Academy converter · Staffordshire

Bishop Lonsdale Church of England Primary Academy

3–11Ages
287Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
143351URN

Shaws Lane, Eccleshall, Stafford, ST21 6AU · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Nov 2024 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.4per place

0.5 below Staffordshire median (1.9)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Staffordshire

47 applications for 33 places · 214th of 235 in Staffordshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

72%met the expected standard

Staffordshire 67% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 12 November 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
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

1.4applications per place, Reception

0.5 below Staffordshire median (1.9) 0.8 below England median (2.2)

47 applications · 33 places offered · 32 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 1.4; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2025 1.4; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2024 1.3; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2023 1.3; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2022 1.4; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2021 1.7; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2020 1.2; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2019 1.2; Staffordshire median median 2.0
2018 1.4; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2017 1.4; Staffordshire median median 1.8
2016 1.5; Staffordshire median median 1.8; as the previous school
2015 1.4; Staffordshire median median 1.8; as the previous school
2014 1.3; Staffordshire median median 1.8; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Staffordshire median in 0 of 10 years.

This school
Staffordshire median

Dashed bars: as Bishop Lonsdale CofE VC Primary School (URN 124296), 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	33	47	1.4	32	0.97
Sep 2025	43	61	1.4	42	0.98
Sep 2024	40	52	1.3	40	1.00
Sep 2023	39	51	1.3	38	0.97
Sep 2022	35	50	1.4	34	0.97
Sep 2021	30	50	1.7	29	0.97
Sep 2020	39	46	1.2	38	0.97
Sep 2019	41	51	1.2	37	0.90
Sep 2018	29	40	1.4	29	1.00
Sep 2017	36	50	1.4	33	0.92
Sep 2016 *	30	45	1.5	31	1.03
Sep 2015 *	20	28	1.4	19	0.95
Sep 2014 *	22	29	1.3	21	0.95

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 88% · Writing 76% · Maths 80% → all three 72% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard72%82nd of 212 in Staffordshire

Staffordshire 67% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard88%

Staffordshire 81% England 78%

Higher standard40%

Staffordshire 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard76%

Staffordshire 78% England 75%

Greater depth24%

Staffordshire 12% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard80%

Staffordshire 80% England 77%

Higher standard36%

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	72%	20%	107	106
2023/24	59%	5%	105	104
2022/23	48%	0%	103	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

Bishop Lonsdale Church of England Primary AcademyThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.4applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
Woodseaves CE Primary Academy
4.2 km · Staffordshire

Good2023

2.7applications per place 78%met the SATs standard
All Saints Church of England Primary School and Nursery
5.0 km · Staffordshire

Requires improvement2022

2.4applications per place
Springfields First School
5.7 km · Staffordshire

Good2023

1.5applications per place
All Saints CofE (C) First School
6.5 km · Staffordshire

Standards maintained2025

1.4applications per place
Cooper Perry Primary School
6.6 km · Staffordshire

2026

2.0applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
Gnosall St Lawrence Coe Primary Academy
8.1 km · Staffordshire

Remains Good2023

1.2applications per place 90%met the SATs standard
Manor Hill First School
8.2 km · Staffordshire

Remains Good2023

2.0applications per place
Pirehill First School
8.4 km · Staffordshire

2026

2.3applications 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: 143351 · 860/3146
Trust: St Chad's Academies Trust
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 330 pupils · 287 on roll
Free school meals: 11.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 September 2016
Replaced: Bishop Lonsdale CofE VC Primary School (URN 124296)
Address: Shaws Lane, Eccleshall, Stafford, ST21 6AU
Local authority: Staffordshire · Stafford

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