Whitfield Valley Primary Academy
Primary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 3–11 · Stoke-on-Trent
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
0.528 miles
Published by Stoke-on-Trent City Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2025 figure 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Whitfield Valley Primary Academy is a primary school in Stoke-on-Trent for ages 3–11 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Outstanding, from the inspection on 9 July 2024. Stoke-on-Trent has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2025 to 2026 entry.
Whitfield Valley 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 | 0.528 mi |
| Reception 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2024/25, 81% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 11% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- That 2024/25 figure of 81% was the highest of 7 schools: this one and the 6 of the 8 nearest primary schools in Stoke-on-Trent that have results.
- The 2026 Reception last distance offered was 0.528 miles, nearer than in 2025 and the 8th shortest of 67 Stoke-on-Trent primary schools with a published last distance (middle figure 1.38 miles).
- For Reception 2026 there were 68 first-choice applications for 60 offers; all 60 went to first-choice families, and 8 first-choice families (12%) were not offered a place.
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
- Oxford Road, Fegg Hayes, Stoke-on-Trent, ST6 6TD
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Stoke-on-Trent
- Pupils on roll
- 474 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 62.7% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 27.9
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Outstanding Inspected 9 July 2024
Strengths
- “All pupils achieve exceptionally well at Whitfield Valley Primary Academy.”
- “The school has set high ambitions and aspirations for all pupils.”
- “Pupils rise to these high expectations.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 9 September 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) | 81% | 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: 68 first-preference applications, 60 offers in total, 60 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.
- Burnwood Primary Academy 0.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Ball Green Primary Academy 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Packmoor Ormiston Academy 0.9 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Mill Hill Primary Academy 1.0 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- St Joseph's Catholic Academy, Goldenhill 1.1 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- St Wilfrid's Catholic Academy 1.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Marys Catholic Academy 1.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Star Academy, Sandyford 1.5 mi Good Last distance published