Sandon Primary Academy
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 2–11 · Stoke-on-Trent
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
0.741 miles
Published by Stoke-on-Trent City Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2025 figure 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Sandon Primary Academy is a primary school in Stoke-on-Trent for ages 2–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Outstanding, from the inspection on 13 June 2024. Stoke-on-Trent has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2025 to 2026 entry.
Sandon Primary 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 | 0.741 mi |
| Reception 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Reception 2026 drew 70 first-choice applications for 59 offers; 58 went to first-choice families, and 12 first-choice families (17%) were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 61% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 0% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- The last child offered a Reception place in 2026 lived 0.741 miles away; the middle figure for 67 Stoke-on-Trent primary schools with a published last distance was 1.38 miles.
- 54.5% of pupils are eligible for free school meals; the middle figure across the 8 nearest primary schools in Stoke-on-Trent is 35.1%.
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
- Normacot Grange Road, Meir, Stoke-on-Trent, ST3 7AW
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Council
- Stoke-on-Trent
- Pupils on roll
- 492 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 54.5% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 20
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Outstanding Inspected 13 June 2024
Strengths
- “This school is a rock where pupils build firm foundations for their future.”
- “Pupils have an exceptional set of learning opportunities and take full advantage of these.”
- “They feel safe and are very appreciative of their school experience.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 4 July 2024 (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) | 61% | 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: 70 first-preference applications, 59 offers in total, 58 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.
- St Augustine's Catholic Academy 0.3 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Alexandra Junior School 0.7 mi Good
- The Crescent Academy 0.7 mi School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next Last distance published
- Alexandra Infants' School 1.0 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Belgrave St Bartholomew's Academy 1.1 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Weston Junior Academy 1.1 mi No Ofsted grade
- St Matthews Church of England Academy 1.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Park Hall Academy 1.3 mi Not judged Last distance published