Academy · Staffordshire
St Thomas' CofE Primary Academy
- Primary
- Ages 2–11
- Church of England
Term dates
Academies can set their own term dates. Many follow Staffordshire council's dates, shown below as a guide, but check with the school, especially for INSET days.
2026/27
2027/28
Admissions
Places for Reception and junior school are applied for through your home council, not the school.
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How places are given: as a Church of England school, it may give priority to children of that faith, then usually by distance. Check its admissions policy.
How many families applied: Reception
For September 2026, 24 families put this school as their first choice, and 26 places were offered. 24 of the families who put it first got a place (100%).
| Entry | Places offered | Put it first | Got their first choice |
|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 26 | 24 | 100% |
| September 2025 | 22 | 20 | 100% |
| September 2024 | 25 | 25 | 100% |
Offers made on national offer day, from the Department for Education. Waiting lists and appeals can change things later. The hardest schools to get into.
Before and after school
No club is registered with Ofsted at this school's address. Ask the school about breakfast or after-school care, or find clubs nearby.
Ofsted inspection
Latest graded inspection, 3 December 2019. Overall: Good It was inspected as St Thomas' CofE (A) Primary School, before the school changed (for example, became an academy).
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
Short (ungraded) inspection, 7 December 2023: School remains Good.
From Ofsted's published inspection data (Open Government Licence). Report cards and older grades use different scales, so they can't be compared directly.
About and location
- Type
- Academy
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Pupils
- 189 (capacity 205)
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Diocese
- Diocese of Lichfield
- Academy trust
- THREE SPIRES TRUST
- Phone
- 01782787099
- Address
- Poplar Drive, Kidsgrove, Stoke-on-Trent, ST7 4HT
- Website
- stthomascofeacademy.org
School details from the Department for Education's register of schools (Open Government Licence). Report a correction.