Co-op Academy Florence MacWilliams

Secondary · ages 11-18MixedFree school295 pupilsSixth formStoke-on-Trent

School Chooser ScoreNot scoredThere isn't enough published data yet. To get a score, a school needs results or an inspection plus at least one other figure.

Attendance95.5%England 91.4%

Pupils from low-income families43%Far more than most schools

Places855 spare295 pupils, 1,150 places

Pupils per teacher16.4School workforce census

Pupils on roll295Census January 2026

Co-op Academy Florence MacWilliams is a free school in Stoke-on-Trent for boys and girls aged 11 to 18. It has 295 pupils and room for 1,150. About 43 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far more than at most schools in England.

Weston Road, Stoke-on-Trent, ST3 6AP01782 444650florencemacwilliams.coopacademies.co.ukMrs Elizabeth Clewlow headteacherAll details

Ofsted

Ofsted hasn't published an inspection for this school yet. That is normal for a school that opened in 2024: new schools usually get their first inspection within three years.

Results

GCSE results, summer 2025

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

The government hasn't published this school's headline results. Fewer than eleven pupils sat the exams, so the figures could identify individual children.

Getting a place

Open to all. There is no entrance test.

Plenty of spare places120 pupils for 900 places, 2024/25

13% full

780 places were empty (87% of the total), so almost everyone who applies gets in.

Will my child get a place?

The last child to get a place lived 1.0 miles away in 2025. Children in care, brothers and sisters of current pupils, faith and other priority groups are placed first. After that, the closer you live, the better your chances. Type in your postcode to see how far away you are.

We measure in a straight line from the middle of your postcode to the school. The council measures its own way, and the cut-off changes every year. Use this as a rough guide, and read the council's admissions booklet before you apply.

How places were given out for September 2025. More children applied than there were places. The last place went to a child living 1.0 miles from the school. Living closer than that didn't guarantee a place, but living much further away meant missing out that year.

Entry	Places	Put it first	Applied at all	Got a place	How far the last child lived	Source
2025 Secondary	180	242	411	181	1.0 miles	LA

What a home within 1.0 miles of the school costs

Typical sale price within 1.0 miles of the school£175,500half sold for £141k to £219k

Homes sold718December 2023 to December 2025, Land Registry

Compared with the district+13%a typical home in the district sells for £155,000

Every home sold within that distance of the school (the typical cut-off over the last three years), of any type, from HM Land Registry records. If homes here cost more than the district average, that is the price people pay to live close enough to get in.

Who goes here

Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.

Pupils on roll295Census January 2026

Places1,15026% full

Pupils from low-income families43%43% have had free school meals at some point in the last six years

Pupils learning English12%First language is not English

Pupils getting extra support17%50 pupils with SEN support

Pupils with an EHC plan3%9 pupils with a plan

Average class size28.89 classes, January 2026; England 22.8

Classes with more than 30 pupils67%share of one-teacher classes; England 12%

Pupils with extra funding (pupil premium)42%£137,500 extra funding in 2026/27; England 30%

Boys and girls129 / 166

White British pupils80%

The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: Moderate learning difficulty (16), emotional and mental health (13), language and communications needs (13), Specific learning difficulty (9), Autistic spectrum disorder (5), Physical disability (2).

How the mix of pupils has changed

Census	2026	2025
Pupils on roll	295	120
Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals	43%	43%
Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language	12%	8%
Pupils getting extra supportSEN support	–	18%
Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans	–	3%

Attendance and behaviour

In 2024/25 pupils were in school 95.5% of the time. Across similar schools in England it was 91.4%.

Attendance95.5%

England 91.4%

Official name: 100 minus overall absence

Pupils missing a lot of school9.7%

England 23.9%

Official name: Persistent absence

Suspensions per 100 pupils4.22024/25, no permanent exclusions

Missed without permission1.5%of school time, 2024/25

Attendance year by year

Measure	2024/25	England
Sessions missedOverall absence	4.5%	8.6%
Missed with permissionAuthorised absence	3.0%	–
Missed without permissionUnauthorised absence	1.5%	–
Pupils missing a lot of schoolPersistent absence	9.7%	23.9%
SuspensionsSuspension rate	4.2	–
Permanent exclusionsPermanent exclusions	0	–

Staff and money

From the government's count of school staff in November 2025 and the school's published accounts.

Teachers18.0full-time equivalent, 18 people

Pupils per teacher16.4Pupils for every full-time teacher

Fully qualified teachers94%hold qualified teacher status

Teaching assistants0.0full-time equivalent

Average teacher pay£51,771

Teachers who left in the year24%2024/25, for any reason including retirement

Vacancies0

Sick days per teacher2.92024/25

Money

From the academy accounts return, year to August 2025. The per-pupil figures are compared with other secondary schools in England that report their accounts the same way.

