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Forest Park Primary School

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personMiss Sarah Irving

corporate_fareORCHARD COMMUNITY TRUST

location_onStoke-on-Trent, ST1 5ED

language Visit Website phone 1782234979

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2013

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Students

458

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Expected Standard

61%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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Forest Park Primary School is a Academy converter primary school in Stoke-on-Trent, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 58% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Forest Park Primary School is an academy converter in Stoke-on-Trent, admitting pupils aged 3-11. It is part of ORCHARD COMMUNITY TRUST. The school has approximately 459 pupils on roll, of whom 64% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 61% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 2% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #28 of 64 primaries in Stoke-on-Trent and #5,824 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2013. The school's current overall rating is Good.

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

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 22.1:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 1.0 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

61%

LA 58%

Reading66% LA 69%

Writing75% LA 69%

Maths79% LA 69%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

57%

LA 57%England 61%

Reading71% LA 69% · Eng 74%

Writing71% LA 68% · Eng 72%

Maths66% LA 68% · Eng 73%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

47%

LA 55%England 60%

Reading61% LA 66% · Eng 73%

Writing71% LA 68% · Eng 71%

Maths61% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.4

Read

LA -0.9

-1.2 to 2.0

1.4

Write

LA 0.3

-0.1 to 3.0

-0.2

Maths

LA -0.7

-1.8 to 1.3

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

No digital report timeline available.

Inspection History

2 Evaluations

2013-06-12

S5 Inspection EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2009-11-05

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

1.3%(6 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 459 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)	459	7	1.5%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	467	2	0.4%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	466	5	1.1%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	470	7	1.5%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	468	10	2.1%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	465	11	2.4%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	458	2	0.4%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	454	4	0.9%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	465	3	0.6%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	468	4	0.9%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	468	2	0.4%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	471	1	0.2%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	464	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	456	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	471	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	471	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	459	1	0.2%	0.6%

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.

Speech, Language & Communication 43 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 34 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 5 pupils

Visual Impairment 1 pupils

Physical Disability 1 pupils

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Forest Park Primary School

School Summary

Academic Performance

Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Inspection History

Admissions Insight

How Places Are Allocated

Distance to School

School Capacity

Primary Admission Trends

Students & School Environment

School Size

Language Diversity

Inclusive Support

Attendance

Ethnicity Breakdown

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Funding & Staffing

School Funding Allocation

Funding Breakdown

Staffing

Teacher Turnover

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