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St Maria Goretti Catholic Academy

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMrs Karyn Oakley

corporate_fareALL SAINTS CATHOLIC COLLEGIATE

location_onStoke-on-Trent, ST2 0LY

language Visit Website phone 1782254834

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2016

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Students

227

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Expected Standard

73%

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Demand Ratio

1.2x

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St Maria Goretti Catholic Academy is a Academy converter primary school in Stoke-on-Trent, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Demand is above capacity (1.2×) — apply through your local authority on time. Ranks in the top 26% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

St Maria Goretti Catholic Academy is an academy converter in Stoke-on-Trent, admitting pupils aged 3-11. It is part of ALL SAINTS CATHOLIC COLLEGIATE. The school has approximately 220 pupils on roll, of whom 55% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 73% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 7% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #8 of 64 primaries in Stoke-on-Trent and #1,342 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2016. The school's current overall rating is Good.

The school is oversubscribed — in the most recent cycle, there were 1.2× as many applications as places, making a successful application competitive.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 19.6:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.5 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

73%

LA 58%

Reading80% LA 69%

Writing77% LA 69%

Maths80% LA 69%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

58%

LA 57%England 61%

Reading65% LA 69% · Eng 74%

Writing68% LA 68% · Eng 72%

Maths58% LA 68% · Eng 73%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

100

GPS SS

101

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

33%

LA 55%England 60%

Reading43% LA 66% · Eng 73%

Writing63% LA 68% · Eng 71%

Maths57% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

GPS SS

101

Progress (0 = national avg)

-4.9

Read

LA -0.9

-7.1 to -2.6

-2.7

Write

LA 0.3

-4.8 to -0.5

-4.1

Maths

LA -0.7

-6.3 to -2.0

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

57%

LA 59%England 65%

Reading63% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Writing67% LA 73% · Eng 78%

Maths80% LA 73% · Eng 79%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

-2.9

Read

LA -1.0

-5.2 to -0.7

-5.0

Write

LA -0.4

-7.0 to -2.9

-2.6

Maths

LA -0.8

-4.5 to -0.6

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

69%

LA 58%

Reading79% LA 68%

Writing83% LA 72%

Maths90% LA 69%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.2

Read

LA -0.5

-3.4 to 1

-1.7

Write

LA -0.3

-3.8 to 0.4

0.1

Maths

LA -0.6

-1.9 to 2.1

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

30 March 2022

Inspection Report

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06 October 2016

Inspection Report

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05 November 2013

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2016-10-06

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2012-09-18

S5 Inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2011-02-09

None EIF

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.5%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.5%(1 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 220 pupils. During this period, there were 1 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.5%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg	Perm. Excl.
2024/25 (Spring term)	220	1	0.5%	0.8%	0
2024/25 (Autumn term)	219	1	0.5%	0.9%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	235	10	4.3%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	235	1	0.4%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	235	3	1.3%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	230	2	0.9%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	227	2	0.9%	0.6%	1
2022/23 (Autumn term)	227	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	239	1	0.4%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	241	1	0.4%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	239	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	241	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	238	3	1.3%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	244	5	2.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	246	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	246	1	0.4%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	244	1	0.4%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	243	1	0.4%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	240	1	0.4%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	242	3	1.2%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	238	0	0.0%	0.5%	1
2017/18 (Spring term)	235	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	233	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2016/17 (Summer term)	239	1	0.4%	0.4%	1
2016/17 (Spring term)	232	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Autumn term)	230	0	0.0%	0.5%	0

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Moderate Learning Difficulty 19 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 15 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 11 pupils