Emerge School
Emerge School is an independent special school in Stoke-on-Trent for boys and girls aged 5 to 13. It has 41 pupils, 1 more than it has places for.
Elgin Chambers, 22-24 Cemetery Road, Shelton, Stoke-on-Trent, ST4 2DL01782 890121emergeschool.co.ukMrs Sarah Mason headteacherAll details
Ofsted
Ofsted hasn't published an inspection for this school yet.
Getting a place
Grammar school. This is a grammar school, so places depend on an entrance test.
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.
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 41 | 34 | 20 |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 100% | 100% |
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 schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regent College | Special post 16 institution | 130 m | – | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| The Registry | Independent | 210 m | 13 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Snowhill School | Independent | 230 m | 54 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Stoke-on-Trent College | Further education | 250 m | – | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Edison Pace School | Independent | 320 m | 48 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| St Mark's CofE Primary School | Academy | 450 m | 449 | No overall grade 2024 | 6 | Compare |
| Excellence Girls Academy | Independent | 670 m | 90 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| University of Staffordshire | Higher education institutions | 820 m | – | Not inspected | – | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Emerge School a good school?
We don't have enough published data to score Emerge School yet.
How many pupils does Emerge School have?
41 pupils aged 5 to 13 were on the roll in January 2024. It has 40 places, so it is 103% full.
Does Emerge School have an entrance exam?
Yes. It is a grammar school, so places depend on an entrance test, usually sat in September of Year 6. Check the school's admissions page for the test dates and the pass mark.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- Elgin Chambers, 22-24 Cemetery Road, Shelton, Stoke-on-Trent, ST4 2DL
- Telephone
- 01782 890121
- Website
- www.emergeschool.co.uk
- Headteacher
- Mrs Sarah Mason
- Type of school
- Independent special school (Other independent special school, special schools)
- Phase
- Special school, ages 5-13
- Gender
- Mixed
- Local authority
- Stoke-on-Trent
- Ward
- Hanley Park, Joiner's Square & Shelton
- Constituency
- Stoke-on-Trent Central
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 6 June 2023 (new provision)
- URN
- 149668 · LAESTAB 8616038
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.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 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.