Academy converter · Staffordshire

St Austin's Catholic Primary School and Nursery

3–11Ages
221Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Roman CatholicReligious character
142209URN

St Austin's Catholic Primary School and Nursery, Garden Street, Stafford, ST17 4BT · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodNov 2011

Standards maintainedUngraded inspection · Jan 2025

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.3per place

0.4 above Staffordshire median (1.9)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Staffordshire

46 applications for 20 places · 47th of 235 in Staffordshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

75%met the expected standard

Staffordshire 67% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodNov 2011

Standards maintainedUngraded inspection · Jan 2025

Inspection history

8 January 2025
Ungraded inspection: Standards maintained
14 November 2011
Graded inspection: Good · as St Austin's Catholic (VA) Primary School, URN 124361

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

2.3applications per place, Reception

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

46 applications · 20 places offered · 18 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.3; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2025 1.6; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2024 2.3; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2023 1.8; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2022 1.9; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2021 1.7; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2020 2.0; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2019 3.1; Staffordshire median median 2.0
2018 1.8; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2017 2.2; Staffordshire median median 1.8
2016 2.2; Staffordshire median median 1.8; as the previous school
2015 1.9; Staffordshire median median 1.8; as the previous school
2014 2.2; Staffordshire median median 1.8; as the previous school

This school
Staffordshire median

Dashed bars: as St Austin's Catholic (VA) Primary School (URN 124361), 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	20	46	2.3	18	0.90
Sep 2025	29	46	1.6	29	1.00
Sep 2024	30	69	2.3	30	1.00
Sep 2023	30	55	1.8	30	1.00
Sep 2022	29	56	1.9	24	0.83
Sep 2021	30	52	1.7	25	0.83
Sep 2020	29	58	2.0	26	0.90
Sep 2019	17	52	3.1	15	0.88
Sep 2018	30	53	1.8	25	0.83
Sep 2017	30	65	2.2	34	1.13
Sep 2016 *	29	63	2.2	27	0.93
Sep 2015 *	30	57	1.9	27	0.90
Sep 2014 *	30	65	2.2	34	1.13

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 82% · Writing 82% · Maths 89% → all three 75% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard75%62nd of 212 in Staffordshire

Staffordshire 67% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard82%

Staffordshire 81% England 78%

Higher standard32%

Staffordshire 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard82%

Staffordshire 78% England 75%

Greater depth11%

Staffordshire 12% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard89%

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	75%	11%	106	107
2023/24	70%	20%	106	106
2022/23	65%	0%	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

St Austin's Catholic Primary School and NurseryThis school
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Standards maintained2025

2.3applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
St Paul's Church of England Primary School
0.2 km · Staffordshire

Standards maintained2025

3.0applications per place
St Leonard's Primary School
1.1 km · Staffordshire

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.0applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Flash Ley Primary School
1.4 km · Staffordshire

Good2023

1.5applications per place 86%met the SATs standard
Silkmore Primary Academy
1.4 km · Staffordshire

2026

1.8applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
Rowley Park Primary Academy
1.5 km · Staffordshire

Remains Good2022

2.2applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
John Wheeldon Primary Academy
1.5 km · Staffordshire

Standards maintained2025

1.5applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
St John's CofE Primary Academy
1.6 km · Staffordshire

Standards maintained2024

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

Good2022

2.1applications per place 73%met the SATs standard

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

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School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 142209 · 860/3468
Trust: St Gabriel the Archangel Catholic Multi-Academy Trust
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Capacity: 226 pupils · 221 on roll
Free school meals: 11.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 March 2016
Replaced: St Austin's Catholic (VA) Primary School (URN 124361)
Address: St Austin's Catholic Primary School and Nursery, Garden Street, Stafford, ST17 4BT
Local authority: Staffordshire · Stafford

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