Milton Primary Academy
Leek Road, Milton, Stoke-on-Trent, ST2 7AF
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- WINDSOR ACADEMY TRUST
- Executive Headteacher
- Miss J Garside
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Windsor Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Stoke-on-Trent North
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 404
- URN
- 144441
- Local authority
- Stoke-on-Trent
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01782234780
About this school
Milton Primary Academy is a primary academy in Stoke-on-Trent. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 404 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
- Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Strong standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Leadership and governance
- Strong standard
- Early years
- Strong 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 | 60 | 64 | 60 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 62% | 56% | 72% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 7% | 5% | 8% |
| Expected standard in reading | 67% | 77% | 80% |
| Expected standard in maths | 75% | 77% | 80% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 68% | 69% | 77% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 105.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 103.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.10 | - | - |
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 Milton Primary 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 | 62% | 54.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 56% | 56.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 72% | 57.6% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 400 |
| 2023/24 | 408 |
| 2024/25 | 399 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Milton Primary Academy compares
Milton Primary Academy ranked 15th of 64 primary schools in Stoke-on-Trent for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 71% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 85% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 72% | 3.9% | 32.9% | 404 | — |
| Hillside Primary School | 77% | 3.7% | 13.5% | 224 | 0.3 miles |
| Carmountside Primary Academy | 32% | 6.7% | 67.2% | 196 | 0.5 miles |
| Holden Lane Academy | 77% | 4.6% | 61% | 222 | 0.8 miles |
| Norton-Le-Moors Primary Academy | 83% | 4.4% | 42.8% | 233 | 0.9 miles |
| Greenways Primary Academy | 71% | 2.9% | 6.7% | 234 | 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 report21 April 2026
- 25 January 2022
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 32.86%
- English as an additional language
- 7%
- Overall absence
- 3.9%
- Persistent absence
- 7.45%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Hillside Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Stoke-on-Trent
-
Carmountside Primary Academy0.5 miles
Primary · Stoke-on-Trent
-
Holden Lane Academy0.8 miles
Primary · Stoke-on-Trent
-
Norton-Le-Moors Primary Academy0.9 miles
Primary · Stoke-on-Trent
-
Greenways Primary Academy0.9 miles
Primary · Stoke-on-Trent
Other schools in Stoke-on-Trent
Milton Primary Academy ranks 31st 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 Milton Primary Academy teach?
- Milton Primary Academy teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Stoke-on-Trent.
- Who is the executive headteacher of Milton Primary Academy?
- The executive headteacher of Milton Primary Academy is Miss J Garside, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Milton Primary Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Milton Primary 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 Milton Primary Academy?
- Milton Primary Academy has 404 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Milton Primary Academy full?
- Milton Primary Academy has capacity for 420 pupils and 404 on roll (96%), 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 Milton Primary Academy a faith school?
- No. Milton Primary Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Milton Primary Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Milton Primary Academy as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Milton Primary Academy?
- Milton Primary Academy is part of WINDSOR ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Milton Primary Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 62% in 2022/23 and 72% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Milton Primary Academy rank locally?
- Milton Primary Academy ranked 15th of 64 primary schools in Stoke-on-Trent for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 71% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 85% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Milton Primary Academy's absence rate?
- Milton Primary Academy's overall absence rate is 3.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Milton Primary Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Milton Primary 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.