Weston Junior Academy
Princess Drive, Weston Coyney, Stoke-on-Trent, ST3 6NG
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- ST BART'S MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Executive Headteacher
- Mrs Julie Birchall
- Sponsor
- St Bart's Multi Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Stoke-on-Trent South
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 240
- Pupils on roll
- 165
- URN
- 143356
- Local authority
- Stoke-on-Trent
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01782312112
About this school
Weston Junior Academy is a primary academy in Stoke-on-Trent. It teaches children aged 7 to 11 and has 165 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 no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 51 | 60 | 56 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 57% | 63% | 59% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 8% | 5% | 4% |
| Expected standard in reading | 65% | 75% | 68% |
| Expected standard in maths | 73% | 73% | 66% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 75% | 70% | 63% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 103.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 102.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.70 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.10 | - | - |
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 Weston Junior 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 | 57% | 54.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 63% | 56.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 59% | 57.6% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 208 |
| 2023/24 | 200 |
| 2024/25 | 181 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Weston Junior Academy compares
Weston Junior Academy ranked 40th of 64 primary schools in Stoke-on-Trent for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 38% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 30% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 59% | 6.6% | 29.8% | 165 | — |
| Park Hall Academy | 69% | 3.7% | 17.3% | 460 | 0.3 miles |
| Weston Infant Academy | — | 9.9% | 27.6% | 110 | 0.5 miles |
| The Crescent Academy | 72% | 4.8% | 65.1% | 708 | 0.7 miles |
| Alexandra Junior School | 43% | 7.5% | 64.1% | 207 | 0.8 miles |
| St Peter's Church of England Primary School | — | 4.9% | 10.1% | 162 | 0.9 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
-
Graded inspection report19 May 2026
- 5 April 2022
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 29.83%
- English as an additional language
- 6.1%
- Overall absence
- 6.55%
- Persistent absence
- 15.63%
Location
Nearby schools
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Park Hall Academy0.3 miles
Primary · Stoke-on-Trent
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Weston Infant Academy0.5 miles
Primary · Stoke-on-Trent
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The Crescent Academy0.7 miles
Primary · Stoke-on-Trent
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Alexandra Junior School0.8 miles
Primary · Stoke-on-Trent
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St Peter's Church of England Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Stoke-on-Trent
Other schools in Stoke-on-Trent
Weston Junior Academy ranks 67th 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 Weston Junior Academy teach?
- Weston Junior Academy teaches children aged 7 to 11. It is a primary school in Stoke-on-Trent.
- Who is the executive headteacher of Weston Junior Academy?
- The executive headteacher of Weston Junior Academy is Mrs Julie Birchall, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Weston Junior Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Weston Junior 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 Weston Junior Academy?
- Weston Junior Academy has 165 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- Is Weston Junior Academy full?
- Weston Junior Academy has capacity for 240 pupils and 165 on roll (69%), 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 Weston Junior Academy a faith school?
- No. Weston Junior Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Weston Junior Academy have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Weston Junior Academy as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Weston Junior Academy?
- Weston Junior 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 Weston Junior Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 57% in 2022/23 and 59% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Weston Junior Academy rank locally?
- Weston Junior Academy ranked 40th of 64 primary schools in Stoke-on-Trent for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 38% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 30% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Weston Junior Academy's absence rate?
- Weston Junior Academy's overall absence rate is 6.6% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Weston Junior Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Weston Junior 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 15 July 2026.