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
- 14.3%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 19.8%
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%
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 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
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
Applications
- 1st preference
- 14
- 2nd preference
- 2
- 3rd preference
- 5
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 14
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 22.8 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 21.7 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 27 |
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 |