New Ford Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Outstanding Jun 13 2023 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
- 142642
- Address
- Brownley Road, Smallthorne, ST6 1PY
- Website
- www.newford.org.uk/
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 472 (100% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 47.9%
- Girls
- 52.1%
- First language not English
- 9.1%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 38.3%
- Persistent absence
- 14.0%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 6.1%
White British 81.1%
Mixed 5.1%
Pakistani 2.8%
African 2.8%
Other White 2.3%
Other Asian 2.3%
Unclassified 1.5%
Indian 0.8%
Bangladeshi 0.4%
Other 0.4%
Gypsy/Roma 0.2%
Caribbean 0.2%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage-1.4
WritingAbove average2.4
MathsAverage-0.1
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 87%
Local authority average 59%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 25%
Local authority average 7%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 109
Local authority average 104
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 107
Local authority average 104
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Admissions
New Ford Academy
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 60
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 63
- 2nd preference
- 18
- 3rd preference
- 6
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 59
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 29.9 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 30 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 29.9 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 53 23 30 |
| Reception, Full-time | 60 33 27 |
| Year 1 | 60 34 26 |
| Year 2 | 60 25 35 |
| Year 3 | 59 25 34 |
| Year 4 | 59 29 30 |
| Year 5 | 59 28 31 |
| Year 6 | 62 29 33 |