Excalibur Primary School
Ivy Lane, Alsager, Stoke-on-Trent, ST7 2RQ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- CHANCERY MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Juliet Jones
- SEN provision
- SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty, OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability, HI - Hearing Impairment, SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health, PD - Physical Disability, MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Congleton
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 234
- Pupils on roll
- 242
- URN
- 145035
- Local authority
- Cheshire East
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01270845781
About this school
Excalibur Primary School is a primary academy in Stoke-on-Trent. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 242 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- 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 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 88% | 75% | 84% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 6% | 6% | 9% |
| Expected standard in reading | 91% | 81% | 84% |
| Expected standard in maths | 91% | 84% | 91% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 88% | 75% | 75% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108.0 | 106.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 108.0 | 108.0 | 108.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.90 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +2.60 | - | - |
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 Excalibur Primary 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 | Cheshire East average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 88% | 61.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 75% | 60.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 84% | 61.9% | 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 | 3.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 217 |
| 2023/24 | 234 |
| 2024/25 | 251 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Excalibur Primary School compares
Excalibur Primary School ranked 10th of 114 primary schools in Cheshire East for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 93% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 94% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 84% | 3.4% | 8.8% | 242 | — |
| Alsager Highfields Community Primary School | 72% | 5% | 20.2% | 223 | 0.7 miles |
| St Gabriel's Catholic Primary School | 67% | 4.1% | 4.4% | 239 | 0.7 miles |
| Cranberry Academy | 58% | 3.4% | 11.9% | 434 | 1.3 miles |
| St Saviour's CofE Academy | 35% | 5.8% | 34.4% | 162 | 1.4 miles |
| Pikemere School | 77% | 3.6% | 8.8% | 254 | 1.4 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)
- 8.84%
- English as an additional language
- 4.8%
- Overall absence
- 3.4%
- Persistent absence
- 4.32%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Alsager Highfields Community Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Stoke-on-Trent
-
St Gabriel's Catholic Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Stoke-on-Trent
-
Cranberry Academy1.3 miles
Primary
-
St Saviour's CofE Academy1.4 miles
Primary · Stoke-on-Trent
-
Pikemere School1.4 miles
Primary · Alsager
Other schools in Stoke-on-Trent
Excalibur Primary School ranks 4th 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 Excalibur Primary School teach?
- Excalibur Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Stoke-on-Trent.
- Who is the headteacher of Excalibur Primary School?
- The headteacher of Excalibur Primary School is Mrs Juliet Jones, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Excalibur Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Excalibur Primary 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 big is Excalibur Primary School?
- Excalibur Primary School has 242 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Excalibur Primary School full?
- Excalibur Primary School has capacity for 234 pupils and 242 on roll (103%), so it is at or above 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 Excalibur Primary School a faith school?
- No. Excalibur Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Excalibur Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Excalibur Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Excalibur Primary School?
- Excalibur Primary School is part of CHANCERY MULTI 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 Excalibur Primary School have?
- The schools register lists Excalibur Primary School's special educational needs provision as: SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty; OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability; HI - Hearing Impairment; SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health; PD - Physical Disability; MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Excalibur Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 88% in 2022/23 and 84% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Excalibur Primary School rank locally?
- Excalibur Primary School ranked 10th of 114 primary schools in Cheshire East for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 93% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 94% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Excalibur Primary School's absence rate?
- Excalibur Primary School's overall absence rate is 3.4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Excalibur Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Excalibur Primary 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 10 July 2026.