Cranberry AcademyAlsager Highfields Community Primary School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Stoke-on-Trent.
Summary of the comparison
Cranberry Academy and Alsager Highfields Community Primary School are primary schools.
Cranberry Academy scores 58 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Alsager Highfields Community Primary School scores 57 out of 100 (grade C, average). Cranberry Academy is ahead on our composite score.
Cranberry Academy was judged the expected standard and Alsager Highfields Community Primary School was judged Good.
On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 58.0% for Cranberry Academy and 72.0% for Alsager Highfields Community Primary School.
The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at Cranberry Academy (71.0% in 2022-23, 58.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at Alsager Highfields Community Primary School (38.0% in 2022-23, 72.0% in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | Cranberry Academy | Stoke-on-TrentAlsager Highfields Community Primary School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C58/100Stronger figure | C57/100 | |
| Local ranking | 62nd of 116 in Cheshire East Stronger figure | 77th of 116 in Cheshire East | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Expected | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Academy sponsor led | Academy sponsor led | |
| Phase | Primary | Primary | |
| Age range | 3-11 | 3-11 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 434 | 223 | |
| Capacity | 472 | 315 | |
| Location | ST7 2LE | Stoke-on-Trent, ST7 2NW | |
| Key Stage 2 (SATs) | |||
| Reading, writing & maths at expected standard | 58.0% | 72.0% Stronger figure | 62.0% |
| At higher standard | 8.0% Stronger figure | 0.0% | 8.0% |
| Reading average scaled score | 104.0 | 109.0 Stronger figure | 106.0 |
| Maths average scaled score | 103.0 | 106.0 Stronger figure | 105.0 |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 451 | 213 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 11.9% | 20.2% | |
| English as an additional language | 6.2% | 3.3% | |
| SEN support | 10.6% | 9.4% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 2.7% | 5.6% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 3.4% Stronger figure | 5.0% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 5.5% Stronger figure | 9.8% | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
Cranberry Academy
Alsager Highfields Community Primary School
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