Primary school

Co-op Academy Grove

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  • ages 7–11
  • Mixed
  • Stoke-on-Trent
  • ST1 2NL
Ofsted Good · inspected Jun 2024

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 11,188 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 75%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 78%78%2016/17: top 90%2017/18: top 93%2018/19: top 84%2022/23: top 89%2023/24: top 83%2024/25: top 75%No exams

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

Expected standard, RWM54% · West Midlands 65%3/10 Below
Higher standard, RWM4% · West Midlands 7%4/10 Below+20.1 pts
Reading score103 · West Midlands 1052/10 Well below West Midlands
Maths score104 · West Midlands 1054/10 Below+24.1 pts
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 41% · 82 pupils · West Midlands 53%2016/17: 41% · 75 pupils · West Midlands 61%2017/18: 41% · 104 pupils · West Midlands 65%2018/19: 52% · 99 pupils · West Midlands 66%2022/23: 41% · 94 pupils · West Midlands 61%2023/24: 47% · 113 pupils · West Midlands 62%2024/25: 54% · 113 pupils · West Midlands 65%54%41%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 6% · 82 pupils · West Midlands 3%2016/17: 3% · 75 pupils · West Midlands 7%2017/18: 1% · 104 pupils · West Midlands 8%2018/19: 3% · 99 pupils · West Midlands 9%2022/23: 5% · 94 pupils · West Midlands 6%2023/24: 3% · 113 pupils · West Midlands 6%2024/25: 4% · 113 pupils · West Midlands 7%6%1%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 100 · 82 pupils · West Midlands 1022016/17: 101 · 75 pupils · West Midlands 1042017/18: 103 · 104 pupils · West Midlands 1052018/19: 102 · 99 pupils · West Midlands 1042022/23: 102 · 94 pupils · West Midlands 1052023/24: 101 · 113 pupils · West Midlands 1052024/25: 103 · 113 pupils · West Midlands 105103100No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 103 · 82 pupils · West Midlands 1032016/17: 102 · 75 pupils · West Midlands 1042017/18: 101 · 104 pupils · West Midlands 1042018/19: 102 · 99 pupils · West Midlands 1052022/23: 102 · 94 pupils · West Midlands 1042023/24: 101 · 113 pupils · West Midlands 1042024/25: 104 · 113 pupils · West Midlands 105104101No exams

Getting in

No admissions figures or last distance offered published

Inspections · 2008–2024

  1. 2008Satisfactoryas predecessor
  2. 2010Goodas predecessor
  3. 2014Goodas predecessor
  4. 2022Requires improvement
  5. 2024Good

4 strong areas

  • Personal development
  • Quality of education
  • Behaviour and attitudes
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management

0 weak areas

4 areas graded · safeguarding effective

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026317
Free school meals (past 6 years)44.1%
First language not English40.0%
SEN support26.9%
EHC plan3.6%
Absence (sessions missed)4.4%
Persistently absent pupils10.6%

Girls 49.6%Boys 50.4%

66% full · 480 places

Parent View

Earlier survey (before Nov 2025) · as at 2 Sep 2024 · 47 responses (11.2% of pupils)

  • My child is happy at this school87.2% agree
  • My child feels safe at this school91.5% agree
  • The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved87.2% agree
  • My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively · 55.3% not applicable76.2% agree
  • The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year74.5% agree
  • When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly · 14.9% not applicable70% agree
  • My child has special educational needs and/or disabilities, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed69.2% agree
  • The school has high expectations for my child87.2% agree
  • My child does well at this school89.4% agree
  • The school lets me know how my child is doing85.1% agree
  • There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school87.2% agree
  • My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school95.8% agree
  • The school supports my child's wider personal development87.2% agree
  • I would recommend this school to another parent72.3% yes

Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher17.0
Pupils per adult10.5
  • Classroom teachers 16.8
  • Leadership 1.8
  • Teaching assistants 10.6
  • Other support 5.8

Teachers 18.6 FTE · Whole workforce 34.9 · 43 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£8,222
Spend per pupil£7,866
Staff spend per pupil£5,942
Reserve per pupil£1,438
  • +£525,000revenue reserve
  • +£130,000in-year balance

Grants £7,773 · self-generated £449 · premises £910 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: THE CO-OPERATIVE ACADEMIES TRUST (38 academies) · trust reserve £14,901,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it