Great Chell & Packmoor

Summary

Great Chell & Packmoor (E02002951) is part of Stoke-on-Trent local authority (view on map). Great Chell & Packmoor has an approximate population of 7,900 people, of which 18% are children 15 years old and under. It is classified as "urban: nearer to a major town or city".

Great Chell & Packmoor neighbours Goldenhill & Sandyford, Bradeley & Chell Heath, Norton, Little Chell & Stanfield, Kidsgrove East, Biddulph North & Brownlees, and Endon & Brown Edge.

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Local area pages are based on the middle-layer super output areas (MSOAs) distributed across the country. MSOAs comprise between 2,000 and 6,000 households and have a resident population of, generally, between 5,000 and 15,000 people. MSOAs fit within local authorities. For each area, descriptive statistics are compared with local authority and national averages. For more information about MSOAs, please visit the Office for National Statistics website.

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Deprivation

Great Chell & Packmoor is the 10th least deprived area in Stoke-on-Trent (out of 33) with 41% of children living in low-income families, compared to 51% across Stoke-on-Trent and 38% nationally.

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State-funded pupil characteristics

Information acquired from the school census.

Free school meals

In Great Chell & Packmoor, 32% of state-funded pupils are eligible for free school meals, compared to 42% in Stoke-on-Trent and 27% nationally.

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Percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals

Table showing the percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals

% in Great Chell & Packmoor % in Stoke-on-Trent % in England
Eligible for free school meals 32% 42% 27%
Not eligible for free school meals 68% 58% 73%

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Special educational needs

In Great Chell & Packmoor, 19% of pupils in state-funded settings have special educational needs (SEN), compared to 22% in Stoke-on-Trent, and 21% nationally.

This includes the number of pupils with an education, health and care (EHC) plan and the number of pupils with SEN support.

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Percentage of pupils with special educational needs in schools

Table showing the percentage of pupils with special educational needs in schools

% in Great Chell & Packmoor % in Stoke-on-Trent % in England
No special educational needs 81% 78% 79%
Receiving special educational needs support 15% 16% 15%
With an education, health, and care plan (EHCP) 4% 6% 6%

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Ethnicity

In Great Chell & Packmoor, 16% of pupils are from a minority ethnic background, compared to 36% in Stoke-on-Trent, and 33% nationally.

Percentages may not sum to 100%, due to small values being suppressed.

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Percentage of pupils by major ethnic groups

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% in Great Chell & Packmoor % in Stoke-on-Trent % in England
White 83% 63% 67%
Asian 4% 19% 14%
Black 5% 8% 7%
Mixed 5% 6% 7%
Other 2% 3% 3%
Not known – 0% 2%

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English as an additional language

The percentage of pupils in Great Chell & Packmoor with English as an additional language is 10%, compared with 26% in Stoke-on-Trent, and 22% nationally.

Numbers may not sum to 100%, due to a small number of pupils with an unclassified language.

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Percentage of pupils with English as an additional language

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% in Great Chell & Packmoor % in Stoke-on-Trent % in England
Known or believed to be other than English 10% 26% 22%
Known or believed to be English 90% 74% 78%

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Provider information

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Registered childcare providers

Great Chell & Packmoor has 5 registered childcare providers.

Type Number in Great Chell & Packmoor
All childcare providers 5
Childminders 2
Pre-school/day nursery/out-of-school care 3

In Great Chell & Packmoor, there has been 1 full inspection of childcare providers since the introduction of the renewed education inspection framework in November 2025.

Under the renewed education inspection framework, childcare providers are evaluated on the following areas:

  • Achievement
  • Behaviour, attitudes and establishing routines
  • Children's welfare and wellbeing
  • Curriculum and teaching
  • Inclusion
  • Leadership and governance

We use a 5-point scale to grade different areas of a provider’s work. The evaluation scale for each evaluation area, other than safeguarding, is:

  • Exceptional
  • Strong standard
  • Expected standard
  • Needs attention
  • Urgent improvement

Achievement: 1 was graded 'expected standard' (of 1).

Behaviour, attitudes and establishing routines: 1 was graded 'expected standard' (of 1).

Children's welfare and wellbeing: 1 was graded 'expected standard' (of 1).

Curriculum and teaching: 1 was graded 'expected standard' (of 1).

Inclusion: 1 was graded 'strong standard' (of 1).

Leadership and governance: 1 was graded 'expected standard' (of 1).

The tables below show the outcomes of inspections of childcare providers in Great Chell & Packmoor. The tables are split by provider type, and show the number of inspections that have taken place for each area, and the outcomes of those inspections.

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All childcare

Number of inspections Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement
Achievement 1 0 0 1 0 0
Behaviour, attitudes and establishing routines 1 0 0 1 0 0
Children's welfare and wellbeing 1 0 0 1 0 0
Curriculum and teaching 1 0 0 1 0 0
Inclusion 1 0 1 0 0 0
Leadership and governance 1 0 0 1 0 0

Childminders

Number of inspections Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement
Achievement 0 0 0 0 0 0
Behaviour, attitudes and establishing routines 0 0 0 0 0 0
Children's welfare and wellbeing 0 0 0 0 0 0
Curriculum and teaching 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inclusion 0 0 0 0 0 0
Leadership and governance 0 0 0 0 0 0

Pre-school/day nursery/out-of-school care

Number of inspections Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement
Achievement 1 0 0 1 0 0
Behaviour, attitudes and establishing routines 1 0 0 1 0 0
Children's welfare and wellbeing 1 0 0 1 0 0
Curriculum and teaching 1 0 0 1 0 0
Inclusion 1 0 1 0 0 0
Leadership and governance 1 0 0 1 0 0

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State-funded schools

Great Chell & Packmoor has 4 state-funded schools.

Type Number in Great Chell & Packmoor
All state-funded schools 4
Nursery schools 0
Primary and all-through schools 2
Secondary and all-through schools 1
Special schools 1
Registered alternative provision 0

There have been no inspections of schools in Great Chell & Packmoor since the introduction of the renewed education inspection framework in November 2025.

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