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New Ford Academy

Primary

Stoke-on-Trent · Stoke-on-Trent · ST6 1PY www.newford.org.uk/

Pupils
472
cap. 480
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
70%
RWM expected · 2024/25
18%
RWM higher · 2024/25
472
Pupils · 2024/25
9%
EAL · 2024/25
14%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
70%
RWM expected · 2024/25
18%
RWM higher · 2024/25
472
Pupils · 2024/25
9%
EAL · 2024/25
14%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Local authorityStoke-on-Trent
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio24.3:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of New Ford Academy · Primary · Stoke-on-Trent

Finance£6828 spend / pupil£6862 income / pupil2024-25 · AARView on FBIT

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
70%
-17pp
87%76%65%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 70%
RWM higher standard
18%
-7pp
25%16%7%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 18%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
80%
Reading higher standard
38%
Writing expected standard
90%
Writing higher standard
33%
Maths expected standard
78%
Maths higher standard
32%
Science expected standard
95%
SPAG expected standard
80%
LA AVG 73.22%
SPAG higher standard
37%
LA AVG 28.88%
Reading scaled score
106.0
LA AVG 104.48
Maths scaled score
105.0
LA AVG 103.66
GPS scaled score
106.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
472
Pupil : teacher ratio
24.3
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
9%
FSM eligible
42%
SEN
9%
Overall absence
6%
Persistent absence
14%

Contact

Address
Brownley Road, Smallthorne, Stoke-on-Trent, ST6 1PY
Local authority
Stoke-on-Trent
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2570%18%80%38%90%33%78%32%95%80%106.0105.0106.09%472
2023/2487%25%90%49%92%39%87%48%93%92%109.0107.0111.08%474
2022/2365%7%75%20%83%28%82%17%85%83%104.0105.0108.0-1.40+2.40-0.109%467
2018/1973%8%80%15%82%13%87%43%88%88%104.0107.0108.0-1.80-1.30+1.1012%473
2017/1878%9%86%29%86%17%84%33%93%91%107.0108.0111.0+0.40+0.00+2.30477
2016/1753%0%71%12%76%3%63%12%86%86%102.0102.0106.0+0.10+0.10-0.5011%478

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2547223.29%9%42%6%14%
2023/2447424.58%10%43%5%14%
2022/2346723.79%9%36%6%12%
2021/2248023.59%8%37%6%16%
2020/2147122.910%8%33%
2018/1947325.012%7%33%5%9%
2017/1825.64%8%
2016/1747824.211%8%32%4%4%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.