The King's CofE Academy
First Avenue, Stoke-on-Trent, ST7 1DP
732 pupils · 98% of 750 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Trust
- THREE SPIRES TRUST
- Local authority
- Staffordshire
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 37.4%
Ofsted
Good (2024) — Ungraded inspection — “School remains Good” (previous grade confirmed, not re-graded)
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 March 2024, published 17 April 2024. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 40.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 27% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 49.3% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 2% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.93 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 123 | 114 | 173 | 117 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 135 | 130 | 196 | 131 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 117 | 101 | 158 | 109 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 137 | 125 | 181 | 132 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 126 | 119 | 166 | 121 |
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
- Kidsgrove Secondary School 1.3 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Ormiston Horizon Academy 3.6 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- St Margaret Ward Catholic Academy 3.8 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- Co-op Academy Stoke-On-Trent 4.5 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Haywood Academy 5.1 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Alsager School 5.1 km · Good (2023) · previous system
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.