Merit Hospital School and Medical Pupil Referral Unit
Pupil referral unit school in Stoke-on-Trent (Stoke-on-Trent).
Location
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iWritten by WhatSchool from official school data (Get Information about Schools, DfE and Ofsted).Merit Hospital School and Medical Pupil Referral Unit is a school located in Stoke-on-Trent. The school caters for boys and girls aged 4 to 18. The Headteacher is Sarah Whiteley and Steven Winrow.
Enrichment
2 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Oak National Academy
- Forest School
Awards
1 awardiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Healthy SchoolsHealth and wellbeing
Key facts
- URN
- 134159
- Type
- Pupil referral unit
- Phase
- Not applicable
- Ages
- 4 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Stoke-on-Trent
- Constituency
- Stoke-on-Trent Central
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2003
Governing body (5 current, 1 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Chris Bird | Chair of Governors | Appointed by GB/board | since 2020 · until 2028 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Tim Howarth | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Kirsty O'Keefe | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Dr Paul Roberts | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2019 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Diane Drew | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2019 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Ms Claire Bailey Former | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (governance records, as at 25 October 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Names are shown as published; there are no addresses or contact details. Current and former are worked out from term end dates when the page loads. Object or ask for removal · Report an issue with this record