St Mary and St Chad CofE First School
Ofsted: School remains GoodAcademy converter · Primary
Stafford · ST19 9DT · Staffordshire
Ages 2–9
- Absence4.6%
- FSM13.5%
- Demand1.06
0.1 miles away
OpenMiddle deemed secondaryOfsted: GoodURN 145176
Brewood Middle CofE Academy
Academy sponsor led · Stafford · ST19 9DS
Ages 9–13 · 422 pupils · Staffordshire
Ofsted
Good
KS2 expected (RWM)
51%
Overall absence
6.8%
Ofsted
Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.
Headline
Good
Inspection date
2024-03-12
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding effective
- Yes
Performance
Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.
Key stage 2 (2023/24)
Expected standard (RWM)51%
Higher standard (RWM)2%
- Avg scaled score — reading
- 105.0
- Avg scaled score — maths
- 103.0
- Avg scaled score — GPS
- 103.0
Absence
Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.
Overall absence6.8%
Persistent absence (10%+)19.3%
Unauthorised1.1%
- Authorised absence
- 5.7%
- Severe absence (50%+)
- 2.3%
- Enrolments in measure
- 436
Absence trend
2021/22
2022/23
2023/24
- Overall
- Persistent (10%+)
Size & intake
From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).
Capacity fill95%
422 pupils · 442 places
- Pupils on roll
- 422
- Boys / girls
- 224 / 198
- School capacity
- 442
- Capacity fill
- 422 / 442 (95%)
- Free school meals
- 21.1%
- FSM pupils
- 89
- Gender
- Mixed
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
Age range
Ages 9–13
05111619
Provision
Official GIAS characteristics
1 / 6
- Nursery
- Sixth form
- Boarding
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
School characteristics
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Diocese
- Diocese of Lichfield
- Governance
- Academy trust: ST CHAD'S ACADEMIES TRUST
- Academy trust
- ST CHAD'S ACADEMIES TRUST
- Sponsor
- St Chad's Academies Trust
- Headteacher
- Mr Jon Smith
Location
- Address
- School Road, Brewood
- Postcode
- ST19 9DS
- Town
- Stafford
- County
- Staffordshire
- Local authority
- Staffordshire
- District
- South Staffordshire
- Constituency
- Stone, Great Wyrley and Penkridge
- Urban/rural
- Larger 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 academy sponsor led (middle deemed secondary), Ages 9–13, in Stafford, Staffordshire, 422 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: academy. Free school meals: 21.1%. Religious character: Church of England. Diocese: Diocese of Lichfield.
Nearby middle deemed secondary schools
Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
Other independent school
Stafford · ST19 9BA · Staffordshire
Ages 4–18
- Att858.4
- EM5+68%
0.1 miles away
St Mary's Catholic Primary School
Ofsted: Strong standardAcademy converter · Primary
Stafford · ST19 9BG · Staffordshire
Ages 2–11
- KS285%
- Absence4.4%
- FSM22.4%
- Demand1.47
0.4 miles away
St Paul's CofE First School
Ofsted: School remains GoodAcademy converter · Primary
Wolverhampton · WV9 5AD · Staffordshire
Ages 3–9
- Absence5.7%
- FSM10.1%
- Demand0.88
2.0 miles away
Other independent special school
Cannock · ST19 5PR · Staffordshire
Ages 8–18
2.3 miles away
Other independent special school
Gailey · ST19 5PR · Staffordshire
Ages 8–16
2.6 miles away
Other independent special school
Stafford · ST19 9QT · Staffordshire
Ages 11–18
2.7 miles away
St John's CofE First School
Ofsted: Expected standardAcademy converter · Primary
Stafford · ST19 9AH · Staffordshire
Ages 2–9
- Absence6.4%
- FSM10.0%
- Demand0.75
3.0 miles away
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Contact
- Headteacher
- Mr Jon Smith
- Telephone
- 01902850266