St Maria Goretti Catholic Academy
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 3–11 · Stoke-on-Trent
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
0.695 miles
Published by Stoke-on-Trent City Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2025 figure 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
St Maria Goretti Catholic Academy is a primary school in Stoke-on-Trent for ages 3–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 31 March 2022. Stoke-on-Trent has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2025 to 2026 entry.
St Maria Goretti 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 | 0.695 mi |
| Reception 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- 2024/25 reading, writing and maths: 73% met the expected standard, the highest of 8 schools, this one and the 7 of the 8 nearest Stoke-on-Trent primary schools that have results.
- For Reception 2026, the last child offered a place lived 0.695 miles from the school, the 18th shortest of 67 Stoke-on-Trent primary schools with a published last distance.
- Reception 2026 had 32 first-choice applications for 30 offers, with 30 offers going to first-choice families and 2 first-choice families not offered a place.
- 52.8% of pupils are eligible for free school meals; the middle figure across the 8 nearest primary schools in Stoke-on-Trent is 49%.
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
- Aylesbury Road, Bentilee, Stoke-on-Trent, ST2 0LY
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Council
- Stoke-on-Trent
- Pupils on roll
- 231 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 52.8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 31 March 2022
Strengths
- “This is a very inclusive school, where everyone is welcomed with open arms.”
- “The school's value of being ‘loved beyond measure’ helps pupils feel well cared for.”
- “Typically, pupils attend well.”
To improve
- “Bullying happens occasionally.”
- “Historic published test results for reading, writing and mathematics were below national averages.”
- “However, staff do not apply this approach consistently to revisit learning that pupils have not fully secured.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 14 September 2026 (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) | 73% | 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: 32 first-preference applications, 30 offers in total, 30 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.
- Kingsland CofE Academy 0.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Eaton Park Academy 0.5 mi Improved significantly Last distance published
- Maple Court Academy 0.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Our Lady and St Benedict Catholic Academy 1.0 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Abbey Hulton Primary School 1.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Sandford Hill Primary School 1.3 mi Good Last distance published
- Hanley St Luke's Church of England Academy 1.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Co-op Academy Northwood 1.5 mi Standards maintained Last distance published