Thursfield Primary School | Primary in Stoke-on-Trent, Newcastle-under-Lyme | Ofsted & DfE

70%

RWM expected · 2024/25

30%

RWM higher · 2024/25

278

Pupils · 2024/25

EAL · 2024/25

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

70%

RWM expected · 2024/25

30%

RWM higher · 2024/25

278

Pupils · 2024/25

EAL · 2024/25

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

70%

RWM expected · 2024/25

30%

RWM higher · 2024/25

278

Pupils · 2024/25

EAL · 2024/25

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Ofsted inspection

Good

Ofsted inspection · 18/09/2019

Inadequate

Requires improvement

Good

Outstanding

Local authorityStaffordshire

PhasePrimary

School typeAcademy

Pupil : teacher ratio23.8:1

AdmissionsNot applicable

Religious characterDoes not apply

StatusOpen

Overview of Thursfield Primary School · Primary · Staffordshire

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How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard

70%

-3pp

92%81%70%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 70%

RWM higher standard

30%

+25pp

30%18%5%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 30%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard

83%

Reading higher standard

50%

Writing expected standard

78%

Writing higher standard

35%

Maths expected standard

75%

Maths higher standard

38%

Science expected standard

90%

SPAG expected standard

75%

SPAG higher standard

50%

Reading scaled score

108.0

Maths scaled score

106.0

GPS scaled score

108.0

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

278

Pupil : teacher ratio

23.8

Workforce data · 2025/26

EAL

FSM eligible

12%

SEN

17%

Overall absence

Persistent absence

Contact

Address

Chapel Lane, Harriseahead, Stoke-on-Trent, ST7 4JL

Local authority

Staffordshire

Website

https://www.thursfield.staffs.sch.uk/

Telephone

01782512301

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History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

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

Year	RWM expected	RWM higher	Reading exp.	Reading hi.	Writing exp.	Writing hi.	Maths exp.	Maths hi.	Science	SPAG exp.	Read. score	Maths score	GPS score	Reading prog.	Writing prog.	Maths prog.	SEN	Cohort
2024/25	70%	30%	83%	50%	78%	35%	75%	38%	90%	75%	108.0	106.0	108.0	—	—	—	17%	278
2023/24	73%	5%	89%	30%	78%	24%	78%	16%	78%	84%	107.0	104.0	106.0	—	—	—	12%	280
2022/23	76%	17%	90%	40%	81%	33%	81%	26%	86%	81%	107.0	105.0	108.0	-0.20	+0.90	-1.10	14%	285
2018/19	92%	22%	94%	56%	94%	50%	94%	36%	97%	97%	109.0	108.0	109.0	+5.50	+5.40	+4.20	8%	256
2017/18	79%	9%	86%	21%	84%	30%	88%	26%	91%	77%	106.0	106.0	105.0	+3.80	+4.80	+4.60	—	265
2016/17	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	11%	New school

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	278	21.4	17%	0%	12%	4%	5%
2023/24	280	21.5	12%	0%	9%	5%	11%
2022/23	285	18.5	14%	0%	9%	5%	12%
2021/22	272	20.3	12%	0%	8%	6%	13%
2020/21	273	22.0	11%	0%	7%	—	—
2018/19	256	19.7	8%	0%	7%	3%	4%
2017/18	—	21.7	—	—	—	4%	4%
2016/17	272	19.7	11%	1%	10%	4%	6%