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Abbey Hulton Primary School

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personMrs Lesley Brookes

corporate_fareORCHARD COMMUNITY TRUST

location_onStoke-on-Trent, ST2 8BS

language Visit Website phone 1782235551

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2016

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Students

228

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Expected Standard

40%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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Abbey Hulton Primary School is a Academy converter primary school in Stoke-on-Trent, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 92% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Abbey Hulton 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 207 pupils on roll, of whom 70% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 40% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined. The school ranks #64 of 64 primaries in Stoke-on-Trent and #13,481 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2016. 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 23.5:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 5.5 per 1,000 pupils per term.

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Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

40%

LA 58%

Reading50% LA 69%

Writing63% LA 69%

Maths67% LA 69%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

100

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

48%

LA 57%England 61%

Reading58% LA 69% · Eng 74%

Writing61% LA 68% · Eng 72%

Maths65% LA 68% · Eng 73%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

41%

LA 55%England 60%

Reading48% LA 66% · Eng 73%

Writing59% LA 68% · Eng 71%

Maths48% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Read SS

Maths SS

GPS SS

101

Progress (0 = national avg)

-4.7

Read

LA -0.9

-6.9 to -2.4

-1.8

Write

LA 0.3

-4.0 to 0.4

-2.3

Maths

LA -0.7

-4.5 to -0.2

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

17 October 2023

Inspection Report

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08 May 2019

Inspection Report

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Inspection Report

Inspection History

2 Evaluations

2016-02-09

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2013-12-10

None EIF

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

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

3.4%per term

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

2.4%(5 pupils)

Spring term 2025

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

Permanent Exclusions

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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 207 pupils. During this period, there were 7 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 3.4%, which is above 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)	207	7	3.4%	0.8%	0
2024/25 (Autumn term)	209	16	7.7%	0.9%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	232	8	3.4%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	233	8	3.4%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	220	16	7.3%	0.8%	1
2022/23 (Summer term)	229	6	2.6%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	228	3	1.3%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	224	6	2.7%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	227	4	1.8%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	223	7	3.1%	0.5%	1
2021/22 (Autumn term)	219	9	4.1%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	223	13	5.8%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	220	1	0.5%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	220	3	1.4%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	231	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	231	7	3.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	226	6	2.7%	0.6%	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.

Speech, Language & Communication 31 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 7 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 5 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 2 pupils