• North Road Academy is caring, faith anchored and community rooted, and aims to nurture children through both their secular studies and their Islamic identity.

• Will suit families seeking an Islamic school in Staffordshire where children can move from nursery or primary through to GCSE within one recognisable faith community.

Admissions at North Road Academy are family facing and strongly guided by whether parents want an Islamic through-school environment from the early years through to GCSE. The school is likely to suit families who want faith and the secular curriculum to be integrated rather than separated, and who may also value the specialist support now offered through its centre for exceptional children.

Scholarships are not central to the proposition. Families are more likely to choose North Road Academy for its Islamic ethos, through-school continuity and the practical addition of specialist support provision.

The overall picture is clear and highly values led, with North Road describing itself as an Islamic day school in the heart of Stoke-on-Trent's Muslim community and explicitly grounding school life in the Qur'an and Sunnah. Parents should still visit because the key judgement is how confidently the school balances faith formation, academic breadth and support for differing needs.