Voluntary controlled school · Staffordshire

Forsbrook CofE Controlled Primary School

4–11Ages
211Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
132260URN

Cheadle Road, Blythe Bridge, Stoke-on-Trent, ST11 9PW · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Oct 2023 Previous framework

Outstanding

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.2per place

1.3 above Staffordshire median (1.9)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Staffordshire

95 applications for 30 places · 10th of 235 in Staffordshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

74%met the expected standard

Staffordshire 67% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Outstanding · 24 October 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education	Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management	Outstanding
Early years provision	Outstanding

Inspection history

24 October 2023
Graded inspection: Outstanding
12 October 2022
Ungraded inspection: School remains Outstanding (Concerns)

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

3.2applications per place, Reception

1.3 above Staffordshire median (1.9) 1.0 above England median (2.2)

95 applications · 30 places offered · 36 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

HistoryEarlier years not shown: formed from, or split from, other schools.

2026 3.2; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2025 2.4; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2024 2.6; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2023 2.8; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2022 2.6; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2021 2.5; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2020 3.1; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2019 3.0; Staffordshire median median 2.0
2018 2.7; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2017 1.8; Staffordshire median median 1.8
2016 2.5; Staffordshire median median 1.8
2015 2.1; Staffordshire median median 1.8
2014 2.4; 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	95	3.2	36	1.20
Sep 2025	29	69	2.4	29	1.00
Sep 2024	30	77	2.6	36	1.20
Sep 2023	30	84	2.8	33	1.10
Sep 2022	30	77	2.6	37	1.23
Sep 2021	30	76	2.5	39	1.30
Sep 2020	30	93	3.1	40	1.33
Sep 2019	30	89	3.0	41	1.37
Sep 2018	30	82	2.7	36	1.20
Sep 2017	47	84	1.8	47	1.00
Sep 2016	30	76	2.5	38	1.27
Sep 2015	30	62	2.1	29	0.97
Sep 2014	23	54	2.4	23	1.00

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 81% · Writing 81% · Maths 81% → all three 74% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard74%68th of 212 in Staffordshire

Staffordshire 67% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard81%

Staffordshire 81% England 78%

Higher standard48%

Staffordshire 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard81%

Staffordshire 78% England 75%

Greater depth13%

Staffordshire 12% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard81%

Staffordshire 80% England 77%

Higher standard42%

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	74%	10%	106	107
2023/24	77%	23%	107	107
2022/23	73%	12%	106	107

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

Forsbrook CofE Controlled Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Outstanding2023

3.2applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
The William Amory Primary School
0.4 km · Staffordshire

Good2024

2.0applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Springcroft Primary School
1.0 km · Staffordshire

Good2022

2.8applications per place 76%met the SATs standard
St Filumena's Catholic Primary School
1.8 km · Staffordshire

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.6applications per place 96%met the SATs standard
St Peter's Church of England Primary School
2.1 km · Staffordshire

Requires improvement2022

1.6applications per place
The Crescent Academy
2.3 km · Stoke-on-Trent

Remains Good · improving2024

1.1applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
Sandon Primary Academy
2.8 km · Stoke-on-Trent

Remains Outstanding2024

1.5applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
Dilhorne Endowed CofE Primary School
3.2 km · Staffordshire

2026

2.0applications per place
St Augustine's Catholic Academy
3.3 km · Stoke-on-Trent

Standards maintained2025

1.4applications per place 48%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: Voluntary controlled school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 132260 · 860/3000
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 215 pupils · 211 on roll
Free school meals: 8.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 September 2000
Address: Cheadle Road, Blythe Bridge, Stoke-on-Trent, ST11 9PW
Local authority: Staffordshire · Staffordshire Moorlands

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