Academy converter · Staffordshire

Castlechurch Primary School

3–11Ages
285Pupils
PrimaryPhase
148122URN

Tennyson Road, Stafford, ST17 9SY · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Nov 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.7per place

0.2 below Staffordshire median (1.9)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Staffordshire

59 applications for 35 places · 155th of 235 in Staffordshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

76%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 · 8 November 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

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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 entry

1.7applications per place, Reception

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

59 applications · 35 places offered · 31 named it first

2026 1.7; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2025 1.7; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2024 1.7; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2023 1.6; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2022 1.7; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2021 1.7; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2020 1.3; Staffordshire median median 1.9; as the previous school
2019 1.9; Staffordshire median median 2.0; as the previous school
2018 1.5; Staffordshire median median 1.9; as the previous school
2017 1.7; Staffordshire median median 1.8; as the previous school
2016 1.6; Staffordshire median median 1.8; as the previous school
2015 1.4; Staffordshire median median 1.8; as the previous school
2014 1.4; Staffordshire median median 1.8; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Staffordshire median in 0 of 6 years.

This school
Staffordshire median

Dashed bars: as Castlechurch Primary School (URN 124203), 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	35	59	1.7	31	0.89
Sep 2025	29	49	1.7	29	1.00
Sep 2024	25	42	1.7	22	0.88
Sep 2023	36	57	1.6	32	0.89
Sep 2022	24	40	1.7	24	1.00
Sep 2021	30	51	1.7	30	1.00
Sep 2020 *	38	50	1.3	33	0.87
Sep 2019 *	27	50	1.9	27	1.00
Sep 2018 *	39	58	1.5	38	0.97
Sep 2017 *	41	68	1.7	39	0.95
Sep 2016 *	37	59	1.6	35	0.95
Sep 2015 *	44	63	1.4	43	0.98
Sep 2014 *	47	66	1.4	46	0.98

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 96% · Writing 80% · Maths 85% → all three 76% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard76%57th of 212 in Staffordshire

Staffordshire 67% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard96%

Staffordshire 81% England 78%

Higher standard43%

Staffordshire 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 108 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard80%

Staffordshire 78% England 75%

Greater depth9%

Staffordshire 12% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard85%

Staffordshire 80% England 77%

Higher standard37%

Staffordshire 23% England 24%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

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Staffordshire median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	76%	9%	108	107
2023/24	55%	8%	103	105
2022/23	73%	8%	106	106

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

Castlechurch Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

1.7applications per place 76%met the SATs standard
Blessed Mother Teresa's Catholic Primary School
0.5 km · Staffordshire

2026

1.7applications per place 100%met the SATs standard
Rowley Park Primary Academy
0.8 km · Staffordshire

Remains Good2022

2.2applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
Burton Manor Primary School
1.2 km · Staffordshire

Standards maintained2024

1.4applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
Flash Ley Primary School
1.5 km · Staffordshire

Good2023

1.5applications per place 86%met the SATs standard
Burleyfields Primary School
1.6 km · Staffordshire

Not yet inspected

2.5applications per place
St Paul's Church of England Primary School
1.8 km · Staffordshire

Standards maintained2025

3.0applications per place
St Austin's Catholic Primary School and Nursery
1.9 km · Staffordshire

Standards maintained2025

2.3applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
Silkmore Primary Academy
1.9 km · Staffordshire

2026

1.8applications per place 77%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: 148122 · 860/2407
Trust: Children First Learning Partnership
Capacity: 460 pupils · 285 on roll
Free school meals: 37.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 December 2020
Replaced: Castlechurch Primary School (URN 124203)
Address: Tennyson Road, Stafford, ST17 9SY
Local authority: Staffordshire · Stafford

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