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Pirehill First School

Community school · Stone · ST15 0AA

Ages 5–9 · 245 pupils · Staffordshire

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Ofsted

Expected standard

Overall absence

4.9%

Admissions demand

0.97 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Expected standard

Inspection date

2026-06-23

  • AchievementExpected standard
  • Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
  • InclusionExpected standard
  • Attendance and behaviourExpected standard
  • Personal development and wellbeingStrong standard
  • Leadership and governanceExpected standard

Safeguarding standards: Met

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Absence

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

Overall absence4.9%
Persistent absence (10%+)13.2%
Unauthorised0.9%
Authorised absence
4.0%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.5%
Enrolments in measure
220

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

0.97 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

37

Places offered

38

1st-preference offers

37

Total preferences (any rank)
75
Preferred offers (top 3)
38
Applications from outside LA
1
Offers to outside-LA applicants
0

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 fill82%

245 pupils · 300 places

Pupils on roll
245
Boys / girls
126 / 119
School capacity
300
Capacity fill
245 / 300 (82%)
Free school meals
19.2%
FSM pupils
47
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 5–9

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

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

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Mrs Kerri Fenton

Location

Address
Tilling Drive, Walton, Pirehill First School Staffordshire County Council
Postcode
ST15 0AA
Town
Stone
County
Staffordshire
Local authority
Staffordshire
District
Stafford
Constituency
Stone, Great Wyrley and Penkridge
Urban/rural
Urban: 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 community school (primary), Ages 5–9, in Stone, Staffordshire, 245 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 19.2%.

Open schools in Stone
11
Primary schools in Stone
7
Academies among open schools in Stone
55% (6)
Open schools in ST15
11
Primary in ST15
7
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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    • Absence5.3%
    • FSM14.6%
    • Demand1.00

    0.3 miles away

  • St Dominic's Catholic Primary School

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    • KS286%
    • Absence3.5%
    • FSM4.5%
    • Demand1.17

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  • St Michael's CofE (C) First School

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    • Absence4.4%
    • FSM9.8%
    • Demand0.97

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  • Christ Church CofE First School

    Ofsted: Standards maintained

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    • Absence4.9%
    • FSM16.7%
    • Demand0.92

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  • Oulton CofE First School

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    • Absence3.5%
    • FSM5.6%
    • Demand1.00

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  • Springfields First School

    Ofsted: Good

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    Stone · ST15 0NJ · Staffordshire

    Ages 3–9

    • Absence3.8%
    • FSM8.7%
    • Demand0.94

    2.0 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Kerri Fenton
Telephone
01785334970
Website
http://www.pirehill.staffs.sch.uk

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