Primary school in Stoke-on-Trent
Burnwood Primary Academy
Chell Heath Road, Chell Heath, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, ST6 7LP
Ofsted
Remained Good at its last ungraded inspection, on 21 November 2019.
Ofsted stopped awarding single-word overall grades in September 2024. This grade is 6 years old and will not be updated — the school keeps it until its next inspection, which will not produce a replacement grade.
Pupils
- Pupils on roll
- 573
- Places
- 690
- How full
- 83% full — 573 of 690 places taken
- Girls / boys
- 266 / 307
The neighbourhood around the school
Census 2021 figures for Stoke-on-Trent 003C, the statistical neighbourhood the school sits in — roughly 1,500 residents. It describes the area, not the pupils, who may travel in from further away.
- Adults with a degree
- 16%
- Adults with no qualifications
- 30%
- Households owning their home
- 47%
- Households in social housing
- 38%
- Households with no car
- 22%
- Adults economically inactive
- 40%
England 33.8%
England 18.3%
England 62.7%
England 17%
England 21.9%
England 39.9%
School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- Ages 2–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- Yes
- Boarding
- Day school
- Trust
- THE SOCIETAS TRUST
- Headteacher
- Headteacher: Emma Wickham
- Local authority
- Stoke-on-Trent
- Ward
- Bradeley & Chell Heath
- Constituency
- Stoke-on-Trent North
- URN
- 151603
The unique reference number used in all official school data.
Nearest primary schools
| School | Ofsted | Expected standard | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ball Green Primary AcademyAcademy converter | Good 2022 | — | 0.6 mi |
| St Marys Catholic AcademyAcademy converter | No grade | 77% | 0.7 mi |
| Whitfield Valley Primary AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Outstanding 2024 | 81% | 0.7 mi |
| Mill Hill Primary AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Outstanding 2023 | 72% | 0.8 mi |
| St Wilfrid's Catholic AcademyAcademy converter | Good 2023 | 56% | 1 mi |
| Jackfield Infant SchoolAcademy converter | Good 2022 | — | 1 mi |
| Smallthorne Primary AcademyAcademy converter | Good 2023 | 63% | 1.1 mi |
| Moorpark Junior SchoolAcademy converter | Good 2022 | 42% | 1.1 mi |
Where these figures come from
- School details, address and pupil numbers — Get Information About Schools, the DfE register, as at 14 August 2026.
- Exam results — DfE performance tables, 2024/25.
- Free school meals, EAL and SEN — school census, 2024/25.
- Ofsted — Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 30 June 2026.
- Neighbourhood figures — ONS Census 2021, lower layer super output area.
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