Kidsgrove Primary School
Gloucester Road, Stoke-on-Trent, ST7 4DL
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- THE SHAW EDUCATION TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Helen Cunliffe
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- The Shaw Education Trust
- Constituency
- Stoke-on-Trent North
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 236
- Pupils on roll
- 156
- URN
- 146636
- Local authority
- Staffordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01782973970
About this school
Kidsgrove Primary School is a primary academy in Stoke-on-Trent. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 156 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Kidsgrove Primary School, 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
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- 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 | 18 | 19 | 15 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 50% | 58% | 33% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 67% | 74% | 60% |
| Expected standard in maths | 61% | 63% | 47% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 72% | 79% | 60% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 104.0 | 102.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 101.0 | 101.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -2.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.90 | - | - |
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 Kidsgrove 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 | Staffordshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 50% | 59.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 58% | 61.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 33% | 62% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 150 |
| 2023/24 | 157 |
| 2024/25 | 155 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Kidsgrove Primary School compares
Kidsgrove Primary School ranked 226th of 229 primary schools in Staffordshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 8% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 81% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 33% | 4.2% | 37.9% | 156 | — |
| Dove Bank Primary School | 56% | 5.3% | 28.7% | 225 | 0.3 miles |
| St John the Evangelist Catholic Academy | 63% | 4.4% | 37.4% | 190 | 0.6 miles |
| St Thomas' CofE Primary Academy | 56% | 5.3% | 16.8% | 189 | 0.7 miles |
| Thursfield Primary School | 70% | 4.4% | 11.5% | 315 | 1.0 miles |
| Woodcocks' Well CofE Primary School | 33% | 4.6% | 14% | 99 | 1.1 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)
- 37.88%
- English as an additional language
- 0.6%
- Overall absence
- 4.17%
- Persistent absence
- 4.39%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Dove Bank Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Stoke-on-Trent
-
St John the Evangelist Catholic Academy0.6 miles
Primary · Kidsgrove
-
St Thomas' CofE Primary Academy0.7 miles
Primary · Stoke-on-Trent
-
Thursfield Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Stoke-on-Trent
-
Woodcocks' Well CofE Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Stoke-on-Trent
Other schools in Stoke-on-Trent
Kidsgrove Primary School ranks 99th 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 ages does Kidsgrove Primary School teach?
- Kidsgrove Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Stoke-on-Trent.
- Who is the headteacher of Kidsgrove Primary School?
- The headteacher of Kidsgrove Primary School is Mrs Helen Cunliffe, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Kidsgrove Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Kidsgrove 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 many pupils are at Kidsgrove Primary School?
- Kidsgrove Primary School has 156 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Kidsgrove Primary School full?
- Kidsgrove Primary School has capacity for 236 pupils and 156 on roll (66%), 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 Kidsgrove Primary School a faith school?
- No. Kidsgrove Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Kidsgrove Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Kidsgrove Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Is Kidsgrove Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Kidsgrove Primary School is part of THE SHAW EDUCATION TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Kidsgrove Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 50% in 2022/23 and 33% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Kidsgrove Primary School compare with other schools in Staffordshire?
- Kidsgrove Primary School ranked 226th of 229 primary schools in Staffordshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 8% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 81% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Kidsgrove Primary School's absence rate?
- Kidsgrove Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.2% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Kidsgrove Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Kidsgrove 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.