Community school · Staffordshire

Flash Ley Primary School

3–11Ages
189Pupils
PrimaryPhase
124205URN

Hawksmoor Road, Stafford, ST17 9DR · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jun 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.5per place

0.4 below Staffordshire median (1.9)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Staffordshire

46 applications for 30 places · 189th of 235 in Staffordshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

86%met the expected standard

Staffordshire 67% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 7 June 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision	Outstanding

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

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 entry

1.5applications per place, Reception

0.4 below Staffordshire median (1.9) 0.7 below England median (2.2)

46 applications · 30 places offered · 29 named it first

2026 1.5; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2025 2.1; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2024 2.0; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2023 1.6; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2022 1.9; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2021 1.8; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2020 1.7; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2019 1.3; Staffordshire median median 2.0
2018 1.8; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2017 1.8; Staffordshire median median 1.8
2016 1.6; Staffordshire median median 1.8
2015 1.7; Staffordshire median median 1.8
2014 1.6; 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	30	46	1.5	29	0.97
Sep 2025	22	45	2.1	22	1.00
Sep 2024	30	61	2.0	27	0.90
Sep 2023	27	43	1.6	25	0.93
Sep 2022	18	35	1.9	18	1.00
Sep 2021	27	49	1.8	26	0.96
Sep 2020	31	53	1.7	30	0.97
Sep 2019	32	43	1.3	30	0.94
Sep 2018	32	58	1.8	32	1.00
Sep 2017	29	53	1.8	29	1.00
Sep 2016	37	60	1.6	37	1.00
Sep 2015	46	80	1.7	44	0.96
Sep 2014	45	71	1.6	45	1.00

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 89% · Writing 89% · Maths 93% → all three 86% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard86%13th of 212 in Staffordshire

Staffordshire 67% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard89%

Staffordshire 81% England 78%

Higher standard25%

Staffordshire 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard89%

Staffordshire 78% England 75%

Greater depth4%

Staffordshire 12% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard93%

Staffordshire 80% England 77%

Higher standard29%

Staffordshire 23% England 24%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Staffordshire median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	86%	0%	107	107
2023/24	56%	0%	103	101
2022/23	61%	11%	104	105

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Flash Ley Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

1.5applications per place 86%met the SATs standard
Silkmore Primary Academy
0.5 km · Staffordshire

2026

1.8applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
Rowley Park Primary Academy
0.6 km · Staffordshire

Remains Good2022

2.2applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
Burton Manor Primary School
0.8 km · Staffordshire

Standards maintained2024

1.4applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
Blessed Mother Teresa's Catholic Primary School
1.0 km · Staffordshire

2026

1.7applications per place 100%met the SATs standard
St Paul's Church of England Primary School
1.2 km · Staffordshire

Standards maintained2025

3.0applications per place
St Austin's Catholic Primary School and Nursery
1.4 km · Staffordshire

Standards maintained2025

2.3applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
Castlechurch Primary School
1.5 km · Staffordshire

Good2023

1.7applications per place 76%met the SATs standard
St Leonard's Primary School
2.0 km · Staffordshire

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.0applications per place 50%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 124205 · 860/2409
Capacity: 315 pupils · 189 on roll
Free school meals: 40.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 January 1900
Address: Hawksmoor Road, Stafford, ST17 9DR
Local authority: Staffordshire · Stafford

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources