St Augustine's Catholic Academy
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 2–11 · Stoke-on-Trent
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
3.591 miles
Published by Stoke-on-Trent City Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2025 figure 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
St Augustine's Catholic Academy is a primary school in Stoke-on-Trent for ages 2–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 5 March 2025. Stoke-on-Trent has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2025 to 2026 entry.
St Augustine's Catholic Academy 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 | 3.591 mi |
| Reception 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- 51.6% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 35.1% across the 8 nearest primary schools in Stoke-on-Trent.
- The last child offered a Reception 2026 place lived 3.591 miles away, 6th longest of 67 Stoke-on-Trent primary schools with a published last distance; the middle figure was 1.38 miles.
- Reception 2026 drew 14 first-choice applications for 18 offers, 0.8 first choices per offer and the 5th lowest of 66 Stoke-on-Trent primary schools; every first-choice family was offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 48% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), 2nd lowest of this school and 7 of its 8 nearest Stoke-on-Trent primaries that have results.
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
- Sandon Road, Meir, Stoke-on-Trent, ST3 7DF
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Council
- Stoke-on-Trent
- Pupils on roll
- 217 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 51.6% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.7
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 5 March 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils arrive eagerly every day.”
- “Warm and caring relationships are its heartbeat.”
- “These help pupils feel safe in school.”
To improve
- “However, for some pupils with SEND, their learning gaps are not addressed with the precision needed.”
- “This affects how quickly they can close the gap with their peers.”
- “On occasion, teachers expect pupils with less developed phonics skills to write at a standard that is beyond their ability.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 8 April 2025 (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) | 48% | 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: 14 first-preference applications, 18 offers in total, 14 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.
- Sandon Primary Academy 0.3 mi School remains Outstanding Last distance published
- Alexandra Junior School 0.5 mi Good
- Alexandra Infants' School 0.8 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Belgrave St Bartholomew's Academy 0.8 mi Not judged Last distance published
- The Crescent Academy 0.9 mi School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next Last distance published
- St Matthews Church of England Academy 1.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Weston Junior Academy 1.2 mi No Ofsted grade
- Park Hall Academy 1.3 mi Not judged Last distance published