Star Academy, Sandyford

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Sept 14 2022 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
3 - 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
182 (83% of total capacity)
Boys
52.2%
Girls
47.8%
First language not English
23.6%
Free school meals (FSM)
45.1%
Persistent absence
16.2%
Special education needs (SEN)
19.8%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 58.8%
African 9.9%
Other White 8.8%
Pakistani 7.7%
Gypsy/Roma 3.3%
Irish Traveller 2.7%
Mixed 2.2%
Indian 1.6%
Other Asian 1.6%
Unclassified 1.6%
Other 1.1%
Bangladeshi 0.5%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage-1.5
WritingAverage0.2
MathsAverage-2
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 38%
Local authority average 57%
England average 61%

Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths

School 3%
Local authority average 6%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 101
Local authority average 104
England average 105

Average score in maths

School 100
Local authority average 103
England average 104
School: Year 2022-2023
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024

Admissions

Star Academy, Sandyford

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
14
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
14
2nd preference
2
3rd preference
5
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
14
2nd preference
0
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes22.8
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher21.7
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher27
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 2, Part-time
8
6
2
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
1
1
0
Reception, Full-time
17
8
9
Year 1
23
9
14
Year 2
25
16
9
Year 3
30
17
13
Year 4
26
16
10
Year 5
30
12
18
Year 6
22
10
12
Year 2023-2024

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