Secondary schools in Stoke-on-Trent

There are 15 secondary schools in Stoke-on-Trent, teaching 15,721 pupils. Of the 14 with a score, 2 do better than similar schools elsewhere in England and 9 do worse.

Best in England Primary schools in Stoke-on-Trent All schools in Stoke-on-Trent Places within

Pupils from low-income families40%average across these schools

Doing better than similar schools2 of 14scored schools in the top two bands

New-style Ofsted report cards5inspected since November 2025

Good or outstanding (old grades)61 requires improvement or inadequate

Full or nearly full10 of 15places are under pressure here

Average class size24.0one-teacher classes, January census

Well aboveAboveIn lineBelowWell belowNot scored

Getting a place in Stoke-on-Trent

From Stoke-on-Trent council's allocation figures for 2025 entry: 15 secondary schools, 11 of which filled on distance and 4 offered a place to everyone who applied. Every school's page has a postcode check.

Hardest to get into

The last place went to a child living this far away. The shorter the distance, the harder it is to get in.

The Excel Academy 900 m
Co-op Academy Florence MacWilliams 1.0 miles
St Margaret Ward Catholic Academy 1.1 miles
Thistley Hough Academy 1.2 miles
Ormiston Sir Stanley Matthews Academy 1.4 miles
Trentham Academy 1.5 miles
St Thomas More Catholic Academy 1.7 miles
Co-op Academy Stoke-On-Trent 1.7 miles
Haywood Academy 1.7 miles
St Peter's CofE Academy 2.6 miles
St Joseph's College 18.5 miles

Places to spare

Every applicant was offered a place.

Discovery Academy 291 offers for 300 places
Birches Head Academy 192 offers for 200 places
Ormiston Meridian Academy 177 offers for 180 places
Ormiston Horizon Academy 209 offers for 210 places

Most first choices per place

St Joseph's College

1.8 per place

Co-op Academy Florence MacWilliams

1.3 per place

The Excel Academy

1.3 per place

Thistley Hough Academy

1.1 per place

Co-op Academy Stoke-On-Trent

1.1 per place

Trentham Academy

1.1 per place

Ormiston Sir Stanley Matthews Academy

1.1 per place

St Margaret Ward Catholic Academy

1.0 per place

Source: Stoke-on-Trent council (allocation statistics). Councils we hold this for.

Secondary schools (15)

Ranked by score, highest first. The likely range shows how sure we can be. If two schools' ranges overlap, don't read it as one beating the other. Click a column heading to sort, or hover a row to find it on the map.

#	School	Pupils	Low income	Ofsted	Score	Likely range
1	St Joseph's CollegeAcademy (grammar) · ages 11-18	1,104	9%	No overall grade 2025	98	96 to 100
2	Trentham AcademyAcademy · ages 11-16	794	15%	Report card 2026	67	57 to 74
3	Thistley Hough AcademyAcademy · ages 11-16	1,105	38%	Report card 2026	56	46 to 66
4	St Thomas More Catholic AcademyAcademy · ages 11-18	1,085	37%	Good 2022	40	30 to 50
5	Co-op Academy Stoke-On-TrentAcademy · ages 11-16	1,300	57%	Good 2023	39	30 to 50
6	St Margaret Ward Catholic AcademyAcademy · ages 11-18	1,143	37%	Report card 2026	35	26 to 45
7	Ormiston Meridian AcademyAcademy · ages 11-16	1,015	51%	Report card 2026	26	19 to 35
8	Ormiston Sir Stanley Matthews AcademyAcademy · ages 11-16	1,175	40%	Good 2023	14	10 to 19
9	St Peter's CofE AcademyAcademy · ages 11-16	1,052	51%	No overall grade 2025	13	10 to 18
10	The Excel AcademyAcademy · ages 11-16	1,184	35%	Good 2021	13	9 to 18
11	Haywood AcademyAcademy · ages 11-19	1,080	49%	Good 2023	12	8 to 16
12	Ormiston Horizon AcademyAcademy · ages 11-16 · Stoke on Trent	1,029	39%	Good 2023	8	6 to 12
13	Discovery AcademyAcademy · ages 11-16	1,435	52%	Requires improvement 2024	7	5 to 10
14	Birches Head AcademyAcademy · ages 11-16	925	41%	Report card 2026	1	1 to 2
	Co-op Academy Florence MacWilliamsFree school · ages 11-18	295	43%	Not inspected	–

Secondary schools by town in Stoke-on-Trent

Stoke-on-Trent14 schools

Secondary schools in nearby areas

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About this list

Schools are listed by their School Chooser Score, highest first. Schools without a score (independent schools and those with too little published data) come after, in alphabetical order. The score compares each school with schools that have a similar mix of pupils, not just with each other, so a school with a lower score in a wealthier area may still have better exam results. How the score works.