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Barlaston CofE (VC) First School

Voluntary controlled school · Stoke-on-Trent · ST12 9DB

Ages 3–9 · 113 pupils · Staffordshire

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Ofsted

Good

Overall absence

4.6%

Admissions demand

0.96 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Good

Inspection date

2024-05-14

Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence4.6%
Persistent absence (10%+)9.2%
Unauthorised1.1%
Authorised absence
3.5%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.0%
Enrolments in measure
98

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

0.96 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

23

Places offered

24

1st-preference offers

23

Total preferences (any rank)
40
Preferred offers (top 3)
24
Applications from outside LA
18
Offers to outside-LA applicants
9

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill75%

113 pupils · 150 places

Pupils on roll
113
Boys / girls
52 / 61
School capacity
150
Capacity fill
113 / 150 (75%)
Free school meals
8%
FSM pupils
9
Gender
Mixed
School type
Voluntary controlled school

Age range

Ages 3–9

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

1 / 6

  • NurseryHas Nursery Classes
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Religious character
Church of England
Diocese
Diocese of Lichfield
Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Voluntary controlled school
Headteacher
Mr John Gordon

Location

Address
Barlaston CE (VC) First School, Broughton Crescent, Barlaston
Postcode
ST12 9DB
Town
Stoke-on-Trent
County
Staffordshire
Local authority
Staffordshire
District
Stafford
Constituency
Stoke-on-Trent South
Urban/rural
Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed voluntary controlled school (primary), Ages 3–9, in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, 113 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery. Free school meals: 8%. Religious character: Church of England. Diocese: Diocese of Lichfield.

Open schools in Stoke-on-Trent
183
Primary schools in Stoke-on-Trent
121
Academies among open schools in Stoke-on-Trent
70% (129)
Open schools in ST12
2
Primary in ST12
2
Open schools in Staffordshire LA
458
Primary in Staffordshire LA
309

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

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    • FSM14.1%
    • Demand1.13

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    • FSM47.7%
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    • FSM20.6%
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    • FSM44.0%
    • Demand0.96

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    • KS280%
    • Absence4.1%
    • FSM5.5%
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  • The Meadows Primary Academy

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    • Absence5.2%
    • FSM43.9%
    • Demand0.98

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Contact

Headteacher
Mr John Gordon
Telephone
01782372543
Website
www.barlaston.staffs.sch.uk

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