New Ford Academy
State-Funded School
Academic PerformanceAbout the School
New Ford Academy is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 3–11, located in Stoke-on-Trent, West Midlands.
The school is rated Outstanding by Ofsted. It currently serves 465 pupils. New Ford Academy is part of The Lighthouse Trust.
Ofsted Rating
Yes
2023
Subject Areas
Leadership &management
Outstanding
Quality ofeducation
Outstanding
Personaldevelopment
Outstanding
Behaviour &attitudes
Outstanding
Early yearsprovision
Outstanding
Academic Performance
Well above average
Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24
- Reading, writing & maths
- 87%
- Higher standard
- 25%
- Reading score
- 109
- Maths score
- 107
Ethnicity
Pupils
Total Pupils
49%Boys
51%GirlsPupil Characteristics
DfE school census, January 2026.
Key Information
- Phase
- Primary
- Age range
- 3 – 11
- Deprivation band
- Deprived
- Total pupils
- 465
- IDACI quintile
- 4 (Less deprived)
- MAT name
- The Lighthouse Trust
Inspection history
2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.
| Report published | Overall | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Jul 2023 | Outstanding | Outstanding | Outstanding | Outstanding | Outstanding |
| 23 May 2012 | Good | Not reported in this inspection | Not reported in this inspection | Not reported in this inspection | Good |
A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.
Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.
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