Great Wood Community Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 4–11 · Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire
Great Wood Community Primary School is a primary school in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire for ages 4–11 (academy converter).
Key facts
- Address
- Vicarage Road, Upper Tean, Stoke-on-Trent, ST10 4LE
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Staffordshire
- Pupils on roll
- 101 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 18.8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.5
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 19 May 2026
Strengths
- “Staff and pupils describe Great Wood Community Primary School as a family.”
- “The moment pupils walk through the door, staff greet them warmly.”
- “Pupils appreciate the inclusive environment where everyone accepts and values one another.”
To improve
- “However, some pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities do not consistently access the help they need to progress well from their starting points.”
- “At times, some pupils struggle to concentrate for longer periods.”
- “Although children make progress with handwriting and spelling, staff do not always match children’s writing tasks to their phonics knowledge precisely enough.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 30 June 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) | 79% | 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: 15 first-preference applications, 15 offers in total, 15 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
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A last distance offered describes one past year and is not a catchment or a promise of a place. Check with the council before you apply.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Staffordshire.
- St Thomas' Catholic Primary School 0.2 mi School remains Outstanding Last distance published
- Hutchinson Memorial CofE First School 1.4 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- Cheadle Primary School 2.1 mi Good
- Bishop Rawle CofE Primary School 2.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- All Saints' CofE First School 2.2 mi Good
- St Giles' Catholic Primary School 2.3 mi School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next Last distance published
- The William Amory Primary School 3.4 mi Good
- Forsbrook CofE Controlled Primary School 3.4 mi Outstanding Last distance published