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Ball Green Primary School

Stoke-on-Trent, ST6 8AJPrimaryAges 3–11MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Good
Sep 2022
KS2 Results
30%
meeting expected standard in RWM
Competition
0.9×
Not oversubscribed
38 1st-choice / 42 places
Ranking
#13,247
of 13,686 nationally

About Ball Green Primary School

Ball Green Primary School sits within the Stoke-on-Trent local authority, where it ranks 62nd out of 63 primary schools of the same type, placing it in the bottom percentile locally. The top-performing peers in the area — Goldenhill Primary Academy, Newstead Primary Academy, and Co-op Academy Glebe — all achieved a ranking score of 90, highlighting a significant gap in measured outcomes. The school is a mixed, state-funded primary for children aged 3 to 11, with a nursery provision and no religious character. Headteacher Jonathan Hankey leads a school that has seen considerable improvement since its last inspection. In 2018, Ofsted rated the school as 'Requires improvement' overall, with early years provision, leadership, and management all marked as requiring improvement. By its most recent graded inspection in September 2022, the school had turned things around, achieving a 'Good' rating across every category: overall effectiveness, quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, leadership and management, and early years provision.

Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range3 to 11 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterDoes not apply
AddressWhitfield Road, Stoke-on-Trent, Stoke-on-Trent, ST6 8AJ
HeadteacherJonathan Hankey
Local AuthorityStoke-on-Trent
Number of Pupils345
Free School Meals (FSM)65.2%
School Capacity345 / 360 (96% full)
Nursery ClassesYes

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

14 Sept 2022
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Overall Effectiveness
Good
Quality of Education
Good
Behaviour & Attitudes
Good
Personal Development
Good
Leadership & Management
Good
Early Years Provision
Good

Source: Ofsted, 21 Nov 2022. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

Facilities

6
Music RoomsSports HallDining HallICT SuiteSensory RoomChapel

Facilities may vary. Contact the school for current availability.

Extracurriculars

11

Sports

NetballTennisDanceRoundersAthleticsSwimmingCricket

Clubs & Activities

Art ClubDramaGardeningCoding

Activities may vary by term. Contact the school for current offerings.

SEND Support

DyslexiaMental HealthSpeech & LanguageHearingPhysicalLearning Difficulty

Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.

School day

Verified

Teaching hours

08:30 – 15:00

Breakfast club

07:30-08:30

After-school care

15:00-17:30

Source: ballgreenprimary.co.uk. Extracted automatically — confirm with the school before relying on these times.

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Ball Green Primary School has been rated "Good" by Ofsted. This means the school provides a good standard of education and effectively supports all pupils to succeed.