Academy sponsor led · Staffordshire

Veritas Primary Academy

3–11Ages
424Pupils
PrimaryPhase
140381URN

Weston Road, Stafford, ST18 0FL · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodApr 2018

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Oct 2023

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.0per place

close to Staffordshire median (1.9)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Staffordshire

112 applications for 55 places · 85th of 235 in Staffordshire

Every year since 2015

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

61%met the expected standard

Staffordshire 67% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodApr 2018

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Oct 2023

Inspection history

19 October 2023
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
24 April 2018
Graded inspection: Good

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

2.0applications per place, Reception

close to Staffordshire median (1.9) close to England median (2.2)

112 applications · 55 places offered · 51 named it first

2026 2.0; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2025 1.9; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2024 2.3; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2023 2.7; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2022 2.2; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2021 2.0; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2020 2.3; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2019 2.4; Staffordshire median median 2.0
2018 1.9; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2017 1.8; Staffordshire median median 1.8
2016 2.0; Staffordshire median median 1.8
2015 0.7; Staffordshire median median 1.8

More applications per place than the Staffordshire median in 11 of 12 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	55	112	2.0	51	0.93
Sep 2025	52	101	1.9	50	0.96
Sep 2024	53	121	2.3	50	0.94
Sep 2023	59	157	2.7	67	1.14
Sep 2022	58	126	2.2	68	1.17
Sep 2021	59	118	2.0	52	0.88
Sep 2020	60	135	2.3	65	1.08
Sep 2019	60	141	2.4	57	0.95
Sep 2018	60	116	1.9	51	0.85
Sep 2017	51	92	1.8	45	0.88
Sep 2016	38	75	2.0	33	0.87
Sep 2015	40	27	0.7	22	0.55

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 86% · Writing 69% · Maths 86% → all three 61% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard61%144th of 212 in Staffordshire

Staffordshire 67% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard86%

Staffordshire 81% England 78%

Higher standard61%

Staffordshire 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 110 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard69%

Staffordshire 78% England 75%

Greater depth14%

Staffordshire 12% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard86%

Staffordshire 80% England 77%

Higher standard37%

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	61%	7%	110	107
2023/24	75%	11%	108	108
2022/23	67%	13%	105	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

Veritas Primary AcademyThis school
This school

Remains Good2023

2.0applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
St John's CofE Primary Academy
0.8 km · Staffordshire

Standards maintained2024

2.0applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
St Leonard's Primary School
1.6 km · Staffordshire

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.0applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
John Wheeldon Primary Academy
2.2 km · Staffordshire

Standards maintained2025

1.5applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Leasowes Primary School
2.3 km · Staffordshire

Outstanding2024

2.8applications per place 86%met the SATs standard
St Austin's Catholic Primary School and Nursery
2.4 km · Staffordshire

Standards maintained2025

2.3applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School
2.5 km · Staffordshire

Good2022

2.1applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
St Anne's Catholic Primary School
2.6 km · Staffordshire

Good2023

1.9applications per place 82%met the SATs standard
St Paul's Church of England Primary School
2.6 km · Staffordshire

Standards maintained2025

3.0applications per place

School details

Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 140381 · 860/2006
Trust: Reach2 Academy Trust
Capacity: 420 pupils · 424 on roll
Free school meals: 15.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 September 2015
Address: Weston Road, Stafford, ST18 0FL
Local authority: Staffordshire · Stafford

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