Co-op Academy Northwood
Co-op Academy Northwood is a converter academy in Stoke-on-Trent for boys and girls aged 3 to 7. It has 179 pupils and room for 240. About 39 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far more than at most schools in England.
Keelings Road, Northwood, Stoke-on-Trent, ST1 6QA01782 234379northwood.coopacademies.co.ukMrs Yvonne Glaister headteacherAll details
Ofsted
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Results
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Getting a place
Admissions policy not published.
35 places were empty (19% of the total), so almost everyone who applies gets in. Pupil numbers have stayed about the same since 2021/22.
In 2026 every child who applied got a place, so how far away you live didn't matter. That could change if the school gets more popular.
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 2026. Every child who applied got a place (43 offers for 60 places).
Who goes here
Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.
The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: language and communications needs (30), Moderate learning difficulty (3), emotional and mental health (2), Hearing impairment (1).
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 179 | 189 | 207 | 189 | 172 | 186 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | 38% | 35% | 32% | 34% | 32% | 37% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | 49% | 40% | 35% | 31% | 28% | 26% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 19% | 23% | 20% | 30% | 31% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 2% | 2% | 1% | 0% | 0% |
Attendance and behaviour
In 2024/25 pupils were in school 96.0% of the time. Across similar schools in England it was 94.8%.
Attendance year by year
| Measure | 2024/25 | 2023/24 | 2022/23 | 2021/22 | 2020/21 | 2018/19 | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sessions missedOverall absence | 4.0% | 4.3% | 5.5% | 5.5% | 3.9% | 4.9% | 5.2% |
| Missed with permissionAuthorised absence | 2.3% | 2.5% | 2.9% | 3.2% | 1.7% | 2.0% | – |
| Missed without permissionUnauthorised absence | 1.7% | 1.8% | 2.6% | 2.4% | 2.2% | 2.9% | – |
| Pupils missing a lot of schoolPersistent absence | 9.2% | 10.9% | 15.3% | 16.5% | 10.4% | 12.1% | 12.8% |
| SuspensionsSuspension rate | 0.0 | 2.9 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1.1 | – | – |
| Permanent exclusionsPermanent exclusions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – |
Staff and money
From the government's count of school staff in November 2025 and the school's published accounts.
Money
From the academy accounts return, year to August 2025. The per-pupil figures are compared with other primary schools in England that report their accounts the same way.
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
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 primary schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Co-op Academy Grove | Academy | 390 m | 317 | Good 2024 | 37 | Compare |
| St George and St Martin's Catholic Academy | Academy | 470 m | 233 | Not inspected | 75 | Compare |
| Hanley St Luke's Church of England Academy | Academy | 580 m | 455 | Good 2022 | 8 | Compare |
| Co-op Academy Hamilton | Academy | 750 m | 136 | Report card 2026 | 74 | Compare |
| Waterside Primary School | Academy | 880 m | 473 | Not inspected | 63 | Compare |
| Sneyd Academy | Academy | 0.8 miles | 559 | Good 2023 | 32 | Compare |
| Our Lady and St Benedict Catholic Academy | Academy | 0.8 miles | 239 | Outstanding 2023 | 70 | Compare |
| Abbey Hulton Primary School | Academy | 0.9 miles | 188 | Good 2023 | 9 | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Co-op Academy Northwood a good school?
We don't have enough published data to score Co-op Academy Northwood yet.
How many pupils does Co-op Academy Northwood have?
179 pupils aged 3 to 7 were on the roll in January 2026. It has 240 places, so it is 75% full.
Is Co-op Academy Northwood oversubscribed?
Probably not. 35 places were empty in 2024/25 (19% of the total), so most families who apply get a place.
What is attendance like at Co-op Academy Northwood?
Pupils were in school 96.0% of the time in 2024/25. Similar schools in England managed 94.8%. 9% of pupils missed at least a tenth of the year.
How big are the classes at Co-op Academy Northwood?
The average class had 25.1 pupils in January 2026. Across England it was 25.4. No class had more than 30 pupils.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- Keelings Road, Northwood, Stoke-on-Trent, ST1 6QA
- Telephone
- 01782 234379
- Website
- www.northwood.coopacademies.co.uk
- Headteacher
- Mrs Yvonne Glaister
- Type of school
- Converter academy (Academy converter, academies)
- Phase
- Primary school, ages 3-7, with nursery
- Gender
- Mixed
- Multi-academy trust
- The Co-operative Academies Trust (40 schools)
- Local authority
- Stoke-on-Trent
- Ward
- Birches Head & Northwood
- Constituency
- Stoke-on-Trent Central
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 1 September 2017 (academy converter)
- URN
- 143486 · LAESTAB 8612050 · UKPRN 10062643
- Formerly
- Northwood Broom Community School
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.
- 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, 2026.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.