Harpfield Primary Academy
Palmers Green, Stoke-on-Trent, ST4 6AP
226 pupils · 97% of 234 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- CREATIVE EDUCATION TRUST
- Local authority
- Stoke-on-Trent
- Free school meals
- 22.2%
Ofsted
Improved significantly (2024) — Ungraded inspection — “Improved significantly” (no overall grade issued)
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 6 November 2024, published 26 November 2024. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 67% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 3% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 1 first-choice application per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 30 | 30 | 45 | 30 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 30 | 30 | 68 | 30 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 30 | 28 | 64 | 30 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 30 | 41 | 65 | 30 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 30 | 28 | 63 | 30 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 29 | 39 | 77 | 29 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 29 | 35 | 77 | 29 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 25 | 25 | 49 | 25 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Hassell Primary School 0.7 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- St Thomas Aquinas Catholic Primary School 1.1 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- St John's CofE (A) Primary School 1.2 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- Co-op Academy Friarswood 1.3 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School 1.4 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- The Willows Primary School 1.4 km · No overall grade (2025)
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.