Sandford Hill Primary School

Stoke-on-TrentCommunity school

Clayfield Grove, Sandford Hill, Stoke-on-Trent, ST3 5AQ

Headteacher: Mrs Sarah SmithSchool website ↗Pupils: 447 (capacity: 459)
Ofsted Good
Inspected October 2023
68%
Reading, Writing & Maths
Good
Inspected October 2023
100%
First-choice offer rate

Latest data: 2024/25

Ofsted RatingInspected 10 October 2023Full report ↗

Good

From September 2024, Ofsted no longer makes an overall effectiveness judgement in inspections of state-funded schools.

Rated Good across all inspected areas — Quality of Teaching, Behaviour, Pupils' Development and Leadership.

SATs Results (2024/25)

End-of-primary-school tests taken by Year 6 pupils. National averages shown for comparison.

Reading, Writing & Maths combinedReading, Writing & Maths% of pupils achieving the expected standard in all three subjects at age 11The national average is around 60%. Higher means more pupils reached the expected level.
68.0%
Exceeding expected level (Reading, Writing & Maths)Higher Standard — Reading, Writing & Maths% of pupils exceeding the expected level in all three subjectsA more demanding threshold. The national average is around 8%.
8.0%
Why is combined lower? A pupil is only counted if they met the bar in all three subjects. Some passed reading but not writing; some passed writing but not maths.
Reading 78%·Writing 75%·Maths 82%All three 68%
Reading
Expected78%
Exceeding32%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Writing
Expected75%
Exceeding18%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
Expected82%
Exceeding18%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Expected standard
Exceeding / high score
National average

How Hard to Get Into This School (2025/26)

This school is not oversubscribed.
Supply meets demand.
How many places were offered?
47
How many families wanted this school first?
46
How many got their first choice?
46of 46 (100.0%)
How many applied in total?
73

Pupils & Inclusion

Eligible for pupil premium
58.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
7.0%
Pupils receiving SEN supportSEN Support% of pupils receiving SEN (Special Educational Needs) support without a formal planThese pupils need extra help but do not yet have an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP).
8.0%
Boys and girls
51%girls·49%boys
227 girls, 220 boys

Location

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Results Over Time

↑ Peaked at 77% (2016/17), currently 68%

* No data for 2019/20 or 2020/21 — national assessments were cancelled due to COVID-19.

Progress scores (Reading, Writing, Maths) are hidden by default — click them in the legend to show.

View raw year-by-year data
YearReading, Writing & Maths (expected %)Exceeding expected (%)Reading ProgressWriting ProgressMaths Progress
2015/1642.0%3.0%-2.3-0.2-0.7
2016/1777.0%13.0%-0.5-0.5+2.4
2017/1868.0%12.0%+0.5+0.4+0.4
2018/1968.0%15.0%0.0+0.2-1.0
2022/2352.0%10.0%-1.4-1.6-1.3
2023/2447.0%5.0%---
2024/2568.0%8.0%---