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Monthly snapshot: 24 August 2026
Operational capacity is the capacity reported for this prison in the same monthly bulletin.
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Location information checked 13 September 2026.
28 July 2025
Werrington is a young offender institution near Stoke-on-Trent, which at the time of this inspection held just 81 boys aged between 15 and 18. The high level of risk managed within YOIs, recent poor performance, and the particular vulnerabilities associated with the children held, mean…
15 July 2024
Report on an independent review of progress at HMYOI Werrington by HM Chief Inspector of Prisons (8 and 13-15 May 2024) Safeguarding procedures had improved since our last inspection and the safeguarding team had built a good relationship with the local authority. Frontline staff shortages…
7 May 2024
HM Inspectorate surveyed children at HMYOI Werrington on 7 May 2024. The population was 83; questionnaires were given to 76 children and 65 were completed, an 86% response rate. The report sets out the full responses and compares them with other young offender institutions surveyed…
21 November 2023
Werrington is a young offender institution near Stoke-on-Trent, which at the time of this inspection held just 89 boys aged between 15 and 18 – slightly under its capacity. The risks associated with children’s custody means that we inspect young offender institutions more frequently, and…
3 November 2022
We found an institution still struggling to manage behaviour and provide a purposeful regime for children. Progress had been insufficient or poor in eight areas and reasonable or good in just four areas. 1.4 It was clear that, despite support from the Youth Custody Service…
20 May 2022
HMYOI Werrington is a facility for boys under the age of 18, located near Stoke-on-Trent. Capable of holding up to 118, at the time of our inspection just 66 children were in residence. The status of these children ranged from those recently remanded to some…
30 April 2020
HMYOI Werrington holds up to 118 children aged between 15 and 17. The establishment, in common with other young offender institutions (YOIs), is inspected more frequently than adult prisons, and was last inspected in February 2019. At this inspection we found a well-led institution where…
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