Powered by SchoolDash
Want to chat? The Schools Guide's AI consultant is here to help
St Thomas' CofE Primary Academy
Poplar Drive, Kidsgrove, Stoke-on-Trent ST7 4HT
St Thomas' CofE Primary Academy is a Church of England academy. It has about 170 boys and girls aged between 2 and 11. In December 2023 the school was rated ‘Good’ by Ofsted. The present school opened in 2021.
Particular strengths include Admissions, Environment and Disadvantaged pupils. Relative weaknesses include Finances and Attainment.
The school's overall score (out of 100) is given below. Coloured segments show the contributions of each indicator, explained in more detail below. Hover over the segments for details. Personalise the score by clicking on the button to set your own priorities.
Choose what matters most to you with the menus below. By default, all indicators are set to ‘Relevant’ and are weighted equally in calculating overall scores for each school. Choose ‘Important’ for higher priorities and ‘Unimportant’ or ‘Ignore’ for lower priorities.

Other schools nearby

Overall scores for nearby schools are shown. Hover over the circles to see school names; click on them to go the corresponding school pages. Use the button on the left to personalise these scores based on your own priorities.
Distance
(miles)
Score Name
0.5Dove Bank Primary School
0.7St John the Evangelist Catholic Primary
0.7Goldenhill Primary Academy
0.7Kidsgrove Primary School
0.9The Reginald Mitchell Primary School
1.1St Saviour's CofE Academy
1.1Star Academy, Sandyford
1.1St Joseph's Catholic Academy, Goldenhill
1.2Springhead Primary School
1.4Thursfield Primary School
1.6Summerbank Primary Academy
1.6Packmoor Ormiston Academy
Overall scores for nearby schools are shown. Click on school names to go their corresponding pages. Use the button on the left to personalise these scores based on your own priorities.

Admissions: Above average. The occupancy rate and offer rate are both quite low.
Environment: Above average. Air pollution, traffic accidents and crime are all quite low.
Disadvantaged pupils: About average. Progress in maths is above average. Progress in reading is poor. Progress in writing is excellent.
Progress: Below average. Progress in maths is about average, in reading it is below average and in writing it is below average. (This takes into account pupils' prior performance. For actual grades, see Attainment.)
Attainment: Below average. Maths attainment is below average, reading is below average and GPS (grammar, punctuation and spelling) is about average. (This doesn't take into account pupils' prior performance. For that, see Progress.)
Attendance: Below average. Pupil absence rates and the incidence of persistent absence are both quite high.
Representation: Out of balance. The socio-economic mix and ethnic representation are both slightly out of balance with the local community. Show details
Finances: Poor. This is because the school budget has been in deficit
Copyright © 2025 | Last updated 2/6/2025