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Alpha Learning Staffordshire

Special · ages 11-16MixedIndependent25 pupilsStoke-on-Trent
School Chooser ScoreNot scoredWe don't score this type of school.
Strong pass in English and maths0%England 46%
Places10 spare25 pupils, 35 places
Pupils on roll25Census January 2024

Alpha Learning Staffordshire is an independent special school in Stoke-on-Trent for boys and girls aged 11 to 16. It has 25 pupils and room for 35.

Hobson Street, Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent, ST6 2AW01782 212807alphalearningstaffordshire.co.ukMiss Nadine Wedgwood headteacherAll details

Ofsted

Ofsted hasn't published an inspection for this school yet.

Results

GCSE results, summer 2025

9 pupils sat their GCSEs. Here is how they did against every state secondary in England.

Average GCSE score5.0
England 46.8
Official name: Attainment 8
Strong pass in English and maths0%
England 46%
Official name: Grade 5+ in English and maths
Standard pass in English and maths11%
England 66%
Official name: Grade 4+ in English and maths
All GCSE measures, year by year
Measure20252024Stoke-on-TrentEngland
Pupils at the end of Year 11912
Average GCSE scoreAttainment 85.04.341.546.8
Strong pass in English and mathsGrade 5+ in English and maths0%0%35%46%
Standard pass in English and mathsGrade 4+ in English and maths11%0%57%66%
Core subjects scoreEBacc average point score0.350.313.564.15
Taking the core subjectsEBacc entry0%0%31%41%

Subjects

Results came out for 2 GCSE subjects in 2025. Each figure is the share of pupils who got a grade 5 or better, next to the average for state secondaries in England.

What is taught here

The small number is how many pupils sat each subject. Subjects with fewer than six pupils aren't published.

Every subject against England, 2025
SubjectEntriesGrades 9 to 7Grades 9 to 5Grades 9 to 4England 9 to 5Rank in England
Mathematics60%0%17%53%
English Language60%0%17%54%

In combined science each pupil gets two grades and we count the lower one. Rankings only include state secondaries where 20 or more pupils sat the subject.

Getting a place

Admissions policy not published.

Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Stoke-on-Trent council's admissions booklet, send it to us.

Who goes here

Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.

Pupils on roll25Census January 2024
Places3571% full
Pupils from low-income familiesGet free school meals
Pupils getting extra support48%12 pupils with SEN support
Pupils with an EHC plan12%3 pupils with a plan
Boys and girls17 / 8
How the mix of pupils has changed
Census202620252024
Pupils on roll252127
Pupils getting extra supportSEN support86%7%
Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans14%11%

The area around the school

Crimes within 500 m53512 months to June 2026, mostly violence and sexual offences
Local crime rate157 per 1,000 people73% higher than the England average
Typical house price£155,000Stoke-on-Trent
Nearest bus stop250 mBurslem Greenway, 10 stops within 500 m

Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.

Nearby schools

The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.

Well aboveAboveIn lineBelowWell belowNot scored
SchoolTypeDistancePupilsOfstedScore
North Road AcademyIndependent430 m116Not inspectedCompare
The Valiant SchoolIndependent570 m15Not inspectedCompare
Moorpark Junior SchoolAcademy640 m233Good 202212Compare
Jackfield Infant SchoolAcademy740 m234Good 202246Compare
St Peter's Catholic AcademyAcademy970 m238No overall grade 202458Compare
Saint Nathaniel's AcademyAcademy0.6 miles474Good 202425Compare
Haywood AcademyAcademy0.7 miles1,080Good 202312Compare
Sneyd AcademyAcademy0.7 miles559Good 202332Compare

Questions parents ask

Is Alpha Learning Staffordshire a good school?

We don't have enough published data to score Alpha Learning Staffordshire yet.

How good are Alpha Learning Staffordshire's GCSE results?

In summer 2025, 0% of pupils got a grade 5 or better in both English and maths. Across England it was 46%. Its Attainment 8 score, which is the average grade across a pupil's best eight subjects times ten, was 5.0, against 46.8 for England.

How many pupils does Alpha Learning Staffordshire have?

25 pupils aged 11 to 16 were on the roll in January 2024. It has 35 places, so it is 71% full.

These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.

Contact and details

Address
Hobson Street, Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent, ST6 2AW
Telephone
01782 212807
Website
alphalearningstaffordshire.co.uk
Headteacher
Miss Nadine Wedgwood
Type of school
Independent special school (Other independent special school, special schools)
Phase
Special school, ages 11-16
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None
Local authority
Stoke-on-Trent
Ward
Moorcroft & Sneyd Green
Constituency
Stoke-on-Trent North
Setting
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Opened
7 June 2023 (new provision)
URN
149601 · LAESTAB 8616036

Recent changes

  • New KS4 results for 2024/25

Where these figures come from