St Peter's CofE Academy
- Secondary
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages 11 to 16
- Church of England
URN 136824 · Stoke-on-Trent · WOODARD ACADEMIES TRUST
Inspection
Ofsted management information, as at 30 September 2026.
Latest full inspection
3 June 2025- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding is effective
- Yes
Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 3
From September 2024 until report cards began, full inspections gave key judgements but no overall grade.
Earlier graded inspection
8 November 2022Overall effectiveness
Requires improvement
Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 2
Under the earlier framework, inspections gave an overall effectiveness grade.
Read the reports on Ofsted’s website. Source: Ofsted, State-funded school inspections and outcomes: management information.
Attendance
Against Stoke-on-Trent and England, secondary schools.
Overall absence
2024/258.5%
- Stoke-on-Trent
- 9.2%
- England
- 8.4%
0.1 percentage points higher than England.
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| Year | This school | Stoke-on-Trent | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017/18 | 6.4% | 5.8% | 5.5% |
| 2018/19 | 6.0% | 5.8% | 5.5% |
| 2020/21 | 5.7% | 6.5% | 5.5% |
| 2021/22 | 10.3% | 10.0% | 9.0% |
| 2022/23 | 14.0% | 10.7% | 9.0% |
| 2023/24 | 10.3% | 10.2% | 8.9% |
| 2024/25 | 8.5% | 9.2% | 8.4% |
Sessions missed for any reason, as a share of all possible sessions in the school year. Source: Department for Education, Explore Education Statistics, Pupil absence in schools in England, 2024/25.
Persistent absence
2024/2524.5%
- Stoke-on-Trent
- 26.9%
- England
- 23.4%
1.1 percentage points higher than England.
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| Year | This school | Stoke-on-Trent | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017/18 | 18.8% | 15.5% | 13.9% |
| 2018/19 | 17.8% | 15.3% | 13.7% |
| 2020/21 | 17.5% | 19.6% | 14.8% |
| 2021/22 | 35.6% | 32.4% | 27.7% |
| 2022/23 | 44.6% | 32.7% | 26.5% |
| 2023/24 | 31.6% | 30.0% | 25.6% |
| 2024/25 | 24.5% | 26.9% | 23.4% |
Pupils who missed 10% or more of their possible sessions, as a share of pupils. Source: Department for Education, Explore Education Statistics, Pupil absence in schools in England, 2024/25.
Severe absence
2024/253.9%
- Stoke-on-Trent
- 4.4%
- England
- 3.9%
The same as England.
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| Year | This school | Stoke-on-Trent | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017/18 | 2.3% | 1.1% | 1.2% |
| 2018/19 | 1.8% | 1.4% | 1.3% |
| 2020/21 | 2.1% | 1.4% | 1.5% |
| 2021/22 | 3.7% | 3.0% | 2.7% |
| 2022/23 | 6.8% | 4.4% | 3.4% |
| 2023/24 | 4.6% | 4.7% | 3.8% |
| 2024/25 | 3.9% | 4.4% | 3.9% |
Pupils who missed 50% or more of their possible sessions, as a share of pupils. Source: Department for Education, Explore Education Statistics, Pupil absence in schools in England, 2024/25.
Suspensions and permanent exclusions
Against Stoke-on-Trent and England, secondary schools.
Suspensions per 100 pupils
2024/2587.55
- Stoke-on-Trent
- 47.39
- England
- 21.24
66.31 higher than England.
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| Year | This school | Stoke-on-Trent | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017/18 | 36.36 | 22.14 | 10.13 |
| 2018/19 | 61.39 | 25.43 | 10.75 |
| 2019/20 | 55.46 | 19.49 | 7.43 |
| 2020/21 | 27.76 | 15.19 | 8.48 |
| 2021/22 | 55.12 | 31.90 | 13.96 |
| 2022/23 | 151.31 | 52.95 | 18.90 |
| 2023/24 | 131.34 | 54.95 | 22.61 |
| 2024/25 | 87.55 | 47.39 | 21.24 |
Suspensions in the school year for every 100 pupils on roll. One pupil can be suspended more than once. Source: Department for Education, Explore Education Statistics, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England, 2024/25.
Permanent exclusions per 100 pupils
2024/250.57
- Stoke-on-Trent
- 0.50
- England
- 0.23
0.34 higher than England.
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| Year | This school | Stoke-on-Trent | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017/18 | 0.21 | 0.35 | 0.20 |
| 2018/19 | 0.53 | 0.37 | 0.20 |
| 2019/20 | 0.20 | 0.23 | 0.13 |
| 2020/21 | 0.29 | 0.16 | 0.10 |
| 2021/22 | 0.57 | 0.34 | 0.16 |
| 2022/23 | 1.09 | 0.49 | 0.22 |
| 2023/24 | 0.74 | 0.48 | 0.25 |
| 2024/25 | 0.57 | 0.50 | 0.23 |
Permanent exclusions in the school year for every 100 pupils on roll. Source: Department for Education, Explore Education Statistics, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England, 2024/25.
