Merit Hospital School and Medical Pupil Referral Unit
Merit Hospital School and Medical Pupil Referral Unit is a pupil referral unit in Stoke-on-Trent for boys and girls aged 4 to 18. It has 1 pupils and room for 34. About 0 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far fewer than at most schools in England. Ofsted's last grade was good, back in 2019.
Willeton Street, Bucknall, Willeton Street, Bucknall, Stoke-on-Trent, ST2 9JA01782 928980meritpru-stoke.org.ukCo Headteacher Sarah Whiteley and Steven Winrow headteacherAll details
What Ofsted found
Ofsted's last full inspection was on 4 December 2019, back when it gave schools one overall grade. Read the report on Ofsted's website.
Good overall. A later, shorter visit on 2 July 2025 said: “Standards maintained”.
This inspection is more than 6 years old. When Ofsted next visits, the school will get a report card instead of one grade.
Earlier inspections (1)
| Date | Type | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| 2 July 2025 | Ungraded | Standards maintained |
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.
The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: language and communications needs (1).
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | 0% | 0% | 0% | 50% | 75% | – |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 0% | 0% | 0% | 25% | – |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 100% | 100% | 100% | 75% | – |
Staff and money
From the government's count of school staff in November 2025 and the school's published accounts.
Money
From the council school accounts, year to March 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 schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eaton Park Academy | Academy | 570 m | 486 | Not inspected | 63 | Compare |
| Kingsland CofE Academy | Academy | 680 m | 477 | Report card 2026 | 28 | Compare |
| St Maria Goretti Catholic Academy | Academy | 760 m | 231 | Good 2022 | 32 | Compare |
| Our Lady and St Benedict Catholic Academy | Academy | 0.7 miles | 239 | Outstanding 2023 | 70 | Compare |
| Newfriars College | Special post 16 institution | 0.7 miles | – | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Abbey Hulton Primary School | Academy | 0.7 miles | 188 | Good 2023 | 9 | Compare |
| Aurora Hanley School | Independent | 0.8 miles | 84 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Manor Abbey School | Free school | 0.8 miles | 35 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Merit Hospital School and Medical Pupil Referral Unit a good school?
Merit Hospital School and Medical Pupil Referral Unit doesn't have a score yet. Ofsted rated it good at its last inspection in December 2019.
What is Merit Hospital School and Medical Pupil Referral Unit's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Merit Hospital School and Medical Pupil Referral Unit good at its last full inspection on 4 December 2019. That was more than four years ago. When Ofsted next visits, the school will get a report card instead of a single grade.
How many pupils does Merit Hospital School and Medical Pupil Referral Unit have?
1 pupils aged 4 to 18 were on the roll in January 2026. It has 34 places, so it is 3% full.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- Willeton Street, Bucknall, Willeton Street, Bucknall, Stoke-on-Trent, ST2 9JA
- Telephone
- 01782 928980
- Website
- www.meritpru-stoke.org.uk
- Headteacher
- Co Headteacher Sarah Whiteley and Steven Winrow
- Type of school
- Pupil referral unit (Pupil referral unit, local authority maintained schools)
- Phase
- Pupil referral unit / alternative provision, ages 4-18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Local authority
- Stoke-on-Trent
- Ward
- Bucknall & Eaton Park
- Constituency
- Stoke-on-Trent Central
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 1 January 2003 (new provision)
- URN
- 134159 · LAESTAB 8611111 · UKPRN 10016835
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.
- Staff: DfE school workforce census, November 2025.
- Pupil premium: DfE allocations and conditions of grant, 2026 to 2027.
- Money: DfE financial benchmarking and insights tool, consistent financial reporting 2024/25.
- 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.