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Kingsland CofE Academy

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

personMrs Sara Goddard

corporate_fareST BART'S MULTI ACADEMY TRUST

location_onStoke-on-Trent, ST2 9AS

language Visit Website phone 1782229138

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2022

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Students

476

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Expected Standard

62%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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Kingsland CofE Academy is a Academy converter primary school in Stoke-on-Trent, serving ages 2-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 56% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Kingsland CofE Academy is an academy converter in Stoke-on-Trent, admitting pupils aged 2-11. It is part of ST BART'S MULTI ACADEMY TRUST. The school has approximately 462 pupils on roll, of whom 47% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 62% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 2% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #32 of 64 primaries in Stoke-on-Trent and #6,610 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2022. The school's current overall rating is Good. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Good, and leadership and management Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 1.0× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 22.9:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.8 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

62%

LA 58%

Reading68% LA 69%

Writing65% LA 69%

Maths68% LA 69%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

38%

LA 57%England 61%

Reading62% LA 69% · Eng 74%

Writing58% LA 68% · Eng 72%

Maths45% LA 68% · Eng 73%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

34%

LA 55%England 60%

Reading51% LA 66% · Eng 73%

Writing57% LA 68% · Eng 71%

Maths52% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

100

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.3

Read

LA -0.9

-1.9 to 1.3

-0.8

Write

LA 0.3

-2.3 to 0.7

-0.2

Maths

LA -0.7

-1.7 to 1.3

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

52%

LA 59%England 65%

Reading64% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Writing70% LA 73% · Eng 78%

Maths74% LA 73% · Eng 79%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.4

Read

LA -1.0

-1.2 to 1.9

0.3

Write

LA -0.4

-1.2 to 1.7

0.4

Maths

LA -0.8

-0.9 to 1.8

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

49%

LA 58%

Reading61% LA 68%

Writing70% LA 72%

Maths65% LA 69%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

-2

Read

LA -0.5

-3.6 to -0.4

-2.1

Write

LA -0.3

-3.6 to -0.6

-0.7

Maths

LA -0.6

-2.2 to 0.8

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

01 February 2022

Inspection Report

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06 September 2017

Inspection Report

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Inspection Report

Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2022-02-01

S5 Inspection EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2014-03-11

S8 No Formal Designation Visit EIF

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2010-11-16

None EIF

Good

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

1.5%per term

warning Above Average

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.6%(3 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 462 pupils. During this period, there were 7 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 1.5%, which is above the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	462	7	1.5%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	459	0	0.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	462	4	0.9%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	456	1	0.2%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	463	0	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	479	3	0.6%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	476	1	0.2%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	475	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	472	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	473	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	470	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	479	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	479	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	478	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	478	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	478	1	0.2%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	475	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	487	5	1.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	475	3	0.6%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	489	5	1.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	421	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	422	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	424	0	0.0%	0.5%

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 51 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 31 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 15 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 8 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 1 pupils