St Mary's CofE First Academy
Ofsted: School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 NextAcademy converter · Primary
Wheaton Aston · ST19 9PQ · Staffordshire
Ages 3–9
- Absence4.2%
- FSM22.6%
- Demand1.00
2.5 miles away
OpenPrimaryOfsted: Expected standardURN 145380
St John's CofE First School
Academy converter · Stafford · ST19 9AH
Ages 2–9 · 81 pupils · Staffordshire
Ofsted
Expected standard
Overall absence
6.4%
Admissions demand
0.75 · Often has places
Ofsted
Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.
Headline
Expected standard
Inspection date
2026-06-02
- AchievementExpected standard
- Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
- InclusionStrong standard
- Attendance and behaviourExpected standard
- Personal development and wellbeingStrong standard
- Leadership and governanceExpected standard
Safeguarding standards: Met
Absence
Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.
Overall absence6.4%
Persistent absence (10%+)17.7%
Unauthorised0.9%
- Authorised absence
- 5.5%
- Severe absence (50%+)
- 0.0%
- Enrolments in measure
- 62
Absence trend
2021/22
2022/23
2023/24
- Overall
- Persistent (10%+)
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
0.75 · Often has places
1st preferences
6
Places offered
8
1st-preference offers
6
- Total preferences (any rank)
- 22
- Preferred offers (top 3)
- 8
- Applications from outside LA
- 0
- 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 fill108%
81 pupils · 75 places
- Pupils on roll
- 81
- Boys / girls
- 42 / 39
- School capacity
- 75
- Capacity fill
- 81 / 75 (108%)
- Free school meals
- 10%
- FSM pupils
- 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- School type
- Academy converter
Age range
Ages 2–9
05111619
Provision
Official GIAS characteristics
2 / 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
- Academy trust: PENK VALLEY ACADEMY TRUST
- Academy trust
- PENK VALLEY ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Miss Emma Challiner
Location
- Address
- Whiteoaks Drive, Bishopswood
- Postcode
- ST19 9AH
- Town
- Stafford
- County
- Staffordshire
- Local authority
- Staffordshire
- District
- South Staffordshire
- Constituency
- Stone, Great Wyrley and Penkridge
- 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 academy converter (primary), Ages 2–9, in Stafford, Staffordshire, 81 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery, academy. Free school meals: 10%. Religious character: Church of England. Diocese: Diocese of Lichfield.
Nearby primary schools
Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
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
2.7 miles away
Other independent special school
Stafford · ST19 9QT · Staffordshire
Ages 11–18
1.0 miles away
Other independent school
Stafford · ST19 9BA · Staffordshire
Ages 4–18
- Att858.4
- EM5+68%
3.0 miles away
Brewood Middle CofE Academy
Ofsted: GoodAcademy sponsor led · Middle deemed secondary
Stafford · ST19 9DS · Staffordshire
Ages 9–13
- KS251%
- Absence6.8%
- FSM21.1%
3.0 miles away
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Contact
- Headteacher
- Miss Emma Challiner
- Telephone
- 01785840318