Spend per pupil£9,175England £7,965. Total £1.1m

Income per pupil£11,742England £8,423. Total £1.4m

Spent on teachers per pupil£5,625England £4,444

Money in reserve15%A healthy amount put by: £207k, £1,724 per pupil. England 10%

Money in against money out+£308kit took in more than it spent this year

Where the money goes£9,175spent per pupil

61%8%15%

Teachers 61%Support staff 2%Buildings 8%Learning resources 8%Catering 3%Energy 4%Everything else 15%

Reserves are the money left over at the end of the year, kept back for emergencies and big projects. Being in the red year after year is a warning sign. Very large reserves can mean money sitting in the bank instead of being spent on today's pupils. Academy figures are rounded to the nearest £1,000 and include a share of any money the trust holds centrally.

The area around the school

Crimes within 500 m29512 months to June 2026, mostly violence and sexual offences

Local crime rate66 per 1,000 people27% lower than the England average

Typical house price£155,000Stoke-on-Trent

Nearest bus stop350 mWeston Road, 7 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 secondary schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.

Well aboveAboveIn lineBelowWell belowNot scored

School	Type	Distance	Pupils	Ofsted	Score
Ormiston Meridian Academy	Academy	1.0 miles	1,015	Report card 2026	26	Compare
Discovery Academy	Academy	1.7 miles	1,435	Requires improvement 2024	7	Compare
St Thomas More Catholic Academy	Academy	1.9 miles	1,085	Good 2022	40	Compare
Blythe Bridge High School	Academy	2.0 miles	1,049	Report card 2026	49	Compare
Ormiston Sir Stanley Matthews Academy	Academy	2.6 miles	1,175	Good 2023	14	Compare
St Peter's CofE Academy	Academy	3.1 miles	1,052	No overall grade 2025	13	Compare
Moorside High School	Academy	3.3 miles	766	Good 2024	65	Compare
Trentham Academy	Academy	3.9 miles	794	Report card 2026	67	Compare

Secondary schools in Stoke-on-Trent Best secondary schools in England

Questions parents ask

Is Co-op Academy Florence MacWilliams a good school?

We don't have enough published data to score Co-op Academy Florence MacWilliams yet.

How many pupils does Co-op Academy Florence MacWilliams have?

295 pupils aged 11 to 18 were on the roll in January 2026. It has 1,150 places, so it is 26% full.

Is Co-op Academy Florence MacWilliams oversubscribed, and how far away can you live?

Yes. For September 2025 the last place went to a child living 1.0 miles away. Children in care, brothers and sisters of current pupils and other priority groups come before distance, so the cut-off moves every year.

What is attendance like at Co-op Academy Florence MacWilliams?

Pupils were in school 95.5% of the time in 2024/25. Similar schools in England managed 91.4%. 10% of pupils missed at least a tenth of the year.

How big are the classes at Co-op Academy Florence MacWilliams?

The average class had 28.8 pupils in January 2026. Across England it was 22.8. 67% of classes had more than 30 pupils.

Does Co-op Academy Florence MacWilliams have a sixth form?

Yes.

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

Contact and details

Address: Weston Road, Stoke-on-Trent, ST3 6AP
Telephone: 01782 444650
Website: www.florencemacwilliams.coopacademies.co.uk
Headteacher: Mrs Elizabeth Clewlow
Type of school: Free school (Free schools, free schools)
Phase: Secondary school, ages 11-18, with sixth form
Gender: Mixed
Religious character: None
Multi-academy trust: The Co-operative Academies Trust (40 schools)
Local authority: Stoke-on-Trent
Ward: Meir Hay North, Parkhall & Weston Coyney
Constituency: Stoke-on-Trent South
Setting: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Opened: 1 September 2024 (new provision)
URN: 150790 · LAESTAB 8614009 · UKPRN 10095864

Official record Government performance tables Download this school's data (CSV)

Recent changes

12 September 2026New KS4 results for 2024/25

Where these figures come from

School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
GCSE results: DfE key stage 4 performance tables, 2024/25 final.
Attendance: DfE pupil absence in schools in England, 2024/25 full year.
Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
Staff: DfE school workforce census, November 2025.
Class sizes: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026.
Pupil premium: DfE allocations and conditions of grant, 2026 to 2027.
Money: DfE financial benchmarking and insights tool, academy accounts return 2024/25.
Admissions outcomes: Stoke-on-Trent council's published allocation statistics (source), entry years 2025.
House prices: HM Land Registry price paid data, December 2023 to December 2025, placed by postcode.
Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
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