Heron Cross Primary School
Community school in Stoke-on-Trent, Stoke-on-Trent.
School details
| Phase | Primary |
|---|---|
| Type | Community school |
| Age range | 3 to 11 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Admissions policy | Non-selective |
| Sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| Pupils on roll | 396 (school census 15-01-2026) |
| Capacity | 472 |
| Free school meals | 43.20% |
| Local authority | Stoke-on-Trent |
| Address | Grove Road, Heron Cross, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, ST4 4LJ |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Website | www.heroncrossprimary.co.uk |
| Telephone | 01782233565 |
| URN | 124003 |
Ofsted inspection
Latest full inspection: report card inspection under Ofsted's renewed framework (in use since November 2025), started 20 January 2026, published 4 March 2026. Report cards grade each area separately; there is no single overall grade.
| Safeguarding standards | Met |
|---|---|
| Inclusion | Strong standard |
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Strong standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Strong standard |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
Earlier graded inspection under the previous framework (Education Inspection Framework), started 30 November 2021, published 25 January 2022:
| Overall effectiveness | Good |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Good |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years provision | Good |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
Read the Ofsted reports for this school
Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall effectiveness grades in September 2024 and introduced report cards from November 2025. Older grades are shown with their dates and may not reflect the school today.
Nearby schools
- Our Lady's Catholic Academy (primary school, about 0.8 km)
- Co-op Academy Glebe (primary school, about 1.0 km)
- Christ Church CofE Primary Academy (primary school, about 1.1 km)
- The Meadows Primary Academy (primary school, about 1.3 km)
- Stoke Minster CofE Primary Academy (primary school, about 1.4 km)
- Sutherland Primary Academy (primary school, about 1.7 km)
- St Paul's CofE (C) Primary School (primary school, about 1.7 km)
- Co-op Academy Clarice Cliff (primary school, about 1.8 km)
Browse: Primary schools in Stoke-on-Trent
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. School data: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (downloaded 11 October 2026). Inspection data: Ofsted, state-funded schools inspections and outcomes management information (as at 31 August 2026). Last updated 2026-10-11.