Academy teach?
- Meir Heath Academy teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Stoke-on-Trent.
- Who is the headteacher of Meir Heath Academy?
- The headteacher of Meir Heath Academy is Mrs Melanie Southern, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Meir Heath Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Meir Heath 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 Meir Heath Academy?
- Meir Heath Academy has 273 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Meir Heath Academy full?
- Meir Heath Academy has capacity for 415 pupils and 273 on roll (66%), 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 Meir Heath Academy a faith school?
- No. Meir Heath Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Meir Heath Academy have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Meir Heath Academy as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Meir Heath Academy?
- Meir Heath Academy is part of ST BART'S MULTI ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Meir Heath Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 78% in 2022/23 and 67% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Meir Heath Academy rank locally?
- Meir Heath Academy ranked 109th of 229 primary schools in Staffordshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 57% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 97% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Meir Heath Academy's absence rate?
- Meir Heath Academy's overall absence rate is 3.2% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Meir Heath Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Meir Heath 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 2 July 2026.