Overall Oxbridge
#1,010
8 ranked schools · -96 places vs Eng avg #914 of 1,983
Applications
50
Offers
10
Offer rate20.0%
-2.4 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 22.4%
Schools in Stoke-on-Trent
England's only city formed by the federation of six distinct towns, Stoke-on-Trent brings together around 260,000 residents across Staffordshire's largest settlement and one of the most recognisable industrial cities of the Midlands. The 1910 federation unified six communities under a shared civic authority, with Hanley at the commercial core and the bottle kilns of The Potteries punctuating a skyline shaped by the clay, coal, and canal trades that defined the area from the eighteenth century onwards. Endon extends the residential choice toward the open Staffordshire Moorlands.
Caverswall and Cheadle draw families competing for places in the area's most sought-after school catchments; Stafford, a county town to the south with selective and oversubscribed state provision, consistently attracts parents looking further afield from the Stoke conurbation. Stoke station anchors the West Coast Main Line, with regular services to Manchester Piccadilly, Birmingham New Street, and London Euston, making the city well-connected for regional and national travel.
124
Primary
schools
28
Secondary
schools
1
All-through
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2
Post-16
colleges
22
Special
schools
3
Other
schools
of which16sixth forms·1grammar·52faith·1nurseries181 total
Area Performance
Stoke-on-Trent schools rank in the top 52% of England
Across 154 primary, secondary and sixth-form schools, state and independent. The average Find My School Inspection Score is 7.48/10, +0.08 vs England.
Find My School Inspection Band
16% Elite
Distribution across all Stoke-on-Trent schools
EliteExcellentGoodDevelopingRebuilding
Stoke-on-Trent vs England distribution
National Rank
Top 52%
Across all ranked Stoke-on-Trent schools
Top 48%Primaryavg #7,118 of 14,978
Top 64%Secondaryavg #2,453 of 3,861
Top 64%Sixth formavg #1,635 of 2,554
Primary schools: 107 schools (state + independent)
LocalEngland avg
Average FMS Inspection Score
7.6/10
+0.26 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.3/10
Average national rank
#7,118
+2 pts vs medianmedian 7,489
top 48% of 14,978
% reaching expected RWM standardstate
63%
+1 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 62%
% reaching higher RWM standardstate
7%
-1 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 8%
Average FMS Inspection Score
7.6/10
+0.26 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.3/10
Average national rank
#7,118
+2 pts vs medianmedian 7,489
top 48% of 14,978
% reaching expected RWM standardstate
63%
+1 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 62%
% reaching higher RWM standardstate
7%
-1 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 8%
Secondary schools: 30 schools (state + independent)
LocalEngland avg
Average FMS Inspection Score
7.1/10
-0.33 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.4/10
Average national rank
#2,453
-14 pts vs medianmedian 1,931
top 64% of 3,861
% achieving grades 9-7 (A*-A)state
37%
-20 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 56%
Attainment 8 score (out of 90)state
41.0
+1.9 vs Eng avgEng avg 39.1
Average FMS Inspection Score
7.1/10
-0.33 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.4/10
Average national rank
#2,453
-14 pts vs medianmedian 1,931
top 64% of 3,861
% achieving grades 9-7 (A*-A)state
37%
-20 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 56%
Attainment 8 score (out of 90)state
41.0
+1.9 vs Eng avgEng avg 39.1
Sixth form schools: 17 schools (state + independent)
LocalEngland avg
Average FMS Inspection Score
7.5/10
-0.29 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.7/10
Average national rank
#1,635
-14 pts vs medianmedian 1,277
top 64% of 2,554
% A*-A at A-Level
14%
-11 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 25%
% A*-B at A-Level
40%
-10 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 50%
Average FMS Inspection Score
7.5/10
-0.29 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.7/10
Average national rank
#1,635
-14 pts vs medianmedian 1,277
top 64% of 2,554
% A*-A at A-Level
14%
-11 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 25%
% A*-B at A-Level
40%
-10 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 50%
Oxford
#287
3 ranked schools · -34 places vs Eng avg #253 of 1,197
Applications
16
Offers
0
Offer rate0.0%
-15.1 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 15.1%
Cambridge
#867
7 ranked schools · -94 places vs Eng avg #773 of 1,880
Applications
34
Offers
10
Offer rate29.4%
-0.0 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 29.4%
Top 3 Primary Schools
2026
Stoke-on-Trent
Top 3 Secondary Schools
2026
Stoke-on-Trent
Top 3 Sixth Forms
2026
Stoke-on-Trent
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School profiles in Stoke-on-Trent
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