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Sycamore Meadow Outdoor Learning Centre

Special · ages 8-19MixedIndependent4 pupilsStoke-on-TrentStaffordshire
School Chooser ScoreNot scoredWe don't score this type of school.
Places6 spare4 pupils, 10 places
Pupils on roll4Census January 2024

Sycamore Meadow Outdoor Learning Centre is an independent special school in Stoke-on-Trent for boys and girls aged 8 to 19. It has 4 pupils and room for 10.

Draycott Cross, Cheadle, The Sycamores, Stoke-on-Trent, ST10 2NT01509 415474Craig Giblin headteacherAll details

Ofsted

Ofsted hasn't published an inspection for this school yet. That is normal for a school that opened in 2025: new schools usually get their first inspection within three years.

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.

Pupils on roll4Census January 2024
Places1040% full
Pupils from low-income families–Get free school meals
Pupils getting extra support0%0 pupils with SEN support
Pupils with an EHC plan100%4 pupils with a plan
Boys and girls3 / 1

The area around the school

Crimes within 500 m112 months to June 2026, mostly other theft
Local crime rate77 per 1,000 people16% lower than the England average
Typical house price£226,500Staffordshire Moorlands
Nearest bus stop0.7 milesRed Lion Inn, 0 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
Draycott Moor CollegeIndependent1.1 miles43Not inspected–Compare
The Cheadle AcademyAcademy1.3 miles380Not inspected22Compare
Painsley Catholic CollegeAcademy1.4 miles1,340Good 202286Compare
Bishop Rawle CofE Primary SchoolAcademy1.4 miles144Report card 202641Compare
Dilhorne Endowed CofE Primary SchoolAcademy1.5 miles55Report card 202637Compare
Cheadle Primary SchoolCouncil1.5 miles312Good 202211Compare
St Giles' Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy1.6 miles211Good 202488Compare
Forsbrook CofE Controlled Primary SchoolChurch of England1.6 miles211Outstanding 202394Compare
All schools in StaffordshireAll schools in Stoke-on-TrentBest primary schools in England

Questions parents ask

Is Sycamore Meadow Outdoor Learning Centre a good school?

We don't have enough published data to score Sycamore Meadow Outdoor Learning Centre yet.

How many pupils does Sycamore Meadow Outdoor Learning Centre have?

4 pupils aged 8 to 19 were on the roll in January 2024. It has 10 places, so it is 40% full.

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

Contact and details

Address
Draycott Cross, Cheadle, The Sycamores, Stoke-on-Trent, ST10 2NT
Telephone
01509 415474
Headteacher
Craig Giblin
Type of school
Independent special school (Other independent special school, special schools)
Phase
Special school, ages 8-19
Gender
Mixed
Local authority
Staffordshire
Ward
Checkley
Constituency
Stoke-on-Trent South
Setting
Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
Opened
2 May 2025
URN
151449 · LAESTAB 8606101
Official recordGovernment performance tablesDownload this school's data (CSV)

Where these figures come from