Sir Thomas Boughey Academy
Station Road, Halmer End, Stoke-on-Trent, ST7 8AP
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- WINDSOR ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Lisa Shoreman
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- Windsor Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Newcastle-under-Lyme
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 785
- Pupils on roll
- 445
- URN
- 145047
- Local authority
- Staffordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01782729400
About this school
Sir Thomas Boughey Academy is a secondary academy in Stoke-on-Trent. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 445 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Sir Thomas Boughey Academy, and its latest judgement is set out 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
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 81 | 117 | 108 |
| Attainment 8 score | 40.3 | 39.3 | 35.1 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.21 -0.53 to +0.10 | -0.46 -0.71 to -0.20 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 33% | 29.1% | 18.5% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 58% | 52.1% | 37% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 2% | 12.8% | 8.3% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.3 | 3.3 | 2.9 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Sir Thomas Boughey 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 | 40.3 | 36.7 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 39.3 | 35 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 35.1 | 36.6 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 10.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 10.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 492 |
| 2023/24 | 492 |
| 2024/25 | 448 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Sir Thomas Boughey Academy compares
Sir Thomas Boughey Academy ranked 52nd of 56 secondary schools in Staffordshire for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 27% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 17% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 35.1 | 7.9% | 24.8% | 445 | — |
| Chesterton Community Sports College | 41.2 | 8.6% | 35.8% | 915 | 2.1 miles |
| Madeley High School | 49.5 | 6.1% | 15.5% | 779 | 3.0 miles |
| St John Fisher Catholic College | 41.8 | 7.2% | 21.8% | 1,075 | 3.3 miles |
| Newcastle Academy | 37.6 | 12.1% | 40.8% | 441 | 3.5 miles |
| The Orme Academy | 43.8 | 8.5% | 23.8% | 768 | 3.5 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)
- 24.78%
- English as an additional language
- 2.9%
- Overall absence
- 7.9%
- Persistent absence
- 23.03%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Chesterton Community Sports College2.1 miles
Secondary · Newcastle
-
Madeley High School3.0 miles
Secondary · Crewe
-
St John Fisher Catholic College3.3 miles
Secondary · Newcastle Under Lyme
-
Newcastle Academy3.5 miles
Secondary · Newcastle Under Lyme
-
The Orme Academy3.5 miles
Secondary · Newcastle
Other schools in Stoke-on-Trent
Sir Thomas Boughey Academy ranks 21st of the 23 ranked secondary schools in Stoke-on-Trent.
- Alsager School Secondary
- Biddulph High School Secondary
- Birches Head Academy Secondary
- Blythe Bridge High School Secondary
- Co-op Academy Florence MacWilliams Secondary
- Co-op Academy Stoke-On-Trent Secondary
- Discovery Academy Secondary
- Endon High School Secondary
- Haywood Academy Secondary
- Kidsgrove Secondary School Secondary
- Moorside High School Secondary
- Ormiston Meridian Academy Secondary
Common questions
- What ages does Sir Thomas Boughey Academy teach?
- Sir Thomas Boughey Academy teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Stoke-on-Trent.
- Who is the headteacher of Sir Thomas Boughey Academy?
- The headteacher of Sir Thomas Boughey Academy is Mrs Lisa Shoreman, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Sir Thomas Boughey Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Sir Thomas Boughey 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 many pupils are at Sir Thomas Boughey Academy?
- Sir Thomas Boughey Academy has 445 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Sir Thomas Boughey Academy full?
- Sir Thomas Boughey Academy has capacity for 785 pupils and 445 on roll (57%), 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 Sir Thomas Boughey Academy a faith school?
- No. Sir Thomas Boughey Academy has no designated religious character.
- Is Sir Thomas Boughey Academy a selective school?
- No. Sir Thomas Boughey Academy is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is Sir Thomas Boughey Academy part of an academy trust?
- Sir Thomas Boughey 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 Sir Thomas Boughey Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 40.3 in 2022/23 and 35.1 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Sir Thomas Boughey Academy compare with other schools in Staffordshire?
- Sir Thomas Boughey Academy ranked 52nd of 56 secondary schools in Staffordshire for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 27% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 17% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Sir Thomas Boughey Academy's absence rate?
- Sir Thomas Boughey Academy's overall absence rate is 7.9% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Sir Thomas Boughey Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Sir Thomas Boughey 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 10 July 2026.