Primary school

Flash Ley Primary School

  • Community School
  • ages 3–11
  • Mixed
  • Staffordshire
  • ST17 9DR
Ofsted Good · inspected Jun 2023

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 848 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 6%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 94%94%2016/17: top 82%2017/18: top 97%2018/19: top 35%2022/23: top 51%2023/24: top 67%2024/25: top 6%No exams

Against West Midlands

Expected standard, RWM86% · West Midlands 65%Small cohort: 28 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Higher standard, RWM0% · West Midlands 7%Small cohort: 28 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Reading score107 · West Midlands 105Small cohort: 28 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Maths score107 · West Midlands 105Small cohort: 28 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 27% · 45 pupils · West Midlands 53%2016/17: 48% · 31 pupils · West Midlands 61%2017/18: 33% · 33 pupils · West Midlands 65%2018/19: 73% · 37 pupils · West Midlands 66%2022/23: 61% · 28 pupils · West Midlands 61%2023/24: 56% · 34 pupils · West Midlands 62%2024/25: 86% · 28 pupils · West Midlands 65%86%27%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 2% · 45 pupils · West Midlands 3%2016/17: 3% · 31 pupils · West Midlands 7%2017/18: 3% · 33 pupils · West Midlands 8%2018/19: 5% · 37 pupils · West Midlands 9%2022/23: 11% · 28 pupils · West Midlands 6%2023/24: 0% · 34 pupils · West Midlands 6%2024/25: 0% · 28 pupils · West Midlands 7%11%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 99 · 45 pupils · West Midlands 1022016/17: 101 · 31 pupils · West Midlands 1042017/18: 98 · 33 pupils · West Midlands 1052018/19: 103 · 37 pupils · West Midlands 1042022/23: 104 · 28 pupils · West Midlands 1052023/24: 103 · 34 pupils · West Midlands 1052024/25: 107 · 28 pupils · West Midlands 10510798No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 99 · 45 pupils · West Midlands 1032016/17: 100 · 31 pupils · West Midlands 1042017/18: 98 · 33 pupils · West Midlands 1042018/19: 102 · 37 pupils · West Midlands 1052022/23: 105 · 28 pupils · West Midlands 1042023/24: 101 · 34 pupils · West Midlands 1042024/25: 107 · 28 pupils · West Midlands 10510798No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
29 of 29 who put it first2014 · 91.1%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st2929
2nd141
3rd30

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2012–2023

  1. 2012Good
  2. 2015Requires improvement
  3. 2017Requires improvement
  4. 2018Ungraded visit
  5. 2019Requires improvement
  6. 2021Ungraded visit
  7. 2021Ungraded visit
  8. 2023Good

5 strong areas

  • Personal development
  • Quality of education
  • Behaviour and attitudes
  • Early years provision
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management

0 weak areas

5 areas graded · safeguarding effective

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026189
Free school meals (past 6 years)41.0%
First language not English15.0%
SEN support17.0%
EHC plan2.5%
Absence (sessions missed)4.8%
Persistently absent pupils10.2%

Girls 48%Boys 52%

60% full · 315 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher21.6
Pupils per adult9.1
  • Classroom teachers 5.8
  • Leadership 3
  • Teaching assistants 7.7
  • Other support 10.8

Teachers 8.8 FTE · Whole workforce 27.3 · 40 people

Financials · 2025/26

Income per pupil£10,192
Spend per pupil£9,667
Staff spend per pupil£5,949
Reserve per pupil£251
  • +£47,515revenue reserve
  • +£99,326in-year balance

Grants £9,388 · self-generated £804 · premises £275 per pupil