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Phoenix Independent School

Independent · ages 14-16MixedIndependent32 pupilsStoke-on-Trent
School Chooser ScoreNot scoredWe don't score this type of school.
Strong pass in English and maths0%England 46%
Places13 spare32 pupils, 45 places
Pupils on roll32Census January 2024

Phoenix Independent School is an independent school in Stoke-on-Trent for boys and girls aged 14 to 16. It has 32 pupils and room for 45.

Unit C, Metro Business Park, Clough Street, Stoke-on-Trent, ST1 4AF01782 922306phoenixlearning.co.ukMiss Stephanie Hardman principalAll details

Ofsted

Ofsted hasn't published an inspection for this school yet.

Results

GCSE results, summer 2025

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

Average GCSE score6.1
England 46.8
Official name: Attainment 8
Strong pass in English and maths0%
England 46%
Official name: Grade 5+ in English and maths
Standard pass in English and maths0%
England 66%
Official name: Grade 4+ in English and maths
Trend
Average GCSE score
2018 to 2025
2018: 17.217.220182019: 14.314.320192022: 3.73.720222023: 12.412.420232024: 10.610.620242025: 6.16.12025
Since 2018: -11.1
All GCSE measures, year by year
Measure202520242023202220192018Stoke-on-TrentEngland
Pupils at the end of Year 11191410162219
Average GCSE scoreAttainment 86.110.612.43.714.317.241.546.8
Strong pass in English and mathsGrade 5+ in English and maths0%0%0%0%14%0%35%46%
Standard pass in English and mathsGrade 4+ in English and maths0%7%0%6%14%5%57%66%
Core subjects scoreEBacc average point score0.120.250.270.080.640.743.564.15
Taking the core subjectsEBacc entry0%0%0%0%0%0%31%41%

Subjects

Results came out for 4 GCSE subjects in 2025. Each figure is the share of pupils who got a grade 5 or better, next to the average for state secondaries in England.

What is taught here
SciencesBiology13

The small number is how many pupils sat each subject. Subjects with fewer than six pupils aren't published.

Every subject against England, 2025
Mathematics14 entries
0%England 53%
0%England 54%
Biology13 entries
0%England 82%
Art and Design13 entries
0%England 58%
SubjectEntriesGrades 9 to 7Grades 9 to 5Grades 9 to 4England 9 to 5Rank in England
Mathematics140%0%0%53%
English Language140%0%0%54%
Biology130%0%0%82%
Art and Design130%0%0%58%

In combined science each pupil gets two grades and we count the lower one. Rankings only include state secondaries where 20 or more pupils sat the subject.

Does every child do well here?

A good school does well by every child, not just on average. Each row compares two groups of pupils here. The grey marks show the same two groups across England. Every gap at this school is smaller than the gap across England. When a group has fewer than about ten pupils, its figures jump around a lot from year to year.

At GCSE, 2025

Average GCSE scoreBoys vs girls
5.56.6
Gap 1.1England 3.0
First groupSecond groupEngland, each group

Low-income means the child has had free school meals at some point in the last six years. A group's figure isn't published when it has fewer than six pupils.

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.

Pupils on roll32Census January 2024
Places4571% full
Pupils from low-income familiesGet free school meals
Pupils getting extra support94%30 pupils with SEN support
Pupils with an EHC plan6%2 pupils with a plan
Boys and girls17 / 15
How the mix of pupils has changed
Census202620252024202320222021
Pupils on roll322523202922
Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals0%0%
Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language0%0%
Pupils getting extra supportSEN support0%22%15%0%0%
Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans8%9%15%21%14%

The area around the school

Crimes within 500 m62212 months to June 2026, mostly violence and sexual offences
Local crime rate467 per 1,000 people413% higher than the England average
Typical house price£155,000Stoke-on-Trent
Nearest bus stop120 mClough Street bottom, 14 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 schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.

Well aboveAboveIn lineBelowWell belowNot scored
SchoolTypeDistancePupilsOfstedScore
Etruscan Primary SchoolAcademy390 m443No overall grade 20245Compare
St Mark's CofE Primary SchoolAcademy680 m449No overall grade 20246Compare
Snowhill SchoolIndependent740 m54Not inspectedCompare
Regent CollegeSpecial post 16 institution790 mNot inspectedCompare
Edison Pace SchoolIndependent850 m48Not inspectedCompare
Emerge SchoolIndependent (grammar)880 m41Not inspectedCompare
Stoke-on-Trent CollegeFurther education0.6 milesNot inspectedCompare
The RegistryIndependent0.7 miles13Not inspectedCompare

Questions parents ask

Is Phoenix Independent School a good school?

We don't have enough published data to score Phoenix Independent School yet.

How good are Phoenix Independent School's GCSE results?

In summer 2025, 0% of pupils got a grade 5 or better in both English and maths. Across England it was 46%. Its Attainment 8 score, which is the average grade across a pupil's best eight subjects times ten, was 6.1, against 46.8 for England.

How many pupils does Phoenix Independent School have?

32 pupils aged 14 to 16 were on the roll in January 2024. It has 45 places, so it is 71% full.

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

Contact and details

Address
Unit C, Metro Business Park, Clough Street, Stoke-on-Trent, ST1 4AF
Telephone
01782 922306
Website
www.phoenixlearning.co.uk
Principal
Miss Stephanie Hardman
Type of school
Independent school (Other independent school, independent schools)
Phase
Independent school, ages 14-16
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None
Local authority
Stoke-on-Trent
Ward
Etruria & Hanley
Constituency
Stoke-on-Trent Central
Setting
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Opened
10 February 2012 (new provision)
URN
137892 · LAESTAB 8616007 · UKPRN 10067933

Recent changes

  • New KS4 results for 2024/25

Where these figures come from