Primary school

St Maria Goretti Catholic Academy

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  • ages 3–11
  • Mixed
  • Roman Catholic
  • Stoke-on-Trent
  • ST2 0LY
Ofsted Good · inspected Sep 2012

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 4,070 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 28%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 36%36%2016/17: top 55%2017/18: top 46%2018/19: top 75%2022/23: top 95%2023/24: top 62%2024/25: top 28%No exams

Against West MidlandsArrows: West Midlands rank change since 2018/19

Expected standard, RWM73% · West Midlands 65%8/10 Above+47.9 pts
Higher standard, RWM7% · West Midlands 7%5/10 Middle+47.3 pts
Reading score104 · West Midlands 1053/10 Below
Maths score105 · West Midlands 1055/10 Middle+29.4 pts
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 62% · 29 pupils · West Midlands 53%2016/17: 62% · 29 pupils · West Midlands 61%2017/18: 69% · 29 pupils · West Midlands 65%2018/19: 57% · 30 pupils · West Midlands 66%2022/23: 33% · 30 pupils · West Midlands 61%2023/24: 58% · 31 pupils · West Midlands 62%2024/25: 73% · 30 pupils · West Midlands 65%73%33%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 0% · 29 pupils · West Midlands 3%2016/17: 0% · 29 pupils · West Midlands 7%2017/18: 0% · 29 pupils · West Midlands 8%2018/19: 0% · 30 pupils · West Midlands 9%2022/23: 0% · 30 pupils · West Midlands 6%2023/24: 3% · 31 pupils · West Midlands 6%2024/25: 7% · 30 pupils · West Midlands 7%7%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 101 · 29 pupils · West Midlands 1022016/17: 105 · 29 pupils · West Midlands 1042017/18: 104 · 29 pupils · West Midlands 1052018/19: 102 · 30 pupils · West Midlands 1042022/23: 101 · 30 pupils · West Midlands 1052023/24: 102 · 31 pupils · West Midlands 1052024/25: 104 · 30 pupils · West Midlands 105105101No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 102 · 29 pupils · West Midlands 1032016/17: 103 · 29 pupils · West Midlands 1042017/18: 105 · 29 pupils · West Midlands 1042018/19: 103 · 30 pupils · West Midlands 1052022/23: 99 · 30 pupils · West Midlands 1042023/24: 100 · 31 pupils · West Midlands 1042024/25: 105 · 30 pupils · West Midlands 10510599No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in93.8%
30 of 32 who put it first2014 · 80.6%2026 · 93.8%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st3230
2nd70
3rd10

No last distance offered published

Inspections · 2008–2022

  1. 2008Satisfactoryas predecessor
  2. 2011Satisfactoryas predecessor
  3. 2012Goodas predecessor
  4. 2016Ungraded visit
  5. 2022Remains Good

4 strong areas

  • Quality of teaching
  • Achievement of pupils
  • Leadership and management
  • Behaviour and safety of pupils

0 weak areas

4 areas graded · inspected as predecessor

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026231
Free school meals (past 6 years)54.7%
First language not English37.3%
SEN support15.9%
EHC plan4.5%
Absence (sessions missed)6.3%
Persistently absent pupils19.1%

Girls 48.2%Boys 51.8%

97.9% full · 236 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher19.6
Pupils per adult10.9
  • Classroom teachers 8.3
  • Leadership 3.5
  • Teaching assistants 8.6
  • Other support 6.9

Teachers 11.8 FTE · Whole workforce 27.3 · 43 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£7,114
Spend per pupil£6,805
Staff spend per pupil£5,091
Reserve per pupil£536
  • +£118,000revenue reserve
  • +£68,000in-year balance

Grants £7,764 · self-generated £200 · premises £232 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: ALL SAINTS CATHOLIC COLLEGIATE (5 academies) · trust reserve £987,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it