North Road AcademyAlpha Learning Staffordshire
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Stoke-on-Trent.
Summary of the comparison
This page compares North Road Academy and Alpha Learning Staffordshire in Stoke-on-Trent.
Neither school has a composite score. Our score needs published attainment data, which is not available for every school or every nation.
North Road Academy was judged Good and Alpha Learning Staffordshire was judged the expected standard.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 29.2 for North Road Academy and 5.0 for Alpha Learning Staffordshire.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at North Road Academy (46.1 in 2021-22, 29.2 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | Stoke-on-TrentNorth Road Academy | Stoke-on-TrentAlpha Learning Staffordshire | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | Not scored | Not scored | |
| Local ranking | Not ranked | Not ranked | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: Expected | |
| School type | Other independent special school | Other independent special school | |
| Age range | 5-16 | 11-16 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 116 | 25 | |
| Capacity | 90 | 35 | |
| Location | Stoke-on-Trent, ST6 2BP | Stoke-on-Trent, ST6 2AW | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 29.2 Stronger figure | 5.0 | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 4.8% Stronger figure | 0.0% | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 4.8% | 11.1% Stronger figure | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 0.0% | 0.0% | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.29 Stronger figure | 0.35 | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 21 | 9 | |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 168 | 21 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 0.0% | 0.0% | |
| SEN support | 0.0% | 85.7% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 11.3% | 14.3% | |
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.
GCSE Attainment 8
Pupils on roll
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