Voluntary controlled school · Staffordshire

Berkswich CofE (VC) Primary School

3–11Ages
214Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
124234URN

Cedar Way, Walton-on-the-Hill, Stafford, ST17 0LU · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded OutstandingJun 2017

School remains OutstandingUngraded inspection · Jan 2024

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.6per place

0.7 above Staffordshire median (1.9)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Staffordshire

78 applications for 30 places · 26th of 235 in Staffordshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

81%met the expected standard

Staffordshire 67% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded OutstandingJun 2017

School remains OutstandingUngraded inspection · Jan 2024

Inspection history

31 January 2024
Ungraded inspection: School remains Outstanding
15 June 2017
Graded inspection: 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

2.6applications per place, Reception

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

78 applications · 30 places offered · 35 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.6; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2025 3.3; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2024 2.6; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2023 2.9; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2022 2.9; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2021 2.8; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2020 3.3; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2019 2.6; Staffordshire median median 2.0
2018 2.5; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2017 2.5; Staffordshire median median 1.8
2016 2.6; Staffordshire median median 1.8
2015 2.7; Staffordshire median median 1.8
2014 2.8; Staffordshire median median 1.8

More applications per place than the Staffordshire median in 13 of 13 years.

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	78	2.6	35	1.17
Sep 2025	30	100	3.3	43	1.43
Sep 2024	30	77	2.6	25	0.83
Sep 2023	31	90	2.9	28	0.90
Sep 2022	30	86	2.9	31	1.03
Sep 2021	30	84	2.8	33	1.10
Sep 2020	29	95	3.3	39	1.34
Sep 2019	27	69	2.6	24	0.89
Sep 2018	30	75	2.5	27	0.90
Sep 2017	30	75	2.5	27	0.90
Sep 2016	30	77	2.6	29	0.97
Sep 2015	30	81	2.7	25	0.83
Sep 2014	30	85	2.8	26	0.87

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 97% · Writing 87% · Maths 90% → all three 81% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard81%30th of 212 in Staffordshire

Staffordshire 67% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard97%

Staffordshire 81% England 78%

Higher standard45%

Staffordshire 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 109 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard87%

Staffordshire 78% England 75%

Greater depth23%

Staffordshire 12% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard90%

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	81%	23%	109	107
2023/24	81%	13%	108	106
2022/23	84%	31%	111	110

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

Berkswich CofE (VC) Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Remains Outstanding2024

2.6applications per place 81%met the SATs standard
Oakridge Primary School
0.6 km · Staffordshire

Graded · no overall grade2024

3.8applications per place 83%met the SATs standard
Leasowes Primary School
1.2 km · Staffordshire

Outstanding2024

2.8applications per place 86%met the SATs standard
St Anne's Catholic Primary School
1.2 km · Staffordshire

Good2023

1.9applications per place 82%met the SATs standard
Barnfields Primary School
1.3 km · Staffordshire

Remains Good2024

2.2applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
St Leonard's Primary School
2.8 km · Staffordshire

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.0applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
All Saints CofE Primary School, Bednall
3.0 km · Staffordshire

Requires improvement2024

1.7applications per place 33%met the SATs standard
Silkmore Primary Academy
3.0 km · Staffordshire

2026

1.8applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
Veritas Primary Academy
3.4 km · Staffordshire

Remains Good2023

2.0applications per place 61%met the SATs standard

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

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School details

Type: Voluntary controlled school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 124234 · 860/3028
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 210 pupils · 214 on roll
Free school meals: 2.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Cedar Way, Walton-on-the-Hill, Stafford, ST17 0LU
Local authority: Staffordshire · Stafford

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