Academy converter · Staffordshire

Colwich CofE Primary School

4–11Ages
97Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
142422URN

Main Road, Colwich, Stafford, ST17 0XD · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Sep 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

21 applications for 11 places

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

69%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 · 26 September 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
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)

21 applications · 11 places offered · 10 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 1.9; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2025 2.4; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2024 2.7; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2023 1.9; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2022 2.9; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2021 1.7; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2020 1.6; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2019 2.1; Staffordshire median median 2.0
2018 2.1; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2017 1.7; Staffordshire median median 1.8
2016 1.8; Staffordshire median median 1.8; as the previous school
2015 1.8; Staffordshire median median 1.8; as the previous school
2014 2.1; Staffordshire median median 1.8; as the previous school

This school
Staffordshire median

Dashed bars: as Colwich CofE (C) Primary School (URN 124244), 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	11	21	1.9	10	0.91
Sep 2025	8	19	2.4	8	1.00
Sep 2024	10	27	2.7	10	1.00
Sep 2023	17	33	1.9	17	1.00
Sep 2022	10	29	2.9	9	0.90
Sep 2021	17	29	1.7	16	0.94
Sep 2020	25	40	1.6	16	0.64
Sep 2019	15	32	2.1	15	1.00
Sep 2018	22	47	2.1	18	0.82
Sep 2017	24	40	1.7	24	1.00
Sep 2016 *	23	41	1.8	22	0.96
Sep 2015 *	20	35	1.8	17	0.85
Sep 2014 *	22	47	2.1	22	1.00

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 88% · Writing 75% · Maths 81% → all three 69% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard69%95th of 212 in Staffordshire

Staffordshire 67% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard88%

Staffordshire 81% England 78%

Higher standard44%

Staffordshire 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 108 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard75%

Staffordshire 78% England 75%

Greater depth25%

Staffordshire 12% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard81%

Staffordshire 80% England 77%

Higher standard25%

Staffordshire 23% England 24%

Average scaled score 106 (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	69%	19%	108	106
2023/24	46%	0%	104	102
2022/23	40%	0%	105	102

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

Colwich CofE Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

1.9applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Anson CofE Primary School
2.0 km · Staffordshire

Good2023

1.5applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
St John's Catholic Primary School
2.0 km · Staffordshire

2026

2.0applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Etching Hill CofE Primary Academy
3.2 km · Staffordshire

Remains Good · improving2023

1.5applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
The John Bamford Primary School
3.4 km · Staffordshire

Remains Good2024

1.8applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
Forest Hills Primary School
3.5 km · Staffordshire

2026

1.0applications per place 44%met the SATs standard
The St. Mary's CofE Primary School
3.7 km · Staffordshire

Outstanding2023

2.1applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
Chancel Primary School
4.2 km · Staffordshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.4applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
St Peter's CofE Primary School
4.4 km · Staffordshire

Remains Good2024

1.6applications per place 80%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
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Urgent improvement
Does not apply

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School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 142422 · 860/3045
Trust: Mid-Trent Multi Academy Trust
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 185 pupils · 97 on roll
Free school meals: 19.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 February 2016
Replaced: Colwich CofE (C) Primary School (URN 124244)
Address: Main Road, Colwich, Stafford, ST17 0XD
Local authority: Staffordshire · Stafford

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