Ivy Lane, Alsager, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire ST7 2RQ
10 reasons to choose Excalibur Primary School
Top line
Excalibur Primary School has a Schoolsmith Score® of 69. It is one of the best state primary schools in Stoke-on-Trent and one of the 5 best independent or state primaries within 7 miles.
School fundamentals
Excalibur Primary School is a state primary school for boys and girls (50%/50%) between the ages of 4 and 11 years. It is an academy converter. The school is one of the 3 members of Chancery Multi Academy Trust. The school was also rated as Good by Ofsted in its last (2023) inspection. Reception places are usually oversubscribed every year, on first preference.
Average class size
Excalibur Primary School has one class per year, and an average class size of 31 pupils.
Exam results
Average Year 6 SATS results from 2016-19 and 2022 show that Excalibur Primary School ranks in the top 15% of schools in the country by attainment. By the same measure, the school achieves above average scores for pupil progress.
The Excalibur Primary School curriculum
School curriculum also includes PSHE, French. There is topic-based and thematic teaching for some foundation subjects. The school offers each child a handful of extra-curricular academic activities or hobby clubs.
More on the curriculum
There are regular educational trips for all year groups, visiting speakers and residential trips for Years 4 and 6.
Specialist teaching
Most lessons are taught by the class teacher with some peripatetic and specialist teaching.
Sport at Excalibur Primary School
School offers between 10 and 15 different sports over the course of the year. Representative teams in major sports from Year 3.
The Arts at Excalibur Primary School
Art and music are taught as discrete subjects to all pupils. DT, drama, dance integrated into other subjects. Two choirs. There are some extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
Wraparound care
School hours are from 8.50am to 3.20pm though after school clubs may extend the day to 4.20pm.
Find another school near Excalibur Primary School
Newcastle-under-Lyme Prep (7.4 miles); Edenhurst Preparatory School (7.9 miles).
St Saviour’s Church of England Academy, Talke (2 miles); The Dingle Primary School (5.7 miles); Beechwood Primary School and Nursery (6.4 miles).
Newcastle-under-Lyme School (7.4 miles); St Dominic’s Priory School (15.6 miles); The King’s School in Macclesfield (15.6 miles).
Alsager School (1.3 miles); Sandbach School (5.7 miles); Sandbach High School and Sixth Form College (5.9 miles).