The Registry
Unit E, Metro Business Park, Clough Street, Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent, ST1 4AFOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)
The Registry is a secondary school in Stoke-on-Trent for ages 11 to 16. It is one of the 113 schools in Stoke-on-Trent. Its latest Ofsted rating is Good, from an inspection in July 2025.
Ofsted inspection
Inspected 1 July 2025, report published 11 September 2025
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Met
What Ofsted said
From the inspection on 1 July 2025
This school was opened with a clear mission to support pupils who have had a disrupted experience of education. Since the first pupils started in November 2024, they are succeeding in this mission. Pupils benefit from immediate opportunities to talk about the support they need as soon as they start at the school. As this support is consistent and adjusted as necessary, pupils are now having more positive experiences of school. Regular communication with parents means they are well informed and an integral part of the improving educational experiences for their children. The school has high ambitions for pupils' achievement. The carefully constructed curriculum is enabling pupils to achieve well. The curriculum has a clear focus on high-quality qualifications to support pupils to access positive destinations when they leave. Pupils appreciate that the school regularly discusses potential and ambitious destinations with them. This helps them to have a clear idea of their future plans, and how their qualifications will help them to succeed when they leave. Pupils understand the school's expectations for their behaviour. They know they will be supported to make good choices and learn to treat others with consideration. They understand too how important it is to focus in lessons, which they typically do.
What the school should improve
- On occasions, staff do not select or design learning activities that take sufficient account of pupils' gaps in their learning. As a result, some pupils do not build knowledge as well as they could. The school should ensure that teachers provide effective activities that close gaps in pupils' knowledge to enable them to remember more over time.
- There is variability in the approaches that staff use to develop pupils' vocabulary or explore texts. This means that some pupils do not engage with books or texts as well as they could. The school should ensure that the agreed approach to reading and the development of pupils' vocabulary is consistently applied by all staff.
Pupil numbers and mix
13 pupils on roll, with places for 32
Schools near The Registry
| School | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Excellence Girls Academy | 0.3 miles | Ofsted: Good | Attainment 8: 46.8 |
| City of Stoke-On-Trent Sixth Form College | 0.6 miles | No Ofsted inspection | Not published |
| Phoenix Independent School | 0.7 miles | Ofsted: Good | Attainment 8: 6.1 |
| St Peter's CofE Academy | 0.9 miles | Ofsted judgements: Good | Attainment 8: 34.4 |
| Thistley Hough Academy | 1 mile | Report card: Needs attention to expected standard | Attainment 8: 47.9 |
School details
- School type
- Other independent school
- Sector
- Independent
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- No
- Headteacher
- Mrs Claire Malhi
- Phone
- 01782922306
- Address
- Unit E, Metro Business Park, Clough Street, Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent, ST1 4AF
- Local authority
- Stoke-on-Trent
- URN
- 150902
School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.