Co-op Academy Clarice Cliff
Goldenhill Road, Stoke-on-Trent, ST4 3DP
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE CO-OPERATIVE ACADEMIES TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Emma Day
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- The Co-operative Academies Trust
- Constituency
- Stoke-on-Trent Central
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 373
- URN
- 148219
- Local authority
- Stoke-on-Trent
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01782881480
About this school
Co-op Academy Clarice Cliff is a primary academy in Stoke-on-Trent. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 373 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Co-op Academy Clarice Cliff, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person 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
- Strong standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Strong standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Leadership and governance
- Strong standard
- Early years
- Expected 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 | 51 | 59 | 56 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 57% | 58% | 71% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 4% | 2% | 4% |
| Expected standard in reading | 65% | 68% | 84% |
| Expected standard in maths | 63% | 59% | 73% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 45% | 59% | 66% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102.0 | 102.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 99.0 | 98.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.90 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.70 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -3.80 | - | - |
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 Co-op Academy Clarice Cliff 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 | 57% | 54.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 58% | 56.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 71% | 57.6% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 413 |
| 2023/24 | 418 |
| 2024/25 | 400 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Co-op Academy Clarice Cliff compares
Co-op Academy Clarice Cliff ranked 19th of 64 primary schools in Stoke-on-Trent for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 68% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 64% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 71% | 4.9% | 51.7% | 373 | — |
| Sandford Hill Primary School | 68% | 4.4% | 40.4% | 430 | 0.4 miles |
| Gladstone Primary Academy | 62% | 4.7% | 40.9% | 457 | 0.4 miles |
| Co-op Academy Glebe | 82% | 5.4% | 58.5% | 236 | 0.8 miles |
| St Gregory's Catholic Academy | 78% | 3.4% | 32.9% | 461 | 0.8 miles |
| St Paul's CofE (C) Primary School | 36% | 8.8% | 55% | 239 | 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 report18 November 2025
- 14 November 2023
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 51.67%
- English as an additional language
- 24%
- Overall absence
- 4.88%
- Persistent absence
- 11.37%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Sandford Hill Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Stoke-on-Trent
-
Gladstone Primary Academy0.4 miles
Primary · Stoke-on-Trent
-
Co-op Academy Glebe0.8 miles
Primary · Stoke-on-Trent
-
St Gregory's Catholic Academy0.8 miles
Primary · Stoke-on-Trent
-
St Paul's CofE (C) Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Stoke-on-Trent
Other schools in Stoke-on-Trent
Co-op Academy Clarice Cliff ranks 36th 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 Co-op Academy Clarice Cliff teach?
- Co-op Academy Clarice Cliff teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Stoke-on-Trent.
- Who is the headteacher of Co-op Academy Clarice Cliff?
- The headteacher of Co-op Academy Clarice Cliff is Mrs Emma Day, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Co-op Academy Clarice Cliff been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Co-op Academy Clarice Cliff, 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 Co-op Academy Clarice Cliff?
- Co-op Academy Clarice Cliff has 373 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Co-op Academy Clarice Cliff full?
- Co-op Academy Clarice Cliff has capacity for 420 pupils and 373 on roll (89%), 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 Co-op Academy Clarice Cliff a faith school?
- No. Co-op Academy Clarice Cliff has no designated religious character.
- Is Co-op Academy Clarice Cliff a selective school?
- No. Co-op Academy Clarice Cliff is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Does Co-op Academy Clarice Cliff have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Co-op Academy Clarice Cliff as having nursery classes.
- Is Co-op Academy Clarice Cliff part of an academy trust?
- Co-op Academy Clarice Cliff is part of THE CO-OPERATIVE ACADEMIES TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Co-op Academy Clarice Cliff's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 57% in 2022/23 and 71% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Co-op Academy Clarice Cliff compare with other schools in Stoke-on-Trent?
- Co-op Academy Clarice Cliff ranked 19th of 64 primary schools in Stoke-on-Trent for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 68% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 64% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Co-op Academy Clarice Cliff's absence rate?
- Co-op Academy Clarice Cliff's overall absence rate is 4.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Co-op Academy Clarice Cliff's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Co-op Academy Clarice Cliff'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.