St Maria Goretti Catholic Academy

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Mar 31 2022 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
3 - 11 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded primary
Admissions policy
Not applicable
Religious Character
Roman Catholic
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Stoke-on-Trent
Unique reference
140298
Address
Aylesbury Road, Bentilee, ST2 0LY

Pupils

Number of Pupils
235 (100% of total capacity)
Boys
51.1%
Girls
48.9%
First language not English
34.9%
Free school meals (FSM)
53.6%
Persistent absence
11.7%
Special education needs (SEN)
15.7%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 55.3%
Other White 21.7%
Mixed 8.5%
Other 6%
African 4.7%
Other Black 1.7%
Other Asian 0.9%
Indian 0.4%
Bangladeshi 0.4%
Unclassified 0.4%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingWell below average-4.9
WritingWell below average-2.7
MathsWell below average-4.1
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 33%
Local authority average 57%
England average 61%

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

School 0%
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 99
Local authority average 103
England average 104
School: Year 2022-2023
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024

Admissions

St Maria Goretti Catholic Academy

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
30
Status
Oversubscribed
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
35
2nd preference
9
3rd preference
4
From another Local Authority
1
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
30
2nd preference
0
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
1
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 classes29
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher30
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher30.3
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
22
11
11
Reception, Full-time
30
17
13
Year 1
30
17
13
Year 2
30
8
22
Year 3
30
19
11
Year 4
31
16
15
Year 5
30
16
14
Year 6
32
16
16
Year 2023-2024

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