Academy converter · Staffordshire

St Anne's Catholic Primary School

3–11Ages
205Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Roman CatholicReligious character
142208URN

Lynton Avenue, Weeping Cross, Stafford, ST17 0EA · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Nov 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.9per place

close to Staffordshire median (1.9)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Staffordshire

40 applications for 21 places · 114th of 235 in Staffordshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

82%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 · 21 November 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management	Outstanding
Early years provision		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

1.9applications per place, Reception

close to Staffordshire median (1.9) 0.3 below England median (2.2)

40 applications · 21 places offered · 20 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 1.9; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2025 2.0; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2024 2.4; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2023 3.1; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2022 2.5; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2021 2.0; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2020 2.2; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2019 2.2; Staffordshire median median 2.0
2018 2.6; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2017 2.1; Staffordshire median median 1.8
2016 2.6; Staffordshire median median 1.8; as the previous school
2015 1.9; Staffordshire median median 1.8; as the previous school
2014 1.9; Staffordshire median median 1.8; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Staffordshire median in 9 of 10 years.

This school
Staffordshire median

Dashed bars: as St Anne's Catholic Primary School (URN 124371), the previous school.

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	21	40	1.9	20	0.95
Sep 2025	19	38	2.0	18	0.95
Sep 2024	25	59	2.4	25	1.00
Sep 2023	16	50	3.1	16	1.00
Sep 2022	19	47	2.5	18	0.95
Sep 2021	29	58	2.0	27	0.93
Sep 2020	28	62	2.2	26	0.93
Sep 2019	26	56	2.2	25	0.96
Sep 2018	30	77	2.6	31	1.03
Sep 2017	30	63	2.1	28	0.93
Sep 2016 *	30	78	2.6	39	1.30
Sep 2015 *	30	57	1.9	29	0.97
Sep 2014 *	30	57	1.9	37	1.23

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 82% · Writing 88% · Maths 94% → all three 82% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard82%27th of 212 in Staffordshire

Staffordshire 67% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard82%

Staffordshire 81% England 78%

Higher standard42%

Staffordshire 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard88%

Staffordshire 78% England 75%

Greater depth36%

Staffordshire 12% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard94%

Staffordshire 80% England 77%

Higher standard42%

Staffordshire 23% England 24%

Average scaled score 108 (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	82%	21%	106	108
2023/24	70%	20%	108	106
2022/23	81%	13%	107	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

St Anne's Catholic Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

1.9applications per place 82%met the SATs standard
Leasowes Primary School
0.4 km · Staffordshire

Outstanding2024

2.8applications per place 86%met the SATs standard
Barnfields Primary School
0.8 km · Staffordshire

Remains Good2024

2.2applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Oakridge Primary School
0.9 km · Staffordshire

Graded · no overall grade2024

3.8applications per place 83%met the SATs standard
Berkswich CofE (VC) Primary School
1.2 km · Staffordshire

Remains Outstanding2024

2.6applications per place 81%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
Silkmore Primary Academy
1.9 km · Staffordshire

2026

1.8applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
Flash Ley Primary School
2.4 km · Staffordshire

Good2023

1.5applications per place 86%met the SATs standard
St Paul's Church of England Primary School
2.4 km · Staffordshire

Standards maintained2025

3.0applications per place

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: 142208 · 860/3480
Trust: St Gabriel the Archangel Catholic Multi-Academy Trust
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Capacity: 218 pupils · 205 on roll
Free school meals: 7.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 March 2016
Replaced: St Anne's Catholic Primary School (URN 124371)
Address: Lynton Avenue, Weeping Cross, Stafford, ST17 0EA
Local authority: Staffordshire · Stafford

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