Star Academy, Sandyford
Primary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 4–11 · Stoke-on-Trent
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
0.554 miles
Published by Stoke-on-Trent City Council · offers on 16 April 2026
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Star Academy, Sandyford is a primary school in Stoke-on-Trent for ages 4–11 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 13 September 2022. Stoke-on-Trent has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
Star Academy, Sandyford catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | 0.554 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Reading, writing and maths 2024/25: 50% met the expected standard (England 62%), the lowest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in Stoke-on-Trent.
- For Reception in 2026 there were 6 first-choice applications for 12 offers, 0.5 first choices per offer, the lowest of 66 Stoke-on-Trent primary schools.
- Every first-choice family was offered a Reception place in 2026, and 6 offers went to families who ranked the school second or lower.
- For Reception in 2026 the last child offered a place lived 0.554 miles away, the 11th shortest of 67 Stoke-on-Trent primary schools with a published last distance (middle figure 1.38 miles).
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Stoke-on-Trent schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Burnaby Road, Sandyford, Stoke-on-Trent, ST6 5PT
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Council
- Stoke-on-Trent
- Pupils on roll
- 128 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 48.4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 13 September 2022
Strengths
- “Leaders have created a calm and inviting school, which is welcoming to all.”
- “Leaders make sure that they know their families and pupils and this creates a clear sense of community.”
- “Pupils feel safe and happy and they enjoy coming to school.”
To improve
- “However, this is not the case for all pupils.”
- “Some staff do not teach the phonics programme fully in the way it is intended, and activities are not matched well enough to develop what pupils already know.”
- “They are yet to check in detail how well their subjects are being taught.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 10 November 2022 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 50% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 6 first-preference applications, 12 offers in total, 6 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Stoke-on-Trent.
- Goldenhill Primary Academy 0.3 mi Good Last distance published
- Summerbank Primary Academy 0.5 mi Good Last distance published
- St Joseph's Catholic Academy, Goldenhill 0.5 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- St Mary's Church of England Primary School 1.0 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Mill Hill Primary Academy 1.1 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- St Wilfrid's Catholic Academy 1.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Packmoor Ormiston Academy 1.5 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Whitfield Valley Primary Academy 1.5 mi Outstanding Last distance published