Academy converter · Staffordshire

Little Aston Primary Academy

4–11Ages
203Pupils
PrimaryPhase
148285URN

Forge Lane, Little Aston, Sutton Coldfield, B74 3BE · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Apr 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.3per place

0.4 above Staffordshire median (1.9)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Staffordshire

62 applications for 27 places · 47th of 235 in Staffordshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

82%met the expected standard

Staffordshire 67% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 28 April 2026Published 17 June 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Strong standard	Expected standard
Inclusion		Strong standard
Curriculum and teaching			Expected standard
Achievement		Strong standard
Attendance and behaviour			Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing		Strong standard
Early years			Expected standard
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance			Expected standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Inspection history

28 April 2026
Report card · 3 Strong standard, 4 Expected standard
4 October 2023
Graded inspection: Requires improvement

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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

2.3applications per place, Reception

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

62 applications · 27 places offered · 24 named it first

2026 2.3; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2025 3.5; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2024 4.3; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2023 2.6; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2022 2.5; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2021 2.6; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2020 2.4; Staffordshire median median 1.9; as the previous school
2019 3.1; Staffordshire median median 2.0; as the previous school
2018 3.2; Staffordshire median median 1.9; as the previous school
2017 2.6; Staffordshire median median 1.8; as the previous school
2016 3.3; Staffordshire median median 1.8; as the previous school
2015 2.9; Staffordshire median median 1.8; as the previous school
2014 2.7; Staffordshire median median 1.8; as the previous school

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

This school
Staffordshire median

Dashed bars: as Little Aston Primary School (URN 124127), 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	27	62	2.3	24	0.89
Sep 2025	14	49	3.5	13	0.93
Sep 2024	11	47	4.3	8	0.73
Sep 2023	30	79	2.6	23	0.77
Sep 2022	28	71	2.5	27	0.96
Sep 2021	25	64	2.6	22	0.88
Sep 2020 *	30	72	2.4	19	0.63
Sep 2019 *	30	94	3.1	30	1.00
Sep 2018 *	28	89	3.2	26	0.93
Sep 2017 *	30	77	2.6	25	0.83
Sep 2016 *	30	100	3.3	39	1.30
Sep 2015 *	24	69	2.9	17	0.71
Sep 2014 *	30	80	2.7	27	0.90

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 97% · Writing 94% · Maths 82% → all three 82% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard82%27th of 212 in Staffordshire

Staffordshire 67% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard97%

Staffordshire 81% England 78%

Higher standard55%

Staffordshire 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 110 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard94%

Staffordshire 78% England 75%

Greater depth24%

Staffordshire 12% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard82%

Staffordshire 80% England 77%

Higher standard48%

Staffordshire 23% England 24%

Average scaled score 108 (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	82%	18%	110	108
2023/24	89%	14%	110	108
2022/23	83%	17%	109	109

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

Little Aston Primary AcademyThis school
This school

2026

2.3applications per place 82%met the SATs standard
Four Oaks Primary School
1.3 km · Birmingham

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.1applications per place 93%met the SATs standard
Hill West Primary School
1.7 km · Birmingham

2026

2.8applications per place 78%met the SATs standard
Manor Primary School
2.9 km · Walsall

Remains Good2023

2.7applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Mere Green Primary School
3.0 km · Birmingham

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.9applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
Cooper and Jordan Church of England Primary School
3.2 km · Walsall

Remains Good2024

1.9applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
St Anne's Catholic Primary School, Streetly
3.4 km · Walsall

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.3applications per place 100%met the SATs standard
Blackwood School
3.4 km · Walsall

Standards maintained2024

2.1applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
St Mary of the Angels Catholic Primary School
3.5 km · Walsall

Good2024

2.7applications per place 83%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: 148285 · 860/2277
Trust: Staffordshire University Academies Trust
Capacity: 230 pupils · 203 on roll
Free school meals: 8.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 December 2020
Replaced: Little Aston Primary School (URN 124127)
Address: Forge Lane, Little Aston, Sutton Coldfield, B74 3BE
Local authority: Staffordshire · Lichfield

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