Alternatives to St Margaret Ward Catholic Academy
6 other secondary schools nearby, nearest first · back to St Margaret Ward Catholic Academy
These are the nearest schools that take children at the same age, and that we hold figures for. They are listed by distance, nearest first. This is not a league table. Nothing here says one school is better than another.
St Margaret Ward Catholic Academy, for comparison
1.04 first preferences per place in the 2025 intake, tightening over the 5 most recent years held.
Ofsted report card (current framework), January 2026: Expected standard
Nearby schools
| School | Distance | 1st prefs per place | Demand since | Latest Ofsted | Catchment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ormiston Horizon Academy
Stoke on Trent |
0.5 km 0.3 mi |
0.92 | Little change 1.06 → 0.96 |
Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework) |
none published |
| Haywood Academy
Stoke-on-Trent |
1.5 km 1.0 mi |
0.87 | Little change 0.82 → 0.78 |
Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework) |
none published |
| Co-op Academy Stoke-On-Trent
Stoke-on-Trent |
2.0 km 1.2 mi |
1.12 | Little change 0.99 → 1.04 |
School remains Good Ofsted ungraded inspection |
none published |
| The Excel Academy
Stoke-on-Trent |
3.6 km 2.2 mi |
1.33 | Little change 1.37 → 1.34 |
School remains Good Ofsted ungraded inspection |
none published |
| The King's CofE Academy
Stoke-on-Trent |
3.8 km 2.3 mi |
0.96 | Little change 0.93 → 0.91 |
School remains Good Ofsted ungraded inspection |
none published |
| Kidsgrove Secondary School
Stoke-on-Trent |
3.8 km 2.4 mi |
0.93 | More families are naming it first 0.8 → 0.94 |
Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework) |
none published |
"1st prefs per place" means how many families put the school first, for each place it gave out. It is the newest year we hold for each school. It shows how many people want the school. It does not tell you if a child would get a place. "Catchment" says whether anyone publishes an area map for that school. Where nobody does, we hold no map, so we cannot say if an address is inside one.