Academy converter · Staffordshire

Barnfields Primary School

3–11Ages
399Pupils
PrimaryPhase
142981URN

Lansdowne Way, Wildwood, Stafford, ST17 4RD · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodMay 2014

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Jun 2024

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.2per place

0.3 above Staffordshire median (1.9)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Staffordshire

108 applications for 50 places · 70th of 235 in Staffordshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

73%met the expected standard

Staffordshire 67% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodMay 2014

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Jun 2024

Inspection history

19 June 2024
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
22 May 2014
Graded inspection: Good · as Barnfields Primary School, URN 124167

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

2.2applications per place, Reception

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

108 applications · 50 places offered · 47 named it first

2026 2.2; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2025 1.8; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2024 1.8; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2023 1.9; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2022 1.7; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2021 2.0; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2020 1.9; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2019 2.1; Staffordshire median median 2.0
2018 2.0; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2017 2.1; Staffordshire median median 1.8
2016 1.9; Staffordshire median median 1.8; as the previous school
2015 2.0; Staffordshire median median 1.8; as the previous school
2014 1.9; Staffordshire median median 1.8; as the previous school

This school
Staffordshire median

Dashed bars: as Barnfields Primary School (URN 124167), 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	50	108	2.2	47	0.94
Sep 2025	53	96	1.8	49	0.92
Sep 2024	47	86	1.8	43	0.91
Sep 2023	55	103	1.9	53	0.96
Sep 2022	46	79	1.7	41	0.89
Sep 2021	44	86	2.0	41	0.93
Sep 2020	56	106	1.9	49	0.88
Sep 2019	51	107	2.1	49	0.96
Sep 2018	61	123	2.0	69	1.13
Sep 2017	60	126	2.1	69	1.15
Sep 2016 *	60	113	1.9	58	0.97
Sep 2015 *	60	122	2.0	67	1.12
Sep 2014 *	60	116	1.9	66	1.10

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 87% · Writing 82% · Maths 89% → all three 73% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard73%72nd of 212 in Staffordshire

Staffordshire 67% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard87%

Staffordshire 81% England 78%

Higher standard29%

Staffordshire 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard82%

Staffordshire 78% England 75%

Greater depth19%

Staffordshire 12% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard89%

Staffordshire 80% England 77%

Higher standard35%

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	73%	8%	107	107
2023/24	78%	14%	107	107
2022/23	71%	11%	108	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

Barnfields Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Remains Good2024

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

Graded · no overall grade2024

3.8applications per place 83%met the SATs standard
St Anne's Catholic Primary School
0.8 km · Staffordshire

Good2023

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

Outstanding2024

2.8applications per place 86%met the SATs standard
Berkswich CofE (VC) Primary School
1.3 km · Staffordshire

Remains Outstanding2024

2.6applications per place 81%met the SATs standard
Silkmore Primary Academy
1.8 km · Staffordshire

2026

1.8applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
St Leonard's Primary School
2.1 km · Staffordshire

Graded · no overall grade2024

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

Good2023

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

Standards maintained2025

3.0applications per place

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: 142981 · 860/2352
Trust: The South East Stafford Academy Trust
Capacity: 420 pupils · 399 on roll
Free school meals: 6.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 July 2016
Replaced: Barnfields Primary School (URN 124167)
Address: Lansdowne Way, Wildwood, Stafford, ST17 4RD
Local authority: Staffordshire · Stafford

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