Maple Court AcademySt Maria Goretti Catholic Academy

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Stoke-on-Trent.

Summary of the comparison

Maple Court Academy and St Maria Goretti Catholic Academy are primary schools in Stoke-on-Trent.

  • Maple Court Academy scores 50 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and St Maria Goretti Catholic Academy scores 40 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Maple Court Academy is ahead on our composite score.

  • Maple Court Academy was judged Good and St Maria Goretti Catholic Academy 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 35.0% for Maple Court Academy and 73.0% for St Maria Goretti Catholic Academy.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at Maple Court Academy (48.0% in 2022-23, 35.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at St Maria Goretti Catholic Academy (33.0% in 2022-23, 73.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Maple Court Academy versus St Maria Goretti Catholic Academy compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure Stoke-on-TrentMaple Court AcademyStoke-on-TrentSt Maria Goretti Catholic AcademyEngland average
Overview
Our scoreD50/100Stronger figureD40/100
Local ranking50th of 69 in Stoke-on-Trent Stronger figure58th of 69 in Stoke-on-Trent
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeAcademy sponsor led Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range3-11 3-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll431 231
Capacity420 236
LocationStoke-on-Trent, ST2 0QD Stoke-on-Trent, ST2 0LY
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard35.0% 73.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard3.0% 7.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled score100.0 104.0 Stronger figure106.0
Maths average scaled score99.0 105.0 Stronger figure105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census428 220
Free school meals (ever 6)64.6% 54.7%
English as an additional language10.7% 37.3%
SEN support20.8% 15.9%
SEN with an EHC plan2.8% 4.5%
Attendance
Overall absence6.2% Stronger figure6.4% 6.2%
Persistent absence17.6% Stronger figure19.1% 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.

Maple Court Academy

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