St John's Catholic Primary School
Ofsted: Expected standardAcademy converter · Primary
Stafford · ST18 0SL · Staffordshire
Ages 3–11
- KS2100%
- Absence5.3%
- FSM22.6%
- Demand0.90
1.7 miles away
OpenPrimaryOfsted: School remains GoodURN 142447
St Peter's CofE Primary School
Academy converter · Stafford · ST18 0PS
Ages 2–11 · 218 pupils · Staffordshire
Ofsted
School remains Good
KS2 expected (RWM)
73%
Overall absence
3.7%
Admissions demand
1.00 · Balanced demand
Ofsted
Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.
Headline
School remains Good
Inspection date
2024-05-13
Performance
Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.
Key stage 2 (2023/24)
Expected standard (RWM)73%
Higher standard (RWM)23%
- Avg scaled score — reading
- 109.0
- Avg scaled score — maths
- 107.0
- Avg scaled score — GPS
- 105.0
Absence
Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.
Overall absence3.7%
Persistent absence (10%+)4.2%
Unauthorised0.7%
- Authorised absence
- 3.0%
- Severe absence (50%+)
- 0.6%
- Enrolments in measure
- 167
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
1.00 · Balanced demand
1st preferences
21
Places offered
21
1st-preference offers
21
- Total preferences (any rank)
- 38
- Preferred offers (top 3)
- 21
- 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 fill120%
218 pupils · 163 places
- Pupils on roll
- 218
- Boys / girls
- 103 / 115
- School capacity
- 163
- Capacity fill
- 218 / 163 (134%)
- Free school meals
- 17.5%
- FSM pupils
- 37
- Gender
- Mixed
- School type
- Academy converter
Age range
Ages 2–11
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: MID-TRENT MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Academy trust
- MID-TRENT MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Charlotte Pilkington
Location
- Address
- Church Lane, Hixon
- Postcode
- ST18 0PS
- Town
- Stafford
- County
- Staffordshire
- Local authority
- Staffordshire
- District
- Stafford
- Constituency
- Stone, Great Wyrley and Penkridge
- Urban/rural
- Larger rural: Further from 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 2–11, in Stafford, Staffordshire, 218 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery, academy. Free school meals: 17.5%. 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 Andrew's CofE Primary School
Ofsted: Standards maintainedAcademy converter · Primary
Stafford · ST18 0JN · Staffordshire
Ages 4–11
- KS289%
- Absence3.9%
- FSM7.5%
- Demand0.96
1.7 miles away
Anson CofE Primary School
Ofsted: GoodAcademy converter · Primary
Stafford · ST18 0SU · Staffordshire
Ages 4–11
- KS293%
- Absence4.3%
- FSM10.2%
- Demand1.20
1.8 miles away
Colwich CofE Primary School
Ofsted: GoodAcademy converter · Primary
Stafford · ST17 0XD · Staffordshire
Ages 4–11
- KS246%
- Absence3.5%
- FSM19.6%
- Demand1.00
2.7 miles away
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Contact
- Headteacher
- Mrs Charlotte Pilkington
- Telephone
- 01889270233