Star Academy, Sandyford
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Sept 13 2022 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 4 - 11 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded primary
- Admissions policy
- Not applicable
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Stoke-on-Trent
- Unique reference
- 139226
- Address
- Burnaby Road, Sandyford, ST6 5PT
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 176 (82% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 52.8%
- Girls
- 47.2%
- First language not English
- 33%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 43.2%
- Persistent absence
- 13.3%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 21.0%
White British 48.9%
African 15.9%
Other White 8.5%
Pakistani 8%
Mixed 3.9%
Gypsy/Roma 3.4%
Other 3.4%
Other Asian 2.8%
Indian 2.3%
Caribbean 2.3%
Bangladeshi 0.6%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage-1.5
WritingAverage0.2
MathsAverage-2
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 43%
Local authority average 59%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 0%
Local authority average 7%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 102
Local authority average 104
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 102
Local authority average 104
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Admissions
Star Academy, Sandyford
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 0
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 0
- 2nd preference
- 8
- 3rd preference
- 1
- From another Local Authority
- 1
Offers
- 1st preference
- 0
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 25.1 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 20 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 29 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Reception, Part-time | 8 6 2 |
| Reception, Full-time | 10 8 2 |
| Year 1 | 23 14 9 |
| Year 2 | 19 8 11 |
| Year 3 | 28 14 14 |
| Year 4 | 29 14 15 |
| Year 5 | 30 19 11 |
| Year 6 | 29 10 19 |