Academy converter · Staffordshire

St Filumena's Catholic Primary School

4–11Ages
187Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Roman CatholicReligious character
138723URN

Caverswall, Blythe Bridge, Stoke-on-Trent, ST11 9EA · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Oct 2024 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.6per place

0.3 below Staffordshire median (1.9)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Staffordshire

48 applications for 30 places · 167th of 235 in Staffordshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

96%met the expected standard

Staffordshire 67% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 1 October 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
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

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

1.6applications per place, Reception

0.3 below Staffordshire median (1.9) 0.6 below England median (2.2)

48 applications · 30 places offered · 28 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 1.6; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2025 2.5; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2024 1.8; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2023 2.1; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2022 2.0; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2021 1.9; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2020 2.4; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2019 1.8; Staffordshire median median 2.0
2018 2.3; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2017 2.0; Staffordshire median median 1.8
2016 2.7; Staffordshire median median 1.8
2015 2.4; Staffordshire median median 1.8
2014 1.9; 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	48	1.6	28	0.93
Sep 2025	23	57	2.5	22	0.96
Sep 2024	19	35	1.8	17	0.89
Sep 2023	20	41	2.1	18	0.90
Sep 2022	26	52	2.0	26	1.00
Sep 2021	23	44	1.9	23	1.00
Sep 2020	21	50	2.4	16	0.76
Sep 2019	27	49	1.8	27	1.00
Sep 2018	30	68	2.3	29	0.97
Sep 2017	29	57	2.0	28	0.97
Sep 2016	30	80	2.7	47	1.57
Sep 2015	30	73	2.4	40	1.33
Sep 2014	30	56	1.9	34	1.13

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 96% · Writing 100% · Maths 100% → all three 96% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard96%4th of 212 in Staffordshire

Staffordshire 67% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard96%

Staffordshire 81% England 78%

Higher standard61%

Staffordshire 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 110 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard100%

Staffordshire 78% England 75%

Greater depth29%

Staffordshire 12% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard100%

Staffordshire 80% England 77%

Higher standard50%

Staffordshire 23% England 24%

Average scaled score 111 (100 = expected standard)

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Staffordshire median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	96%	21%	110	111
2023/24	96%	20%	109	112
2022/23	96%	32%	112	114

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

St Filumena's Catholic Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2024

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

Requires improvement2022

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

Remains Good · improving2024

1.1applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
Springcroft Primary School
1.7 km · Staffordshire

Good2022

2.8applications per place 76%met the SATs standard
Weston Junior Academy
1.7 km · Stoke-on-Trent

2026

59%met the SATs standard
Weston Infant Academy
1.8 km · Stoke-on-Trent

Good2023

1.7applications per place
Forsbrook CofE Controlled Primary School
1.8 km · Staffordshire

Outstanding2023

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

Good2024

2.0applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Park Hall Academy
2.1 km · Stoke-on-Trent

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.3applications per place 69%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: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 138723 · 860/3457
Trust: St Gabriel the Archangel Catholic Multi-Academy Trust
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Capacity: 210 pupils · 187 on roll
Free school meals: 7.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 September 2012
Replaced: St Filumena's Catholic Primary School (URN 124350)
Address: Caverswall, Blythe Bridge, Stoke-on-Trent, ST11 9EA
Local authority: Staffordshire · Staffordshire Moorlands

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