This schoolOther primary schools in Staffordshire
What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 13 July 2022Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
- 12 September 2013Graded inspection: Good · as Princefield First School, URN 124173
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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 entry70 applications · 38 places offered · 36 named it first
- 2026 1.8; Staffordshire median median 1.9
- 2025 1.9; Staffordshire median median 1.9
- 2024 1.7; Staffordshire median median 1.9
- 2023 1.6; Staffordshire median median 1.9
- 2022 2.0; Staffordshire median median 1.9
- 2021 1.9; Staffordshire median median 1.9
- 2020 1.8; Staffordshire median median 1.9
- 2019 2.1; Staffordshire median median 2.0
- 2018 1.8; Staffordshire median median 1.9; as the previous school
- 2017 1.6; Staffordshire median median 1.8; as the previous school
- 2016 1.7; Staffordshire median median 1.8; as the previous school
- 2015 1.4; Staffordshire median median 1.8; as the previous school
- 2014 1.5; Staffordshire median median 1.8; as the previous school
- This school
- Staffordshire median
Dashed bars: as Princefield First School (URN 124173), 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 | 38 | 70 | 1.8 | 36 | 0.95 |
| Sep 2025 | 45 | 87 | 1.9 | 42 | 0.93 |
| Sep 2024 | 40 | 66 | 1.7 | 35 | 0.88 |
| Sep 2023 | 44 | 69 | 1.6 | 44 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2022 | 35 | 69 | 2.0 | 34 | 0.97 |
| Sep 2021 | 36 | 67 | 1.9 | 32 | 0.89 |
| Sep 2020 | 42 | 74 | 1.8 | 31 | 0.74 |
| Sep 2019 | 36 | 76 | 2.1 | 36 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2018 * | 32 | 59 | 1.8 | 31 | 0.97 |
| Sep 2017 * | 40 | 62 | 1.6 | 34 | 0.85 |
| Sep 2016 * | 38 | 65 | 1.7 | 38 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2015 * | 36 | 52 | 1.4 | 35 | 0.97 |
| Sep 2014 * | 45 | 68 | 1.5 | 46 | 1.02 |
Schools nearby
The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority
- Princefield First SchoolThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good20221.8applications per place
- 0.5 km · Staffordshire20262.6applications per place
- 0.6 km · StaffordshireRemains Good20222.1applications per place
- 4.1 km · StaffordshireStandards maintained20242.0applications per place
- 4.5 km · StaffordshireStandards maintained20251.7applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
- 4.8 km · StaffordshireRequires improvement20241.7applications per place 33%met the SATs standard
- 5.6 km · Staffordshire20261.7applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
- 5.8 km · StaffordshireSome aspects not as strong20241.5applications per place 37%met the SATs standard
- 6.0 km · StaffordshireStandards maintained20251.5applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
- 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
- 145379 · 860/2362
- Capacity
- 300 pupils · 253 on roll
- Free school meals
- 12.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Nursery
- Has nursery classes
- Opened
- 1 April 2018
- Replaced
- Princefield First School (URN 124173)
- Address
- Saxon Road, Penkridge, Stafford, ST19 5EP
- Local authority
- Staffordshire · South Staffordshire
Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources