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St Joseph's College
Secondary • Academy converter • Stoke-on-Trent • Staffordshire • ST4 5NT
Outstanding
Top 10 Secondary schools in Stoke-on-Trent
Updated for the latest inspections (median graded year: 2019)
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This Top 10 showcases secondary schools in the district of Stoke-on-Trent. It’s built from the latest graded Ofsted inspections. We rank Outstanding (grade 1) above Good (grade 2), then prioritise newer inspections. As tie-breakers, we consider the “Quality of education” sub-judgement (where available), then %FSM and school size.
Total secondary schools
15
Outstanding
1
Good
10
Median inspection year
2019
Ofsted grade mix (graded schools)
O: 7% · G: 71% · RI: 14% · I: 7%
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Ormiston Horizon Academy
Secondary • Academy sponsor led • Stoke on Trent • Staffordshire • ST6 6JZ
Good
3
Haywood Academy
Secondary • Academy converter • Stoke-on-Trent • Staffordshire • ST6 7AB
Good
4
Ormiston Meridian Academy
Secondary • Academy sponsor led • Stoke-on-Trent • Staffordshire • ST3 7DF
Good
5
Trentham Academy
Secondary • Academy converter • Stoke-on-Trent • Staffordshire • ST4 8PQ
Good
6
Ormiston Sir Stanley Matthews Academy
Secondary • Academy sponsor led • Stoke-on-Trent • Staffordshire • ST3 3JD
Good
7
St Thomas More Catholic Academy
Secondary • Academy converter • Stoke-on-Trent • Staffordshire • ST3 2NJ
Good
8
Thistley Hough Academy
Secondary • Academy sponsor led • Stoke-on-Trent • Staffordshire • ST4 5JJ
Good
9
The Excel Academy
Secondary • Academy converter • Stoke-on-Trent • Staffordshire • ST1 6LG
Good
10
Co-op Academy Stoke-On-Trent
Secondary • Academy sponsor led • Stoke-on-Trent • Staffordshire • ST6 4LD
Good
How we rank these schools
- Headline Ofsted grade: Outstanding (1) outranks Good (2), then RI (3), then Inadequate (4).
- More recent graded inspection dates rank higher.
- Where available, we use the Quality of education sub-judgement as a tie-breaker.
- Lower free school meals (%) may break remaining ties.
- Larger roll (pupil count) is a final tie-breaker.
Only the ten highest-ranked schools are shown; we also list “near misses” just below.
About Ofsted grades
- Outstanding (1): Highest judgement across key areas.
- Good (2): Strong effectiveness; meets standards consistently.
- Requires improvement (3): Not yet good; clear areas to improve.
- Inadequate (4): Significant weaknesses found.
Ungraded Section 8 visits check whether the previous graded judgement still stands, but they don’t replace it.
Data freshness & coverage
We refresh inspections and school snapshots regularly. If a school was inspected very recently, its report may not yet appear here.
Top-10 pages only appear for areas with at least 10 secondary schools that have a graded Ofsted inspection.
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