Parkgate Farm
Other independent special school · Ages 7–16 · Staffordshire
Parkgate Farm is an independent special school in Staffordshire for ages 7–16.
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Key facts
- Address
- Ipstones Edge, Ipstones, Stoke-On-Trent, ST10 2LR
- Type
- Other independent special school
- Ages
- 7–16
- Council
- Staffordshire
- Pupils on roll
- 3 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- z of pupils eligible
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade
Strengths
- “Pupils enjoy coming to school at Parkgate Farm.”
- “This small, unique setting is warm and welcoming.”
- “Pupils arrive on time, enthused and excited by the day ahead.”
To improve
- “However, sometimes teachers use of assessment is not precise enough.”
- “For example, at times pupils struggle to spell technical vocabulary accurately.”
- “These errors are not always identified by adults and consequently gaps in pupils’ knowledge can go unaddressed.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 10 September 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Straight-line distance, in Staffordshire.
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