Kemball School
Beaconsfield Drive, Blurton, Stoke-on-Trent, ST3 3JD
- Phase
- Academies
- School type
- Academy special converter
- Ages
- 3 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- ORCHARD COMMUNITY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Lisa Hughes
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty, SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty, PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Stoke-on-Trent South
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 190
- Pupils on roll
- 227
- URN
- 146497
- Local authority
- Stoke-on-Trent
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01782883120
About this school
Kemball School is a special academy in Stoke-on-Trent. It teaches children aged 3 to 19 and has 227 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 7 December 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Average scaled score in reading | - | - | - |
| Average scaled score in maths | - | - | - |
| Reading progress | -6.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -5.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -6.00 | - | - |
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.
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 13 | 27 | 20 |
| Attainment 8 score | - | - | - |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | - | - | - |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | - | - | - |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | - | - | - |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | - | - | - |
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 Kemball 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 | Stoke-on-Trent average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 0% | 54.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 0% | 56.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 0% | 57.6% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 13.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 14% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 12.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 220 |
| 2023/24 | 218 |
| 2024/25 | 220 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 59.33%
- English as an additional language
- 17.7%
- Overall absence
- 12.23%
- Persistent absence
- 37.07%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Strathmore College0.4 miles
Other types · Stoke-on-Trent
-
Glebedale School1.3 miles
Special schools · Stoke on Trent
-
Intuition Holistic Education1.4 miles
Special schools · Stoke-on-Trent
-
The Avenue1.8 miles
Special schools · Stoke-on-Trent
-
Abbey Hill Academy & College2.3 miles
Academies · Stoke-On-Trent
Other schools in Stoke-on-Trent
- Abbey Hill Academy & College Academies
- Alpha Learning Staffordshire Special schools
- Church Lawton School Free Schools
- Cicely Haughton School Academies
- Draycott Moor College Special schools
- Edison Pace School Special schools
- Emerge School Special schools
- Intuition Holistic Education Special schools
- Manor Abbey School Free Schools
- Merit Hospital School and Medical Pupil Referral Unit Local authority maintained schools
- Newfriars College Other types
- North Road Academy Special schools
Common questions
- What year groups does Kemball School teach?
- Kemball School teaches children aged 3 to 19. It is a special school in Stoke-on-Trent.
- Who is the headteacher of Kemball School?
- The headteacher of Kemball School is Mrs Lisa Hughes, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Kemball School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Kemball 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 Kemball School?
- Kemball School has 227 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 19.
- Is Kemball School full?
- Kemball School has capacity for 190 pupils and 227 on roll (119%), 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 Kemball School a faith school?
- No. Kemball School has no designated religious character.
- Who runs Kemball School?
- Kemball School is part of ORCHARD COMMUNITY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Kemball School have?
- The schools register lists Kemball School's special educational needs provision as: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty; SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty; PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Kemball School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 0% in 2022/23 and 0% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What is Kemball School's absence rate?
- Kemball School's overall absence rate is 12.2% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Kemball School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Kemball 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.