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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 23 April 2024Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
- 25 September 2018Graded inspection: Good
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About these grades
Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.
How hard is it to get a place?
DfE · Sept 2026 entry21 applications · 11 places offered · 10 named it first
- 2026 1.9; Staffordshire median median 1.9
- 2025 2.0; Staffordshire median median 1.9
- 2024 2.2; Staffordshire median median 1.9
- 2023 3.0; Staffordshire median median 1.9
- 2022 1.5; Staffordshire median median 1.9
- 2021 1.8; Staffordshire median median 1.9
- 2020 1.9; Staffordshire median median 1.9
- 2019 2.3; Staffordshire median median 2.0
- 2018 1.9; Staffordshire median median 1.9
- 2017 1.6; Staffordshire median median 1.8
- 2016 1.4; Staffordshire median median 1.8
- 2015 1.5; Staffordshire median median 1.8
- 2014 1.3; Staffordshire median median 1.8
- This school
- Staffordshire median
Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council
How this is measured
Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.
| Entry | Places | Applications | Per place | First preferences | First-pref. ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2026 | 11 | 21 | 1.9 | 10 | 0.91 |
| Sep 2025 | 9 | 18 | 2.0 | 9 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2024 | 11 | 24 | 2.2 | 11 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2023 | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 3 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2022 | 18 | 27 | 1.5 | 17 | 0.94 |
| Sep 2021 | 13 | 23 | 1.8 | 13 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2020 | 13 | 24 | 1.9 | 12 | 0.92 |
| Sep 2019 | 12 | 27 | 2.3 | 11 | 0.92 |
| Sep 2018 | 13 | 25 | 1.9 | 13 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2017 | 18 | 29 | 1.6 | 18 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2016 | 22 | 31 | 1.4 | 14 | 0.64 |
| Sep 2015 | 14 | 21 | 1.5 | 14 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2014 | 30 | 38 | 1.3 | 23 | 0.77 |
Schools nearby
The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority
- Squirrel Hayes First SchoolThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good20241.9applications per place
- 0.3 km · StaffordshireGraded · no overall grade20251.7applications per place 83%met the SATs standard
- 0.6 km · StaffordshireRemains Good20232.6applications per place
- 1.0 km · StaffordshireGraded · no overall grade20241.8applications per place
- 1.2 km · StaffordshireOutstanding20231.8applications per place
- 2.3 km · StaffordshireGraded · no overall grade20251.8applications per place
- 3.2 km · StaffordshireStandards maintained20251.8applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
- 3.3 km · StaffordshireGood20232.9applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
- 3.4 km · Stoke-on-TrentStandards maintained20251.3applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
School details
- Type
- Foundation school
- Phase
- Primary
- URN · DfE number
- 124062 · 860/2166
- Trust
- Biddulph Schools Partnership Trust
- Capacity
- 150 pupils · 51 on roll
- Free school meals
- 51.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Nursery
- Has nursery classes
- Address
- Springfield Road, Biddulph, Stoke-on-Trent, ST8 7DF
- Local authority
- Staffordshire · Staffordshire Moorlands
Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources