Star Academy, Sandyford
Burnaby Road, Stoke-on-Trent, ST6 5PT
128 pupils · 66% of 195 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Trust
- ACADEMY TRANSFORMATION TRUST
- Local authority
- Stoke-on-Trent
- Free school meals
- 48.4%
Ofsted
Good (2022) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 13 September 2022, published 9 November 2022. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 50% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 0% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.5 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 12 | 6 | 11 | 6 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 14 | 14 | 21 | 14 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 12 | 12 | 23 | 12 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 20 | 19 | 31 | 19 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 22 | 21 | 30 | 21 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 30 | 21 | 31 | 23 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 29 | 21 | 34 | 24 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Goldenhill Primary Academy 0.5 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Summerbank Primary Academy 0.8 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- St Joseph's Catholic Academy, Goldenhill 0.8 km · Standards maintained (2025)
- St Mary's Church of England Primary School 1.6 km · Outstanding (2024) · previous system
- Mill Hill Primary Academy 1.7 km · Outstanding (2023) · previous system
- St Thomas' CofE Primary Academy 1.7 km · Good (2019) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.