Key stage 4 results
Against Stoke-on-Trent and England, secondary schools.
Attainment 8
2025/26 (provisional)34.2
- Stoke-on-Trent
- 40.8
- England
- 47.4
13.2 lower than England.
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| Year | This school | Stoke-on-Trent | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021/22 | Not published | 45.1 | 49.8 |
| 2022/23 | Not published | 41.6 | 47.2 |
| 2023/24 | 37.4 | 40.8 | 46.9 |
| 2024/25 | 34.4 | 40.9 | 47.1 |
| 2025/26 (provisional) | 34.2 | 40.8 | 47.4 |
The average of pupils' points across eight GCSE-level qualifications, with English and maths counted twice. Source: Department for Education, Explore Education Statistics, Key stage 4 performance, 2025/26.
English and maths: grade 4 or above
2025/26 (provisional)41%
- Stoke-on-Trent
- 55%
- England
- 66%
25 percentage points lower than England.
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| Year | This school | Stoke-on-Trent | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021/22 | Not published | 62% | 70% |
| 2022/23 | Not published | 56% | 67% |
| 2023/24 | 44% | 54% | 67% |
| 2024/25 | 37% | 56% | 66% |
| 2025/26 (provisional) | 41% | 55% | 66% |
Pupils at the end of key stage 4 with grade 4 or above in both English and maths. Source: Department for Education, Explore Education Statistics, Key stage 4 performance, 2025/26.
English and maths: grade 5 or above
2025/26 (provisional)22%
- Stoke-on-Trent
- 34%
- England
- 48%
26 percentage points lower than England.
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| Year | This school | Stoke-on-Trent | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021/22 | Not published | 40% | 51% |
| 2022/23 | Not published | 34% | 46% |
| 2023/24 | 22% | 34% | 47% |
| 2024/25 | 19% | 34% | 47% |
| 2025/26 (provisional) | 22% | 34% | 48% |
Pupils at the end of key stage 4 with grade 5 or above in both English and maths. Source: Department for Education, Explore Education Statistics, Key stage 4 performance, 2025/26.
Pupils
Against Stoke-on-Trent and England, secondary schools.
Eligible for free school meals
2024/2546.3%
- Stoke-on-Trent
- 37.2%
- England
- 25.8%
20.5 percentage points higher than England.
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| Year | This school | Stoke-on-Trent | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021/22 | 38.5% | 29.4% | 20.9% |
| 2022/23 | 38.9% | 32.0% | 22.7% |
| 2023/24 | 39.7% | 33.7% | 24.1% |
| 2024/25 | 46.3% | 37.2% | 25.8% |
Pupils known to be eligible for free school meals on census day in January. Source: Department for Education, Explore Education Statistics, Schools, pupils and their characteristics, 2024/25.
SEN support
2024/2516.5%
- Stoke-on-Trent
- 15.4%
- England
- 13.4%
3.1 percentage points higher than England.
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| Year | This school | Stoke-on-Trent | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021/22 | 18.9% | 13.8% | 11.9% |
| 2022/23 | 18.1% | 14.4% | 12.4% |
| 2023/24 | 17.6% | 14.7% | 12.9% |
| 2024/25 | 16.5% | 15.4% | 13.4% |
Pupils receiving special educational needs support without an education, health and care plan. Source: Department for Education, Explore Education Statistics, Schools, pupils and their characteristics, 2024/25.
Education, health and care plan
2024/252.4%
- Stoke-on-Trent
- 2.5%
- England
- 3.1%
0.7 percentage points lower than England.
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| Year | This school | Stoke-on-Trent | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021/22 | 1.5% | 2.0% | 2.2% |
| 2022/23 | 2.4% | 2.4% | 2.4% |
| 2023/24 | 1.9% | 2.2% | 2.7% |
| 2024/25 | 2.4% | 2.5% | 3.1% |
Pupils with an education, health and care plan. Source: Department for Education, Explore Education Statistics, Schools, pupils and their characteristics, 2024/25.
First language other than English
2024/2547.4%
- Stoke-on-Trent
- 23.3%
- England
- 19.2%
28.2 percentage points higher than England.
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| Year | This school | Stoke-on-Trent | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021/22 | 39.8% | 21.7% | 17.5% |
| 2022/23 | 41.4% | 21.6% | 18.1% |
| 2023/24 | 45.2% | 22.6% | 18.6% |
| 2024/25 | 47.4% | 23.3% | 19.2% |
Pupils whose first language is known or believed to be other than English. Source: Department for Education, Explore Education Statistics, Schools, pupils and their characteristics, 2024/25.
