Compare Cranberry Academy and Dove Bank Primary School and Excalibur Primary School
Comparison of primary schools: Cranberry Academy (Primary); Dove Bank Primary School (Primary) in Stoke-on-Trent; Excalibur Primary School (Primary) in Stoke-on-Trent — covering Ofsted outcomes, size, FSM%, governance, capacity & more.
At a glance
This page compares Cranberry Academy, Dove Bank Primary School and Excalibur Primary School. They are primary phase and academy sponsor led and academy converter type located around Cheshire, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent, Cheshire. The strongest headline Ofsted judgement here is 2 (Cranberry Academy), published Jun 2022. The most recent inspection on record is for Excalibur Primary School (Nov 2023). average roll around ≈ 300, combined total ≈ 900, typical FSM 15–20%, range 5–10%–25–30%; spread across trusts such as St Bart's Multi Academy Trust, THE LEARNING PARTNERSHIP ACADEMIES TRUST and CHANCERY MULTI ACADEMY TRUST.
| Attribute |
Cranberry Academy
ST7 2LE
|
Dove Bank Primary School
ST7 4AP
|
Excalibur Primary School
ST7 2RQ
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Phase / Type | Primary • Academy sponsor led | Primary • Academy converter | Primary • Academy converter |
| Location |
Cheshire ST7 2LE |
Stoke-on-Trent Staffordshire ST7 4AP |
Stoke-on-Trent Cheshire ST7 2RQ |
| Latest Ofsted | 2 23 Jun 2022 | 2 3 Jan 2018 | 2 13 Nov 2023 |
| Ofsted report | — | — | — |
| Pupils (roll) | ≈ 450 🔒 Unlock exact pupils | ≈ 200 🔒 Unlock exact pupils | ≈ 250 🔒 Unlock exact pupils |
| FSM % | 10–15% 🔒 Unlock exact FSM % | 25–30% 🔒 Unlock exact FSM % | 5–10% 🔒 Unlock exact FSM % |
| Capacity | 446 | 210 | 234 |
| Capacity utilisation | Near capacity 🔒 View exact % | Under capacity 🔒 View exact % | Over capacity 🔒 View exact % |
| Age range | — | — | — |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed |
| Admissions policy | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable |
| Trust / Local authority | St Bart's Multi Academy Trust | THE LEARNING PARTNERSHIP ACADEMIES TRUST | CHANCERY MULTI ACADEMY TRUST |
| Website | cranberryacademy.co.uk | www.dovebank.staffs.sch.uk | www.excalibur.cheshire.sch.uk |
| Telephone | 01270902054 | 01782898015 | 01270845781 |
| SEN provision | None reported | None reported | None reported |
| Profile | View profile | View profile | View profile |
- Phase / Type
- Primary • Academy sponsor led
- Location
- Cheshire
ST7 2LE - Ofsted
- 2 23 Jun 2022
- Pupils
- ≈ 450 🔒 Exact value
- FSM %
- 10–15% 🔒 Exact %
- Trust / LA
- St Bart's Multi Academy Trust
- Website
- cranberryacademy.co.uk
- Telephone
- 01270902054
- Phase / Type
- Primary • Academy converter
- Location
- Stoke-on-Trent
Staffordshire
ST7 4AP - Ofsted
- 2 3 Jan 2018
- Pupils
- ≈ 200 🔒 Exact value
- FSM %
- 25–30% 🔒 Exact %
- Trust / LA
- THE LEARNING PARTNERSHIP ACADEMIES TRUST
- Website
- www.dovebank.staffs.sch.uk
- Telephone
- 01782898015
- Phase / Type
- Primary • Academy converter
- Location
- Stoke-on-Trent
Cheshire
ST7 2RQ - Ofsted
- 2 13 Nov 2023
- Pupils
- ≈ 250 🔒 Exact value
- FSM %
- 5–10% 🔒 Exact %
- Trust / LA
- CHANCERY MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Website
- www.excalibur.cheshire.sch.uk
- Telephone
- 01270845781
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