Parkgate Farm
Parkgate Farm is an independent special school in for boys and girls aged 7 to 16. It has 3 pupils and room for 5.
Ipstones Edge, Ipstones, Stoke-On-Trent, ST10 2LR01538 266300roachesschool.netLiz Edge headteacherAll details
Ofsted
Ofsted hasn't published an inspection for this school yet.
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 Staffordshire 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 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 33% | 75% | 100% | 0% | 50% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 67% | 25% | 0% | 100% | 50% |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evergreen | Independent | 0.7 miles | 4 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| St Leonard's Church of England First School | Academy | 1.0 miles | 40 | Good 2022 | – | Compare |
| Compass Community School Staffordshire | Independent | 2.0 miles | 7 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Waterhouses CofE Primary Academy | Academy | 2.5 miles | 97 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| St Werburgh's CE (A) Primary School | Academy | 2.7 miles | 143 | Good 2023 | 43 | Compare |
| The Faber Catholic Primary School | Academy | 3.2 miles | 72 | No overall grade 2025 | 60 | Compare |
| The Valley Primary School | Academy | 3.4 miles | 39 | Good 2024 | 33 | Compare |
| Hopedale School | Independent | 4.4 miles | 68 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Parkgate Farm a good school?
We don't have enough published data to score Parkgate Farm yet.
How many pupils does Parkgate Farm have?
3 pupils aged 7 to 16 were on the roll in January 2024. It has 5 places, so it is 60% full.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- Ipstones Edge, Ipstones, Stoke-On-Trent, ST10 2LR
- Telephone
- 01538 266300
- Website
- www.roachesschool.net
- Headteacher
- Liz Edge
- Type of school
- Independent special school (Other independent special school, special schools)
- Phase
- Special school, ages 7-16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Local authority
- Staffordshire
- Ward
- Ipstones
- Constituency
- Staffordshire Moorlands
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 17 July 2019 (new provision)
- URN
- 147169 · LAESTAB 8606052
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.