Secondary schools in Stoke-on-Trent
Where pupils go after Year 11 and after sixth form, school by school, with GCSE results. Destinations are for the 2023 leavers; results are from 2025.
Stoke-on-Trent has 15 state-funded secondary schools. Of the 2,796 pupils who finished Year 11 here in 2023, 79% stayed in education (England 86%): 11% in a school sixth form, 17% at a sixth form college, 49% at a further education college.
4% started an apprenticeship, close to the England rate of 3%.
10% of leavers had no sustained destination six months on, more than the 6% across England.
After sixth form, 34% of students in Stoke-on-Trent went to university (England 37%), and 13% of level 3 students reached one of the most selective universities (England 19%).
After Year 11: Stoke-on-Trent against England
| Measure | Stoke-on-Trent | England |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 2,796 | 607,348 |
| Stayed in education | 79% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 11% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 17% | 13% |
| — further education college | 49% | 37% |
| Apprenticeship | 4% | 3% |
| Employment | 3% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 10% | 6% |
Where each school’s Year 11 leavers went
One band per school, sorted by the size of its 2023 Year 11 cohort. Band width is pupils; hover a band for the share, click a school for its profile. Counts are worked back from the percentages DfE publishes, so a band can be out by a pupil.
Map of secondary schools in Stoke-on-Trent
Darker blue means a larger share of Year 11 leavers stayed in education. Click a school for details. Basemap © OpenStreetMap contributors.
State-funded secondary schools (15)
Sorted by name. Click a school for its full picture. “Stayed in education” counts school sixth forms, sixth form colleges and FE colleges together.
| School | Pupils | Stayed in education | School sixth form | FE college | Apprenticeship | To university | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birches Head AcademyAcademy converter | 925 | 69% | 1% | 47% | 6% | — | 31.3 | 17% |
| Co-op Academy Florence MacWilliamsFree schools · sixth form | 295 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Co-op Academy Stoke-On-TrentAcademy sponsor led | 1,300 | 79% | 4% | 49% | 1% | — | 42.7 | 38% |
| Discovery AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 1,435 | 76% | 3% | 53% | 6% | — | 37.4 | 28% |
| Haywood AcademyAcademy converter · sixth form | 1,080 | 82% | 12% | 55% | 2% | 22% | 36.1 | 17% |
| Ormiston Horizon AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 1,029 | 78% | 1% | 70% | 5% | — | 37.3 | 29% |
| Ormiston Meridian AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 1,015 | 73% | 2% | 55% | 7% | — | 40.2 | 34% |
| Ormiston Sir Stanley Matthews AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 1,175 | 71% | 3% | 48% | 6% | — | 41.0 | 35% |
| St Joseph's CollegeAcademy converter · sixth form · selective | 1,104 | 97% | 74% | 16% | 2% | 64% | 62.4 | 78% |
| St Margaret Ward Catholic AcademyAcademy converter · sixth form | 1,143 | 87% | 29% | 40% | 4% | 56% | 43.0 | 40% |
| St Peter's CofE AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 1,052 | 80% | 4% | 54% | 4% | — | 34.4 | 19% |
| St Thomas More Catholic AcademyAcademy converter · sixth form | 1,085 | 80% | 27% | 37% | 5% | 66% | 43.4 | 36% |
| The Excel AcademyAcademy converter | 1,184 | 75% | 2% | 51% | 7% | — | 37.5 | 29% |
| Thistley Hough AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 1,105 | 86% | 6% | 56% | 2% | — | 47.9 | 52% |
| Trentham AcademyAcademy converter | 794 | 82% | 2% | 59% | 4% | — | 46.6 | 44% |
Independent schools, colleges and special schools with published data (14)
| School | Pupils | Stayed in education | School sixth form | FE college | Apprenticeship | To university | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stoke-on-Trent Collegecollege · Further education | — | — | — | — | — | 8% | — | — |
| Excellence Girls Academyindependent · Other independent school | 90 | — | — | — | — | — | 46.8 | 58% |
| Phoenix Independent Schoolindependent · Other independent school | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | 6.1 | 0% |
| Sporting Stars Academyindependent · Other independent school · sixth form | 73 | — | — | — | — | — | 10.5 | 0% |
| City of Stoke-On-Trent Sixth Form Collegesixth form · Academy 16-19 converter · sixth form | 0 | — | — | — | — | 48% | — | — |
| Alpha Learning Staffordshirespecial · Other independent special school | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | 5.0 | 0% |
| Edison Pace Schoolspecial · Other independent special school | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | 1.2 | 0% |
| Glebedale Schoolspecial · Other independent special school · sixth form | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | 13.4 | 0% |
| North Road Academyspecial · Other independent special school | 116 | — | — | — | — | — | 29.2 | 5% |
| Snowhill Schoolspecial · Other independent special school | 54 | — | — | — | — | — | 5.2 | 0% |
| Abbey Hill Academy & Collegestate · Academy special converter · sixth form | 386 | 95% | 0% | 16% | 0% | — | — | — |
| Kemball Schoolstate · Academy special converter · sixth form | 227 | 92% | 0% | 0% | 0% | — | — | — |
| Portland Schoolstate · Academy special sponsor led | 144 | — | — | — | — | — | 2.2 | 0% |
| Watermill Schoolstate · Academy special converter | 254 | 95% | 0% | 24% | 0% | — | — | — |