Alexandra Infants' School
Melville Road, Normacot, Stoke-on-Trent, ST3 4PZ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE NEW GUILD TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Adele Lupton
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- SEN provision
- SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health
- Constituency
- Stoke-on-Trent South
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 203
- Pupils on roll
- 171
- URN
- 143489
- Local authority
- Stoke-on-Trent
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01782235505
About this school
Alexandra Infants' School is a primary academy in Stoke-on-Trent. It teaches children aged 3 to 7 and has 171 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Alexandra Infants' School, and its latest judgement is set out 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
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
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Trends over time
How Alexandra Infants' 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 | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 11.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 11.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 10.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 169 |
| 2023/24 | 179 |
| 2024/25 | 171 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Alexandra Infants' School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 7% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 10.3% | 36.2% | 171 | — |
| Alexandra Junior School | 43% | 7.5% | 64.1% | 207 | 0.3 miles |
| Belgrave St Bartholomew's Academy | 67% | 6.2% | 17.6% | 485 | 0.4 miles |
| St Augustine's Catholic Academy | 48% | 3.8% | 49.3% | 217 | 0.8 miles |
| St Gregory's Catholic Academy | 78% | 3.4% | 32.9% | 461 | 0.9 miles |
| Park Hall Academy | 69% | 3.7% | 17.3% | 460 | 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 36.23%
- English as an additional language
- 71.3%
- Overall absence
- 10.32%
- Persistent absence
- 37.17%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Alexandra Junior School0.3 miles
Primary · Stoke-on-Trent
-
Belgrave St Bartholomew's Academy0.4 miles
Primary · Stoke-on-Trent
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St Augustine's Catholic Academy0.8 miles
Primary · Stoke-on-Trent
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St Gregory's Catholic Academy0.9 miles
Primary · Stoke-on-Trent
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Park Hall Academy0.9 miles
Primary · Stoke-on-Trent
Other schools in Stoke-on-Trent
- Abbey Hulton Primary 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
- Carmountside Primary Academy Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Alexandra Infants' School teach?
- Alexandra Infants' School teaches children aged 3 to 7. It is a primary school in Stoke-on-Trent.
- Who is the headteacher of Alexandra Infants' School?
- The headteacher of Alexandra Infants' School is Mrs Adele Lupton, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Alexandra Infants' School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Alexandra Infants' 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 Alexandra Infants' School?
- Alexandra Infants' School has 171 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 7.
- Is Alexandra Infants' School full?
- Alexandra Infants' School has capacity for 203 pupils and 171 on roll (84%), 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 Alexandra Infants' School a faith school?
- No. Alexandra Infants' School has no designated religious character.
- Does Alexandra Infants' School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Alexandra Infants' School as having nursery classes.
- Is Alexandra Infants' School part of an academy trust?
- Alexandra Infants' School is part of THE NEW GUILD TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Alexandra Infants' School have?
- The schools register lists Alexandra Infants' 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.
- What is Alexandra Infants' School's absence rate?
- Alexandra Infants' School's overall absence rate is 10.3% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Alexandra Infants' School publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Alexandra Infants' School. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
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 10 July 2026.