Gladstone Primary Academy
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 3–11 · Stoke-on-Trent
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
1.243 miles
Published by Stoke-on-Trent City Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2025 figure 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Gladstone Primary Academy is a primary school in Stoke-on-Trent for ages 3–11 (academy converter). Stoke-on-Trent has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2025 to 2026 entry.
Gladstone 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 | 1.243 mi |
| Reception 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- The last child offered a Reception place in 2026 lived 1.243 miles away, 32nd shortest of 67 Stoke-on-Trent primary schools with a published last distance, and nearer than in 2025.
- Reception in 2026 drew 59 first-choice applications for 59 offers; 57 offers went to first-choice families and 2 first-choice families (3%) were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 62% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 5% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
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
- Anchor Road, Sandford Hill, Longton, Stoke-on-Trent, ST3 5EW
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Stoke-on-Trent
- Pupils on roll
- 457 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 40% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 22.1
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 9 June 2026
Strengths
- “Pupils at Gladstone Primary Academy know their ‘SMARTS’.”
- “In this way, pupils recognise their own strengths and those of others.”
- “Pupils feel valued and enjoy school.”
To improve
- “That said, there remain some inconsistencies in relation to how well some staff focus on the important knowledge that pupils need to learn in subjects and ensure that pupils respond to the feedback they provide so as they make the best progress.”
- “However, not all staff are adept at ensuring that these adaptations are as effective as possible.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 13 July 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) | 62% | 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: 59 first-preference applications, 59 offers in total, 57 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.
- Sandford Hill Primary School 0.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Co-op Academy Clarice Cliff 0.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Gregory's Catholic Academy 0.8 mi School remains Outstanding Last distance published
- Alexandra Infants' School 1.0 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St Paul's CofE (C) Primary School 1.0 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Park Hall Academy 1.1 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Belgrave St Bartholomew's Academy 1.2 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Maple Court Academy 1.2 mi Good Last distance published