Alpha Learning Staffordshire
Hobson Street, Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent, ST6 2AW
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Other independent special school
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Miss Nadine Wedgwood
- Constituency
- Stoke-on-Trent North
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 35
- Pupils on roll
- 25
- URN
- 149601
- Local authority
- Stoke-on-Trent
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01782212807
About this school
Alpha Learning Staffordshire is an independent special school in Stoke-on-Trent. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 25 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Alpha Learning Staffordshire under its current framework. 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
Alpha Learning Staffordshire has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in June 2023, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 12 | 9 |
| Attainment 8 score | 4.3 | 5.0 |
| Progress 8 score | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 0% | 0% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 0% | 11.1% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 0% | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 0.3 | 0.4 |
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 Alpha Learning Staffordshire 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 | — | 31.4 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 4.3 | 29.6 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 5 | 30.5 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 27 |
| 2024/25 | 21 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 0%
- Pupils with an EHC plan
- 3
- Pupils on SEN support
- 12
Location
Nearby schools
-
North Road Academy0.3 miles
Special schools · Stoke-on-trent
-
The Valiant School0.4 miles
Independent schools · Stoke-on-Trent
-
Spruce House School1.1 miles
Special schools · Stoke-on-Trent
-
The Nest1.1 miles
Special schools · Stoke-on-Trent
-
The Oaks1.3 miles
Special schools · Stoke-on-Trent
Other schools in Stoke-on-Trent
- Abbey Hill Academy & College Academies
- 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
- Kemball School Academies
- 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 Alpha Learning Staffordshire teach?
- Alpha Learning Staffordshire teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a special school in Stoke-on-Trent.
- Who is the headteacher of Alpha Learning Staffordshire?
- The headteacher of Alpha Learning Staffordshire is Miss Nadine Wedgwood, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Alpha Learning Staffordshire been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Alpha Learning Staffordshire under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How big is Alpha Learning Staffordshire?
- Alpha Learning Staffordshire has 25 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Alpha Learning Staffordshire full?
- Alpha Learning Staffordshire has capacity for 35 pupils and 25 on roll (71%), 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 Alpha Learning Staffordshire a faith school?
- No. Alpha Learning Staffordshire has no designated religious character.
- How have Alpha Learning Staffordshire's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 4.3 in 2023/24 and 5 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Alpha Learning Staffordshire's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Alpha Learning Staffordshire'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 24 July 2026.