Scholar Green Primary School

How places are decided at Scholar Green Primary School

Scholar Green Primary School: key facts

What did Ofsted judge Scholar Green Primary School's overall effectiveness to be?

Ofsted judged Scholar Green Primary School's overall effectiveness as Good at its inspection in February 2023, on Ofsted's own scale.

How many pupils attend Scholar Green Primary School?

Scholar Green Primary School has 227 pupils on roll.

What ages does Scholar Green Primary School take?

Scholar Green Primary School admits pupils aged 2 to 11.

Where is Scholar Green Primary School located?

Scholar Green Primary School is located in Stoke-on-Trent, ST7 3HF, Cheshire East.

How do I apply to Scholar Green Primary School?

Scholar Green Primary School is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for primary places is 15 January.

How close do you need to live to get into Scholar Green Primary School?

On offer day for 2026-27 (Reception), the furthest place offered at Scholar Green Primary School was 1.556 miles from the school. That is the distance the last place reached in one year, not a boundary and not a guarantee — it moves with the number of applicants.

How are Reception places decided at Scholar Green Primary School?

When Scholar Green Primary School has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. ‘Cared for Children’ and Children who were ‘Previously Cared for’ — ‘Cared for Children’ and Children who were ‘Previously Cared for’.  A ‘cared for child’ is a child who is in the care of a local authority or provided with accommodation by that local authority (as defined in section 22 of the Children Act 1989).  Children previously ‘cared for’ are children who were ‘cared for’ as defined above, but immediately after being ‘cared for’ became subject to an adoption, child arrangements order (formerly residence order), or special guardianship order. A child arrangements order is an order settling the arrangements to be made as to the person with whom the child is to live under section 8 of the Children Act 1989 amended by Children and Families Act 2014. Section 14A of the Children Act 1989 defines a ‘special guardianship order’ as an order appointing one or more individuals to be a child’s special guardian (or special guardians). This includes children who appear to (in the view of Cheshire East) have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted; 2. Siblings – pupils with brothers or sisters — Siblings – pupils with brothers or sisters, step-brothers or step-sisters, foster brother or sisters, half-brothers or half-sisters, adopted brothers or adopted sisters living together as part of one household (for the majority of the school week) already attending the preferred school (in years Reception through to Year 10) and expected to continue at the school in the following school year (i.e., at the time of admission); 3. Children resident within the designated catchment area of the school — Children resident within the designated catchment area of the school. Children will be classed within this criterion if they and their parent(s) are resident within the area served by the school, and 2 further criteria. The school offers 30 places at this entry point. Tie-break: Straight-line distance in miles from the school co-ordinate point to the child’s residence co-ordinate point (National Land and Property Gazetteer).

What is the largest ethnic background at Scholar Green Primary School?

According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 94.7% of pupils at Scholar Green Primary School are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

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