Teachers
Against Stoke-on-Trent and England, secondary schools.
Pupils per qualified teacher
2025/2617.7
- Stoke-on-Trent
- 17.4
- England
- 17.3
0.4 higher than England.
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| Year | This school | Stoke-on-Trent | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017/18 | 20.5 | 16.8 | 16.5 |
| 2018/19 | 18.1 | 17.3 | 16.8 |
| 2019/20 | 17.3 | 17.7 | 17.2 |
| 2020/21 | 18.7 | 17.9 | 17.1 |
| 2021/22 | 18.5 | 17.5 | 17.1 |
| 2022/23 | 19.4 | 17.2 | 17.2 |
| 2023/24 | 19.5 | 17.4 | 17.4 |
| 2024/25 | 18.5 | 17.3 | 17.3 |
| 2025/26 | 17.7 | 17.4 | 17.3 |
Full-time equivalent pupils for each full-time equivalent qualified teacher. Source: Department for Education, Explore Education Statistics, School workforce in England, 2025/26.
Teacher sickness absence
2024/255.1 days
- Stoke-on-Trent
- 4.8 days
- England
- 5.0 days
0.1 days higher than England.
Compared with all state-funded schools: DfE publishes this measure for all schools, not by phase.
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| Year | This school | Stoke-on-Trent | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017/18 | 5.8 days | 4.2 days | 4.0 days |
| 2018/19 | 0.0 days | 4.0 days | 4.0 days |
| 2019/20 | Not published | Not published | Not published |
| 2020/21 | 0.0 days | 3.3 days | 3.9 days |
| 2021/22 | 9.7 days | 6.8 days | 6.3 days |
| 2022/23 | 6.7 days | 4.9 days | 5.2 days |
| 2023/24 | 6.8 days | 4.6 days | 5.3 days |
| 2024/25 | 5.1 days | 4.8 days | 5.0 days |
Days lost to sickness absence in the school year, averaged across all teachers. Source: Department for Education, Explore Education Statistics, School workforce in England, 2024/25.
Finance
Academies report their accounts as part of their trust, so DfE publishes no school-level balance for this school. The trust’s figures are in DfE’s Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool.
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About the school
- Pupils on roll
- 1,052
- Capacity
- 1,050
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Trust
- WOODARD ACADEMIES TRUST
- Opened
- 1 September 2011
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Constituency
- Stoke-on-Trent Central
- Deprivation of the area (IDACI)
- Decile 2 of 10 (1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods)
Address: Fenton Manor, Fenton, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, ST4 2RR
Website: www.spa.woodard.co.uk/
Telephone: 01782882500
Sources and corrections
Every figure on this page names its source and period. This release was built on 20 October 2026.
- Department for Education: Get Information about Schools: establishment data (GIAS establishment extract 2026-10-20)
- Ofsted: State-funded school inspections and outcomes: management information (Latest inspections as at 2026-09-30; All inspections, 2018/19; All inspections, 2019/20; All inspections, 2020/21; All inspections, 2021/22; All inspections, 2022/23; All inspections, 2023/24; All inspections, 2024/25; All inspections, 2025/26)
- Department for Education, Explore Education Statistics: Pupil absence in schools in England (absence-3term-school, 2013/14 to 2024/25 [pinned data set id])
- Department for Education, Explore Education Statistics: Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England (exc-school, 2006/07 to 2024/25 [pinned data set id]; exc-ap-school, 2013/14 to 2024/25 [pinned data set id]; exc-geography, 2006/07 to 2024/25 [pinned data set id]; exc-ap-geography, 2013/14 to 2024/25 [pinned data set id])
- Department for Education, Explore Education Statistics: Key stage 2 attainment (ks2-school, 2022/23 to 2024/25 [pinned data set id]; ks2-geography, 2015/16 to 2025/26 [pinned data set id])
- Department for Education, Explore Education Statistics: Key stage 4 performance (ks4-school, 2023/24 to 2025/26 [pinned data set id]; ks4-geography, 2018/19 to 2025/26 [pinned data set id])
- Department for Education, Explore Education Statistics: Schools, pupils and their characteristics (School census, January 2022 (performance tables, 2021 to 2022); School census, January 2023 (performance tables, 2022 to 2023); School census, January 2024 (performance tables, 2023 to 2024); School census, January 2025 (performance tables, 2024 to 2025))
- Department for Education, Explore Education Statistics: School workforce in England (ptr-school, 2010/11 to 2025/26 [pinned data set id]; ptr-geography, 2010/11 to 2025/26 [pinned data set id]; sickness-school, 2009/10 to 2024/25 [pinned data set id]; sickness-geography, 2009/10 to 2024/25 [pinned data set id])
- Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: English indices of deprivation 2025: Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (English indices of deprivation 2025, File 7 (2021 LSOAs))
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