Primary school

St Chad's CofE (C) Primary School

  • Voluntary Controlled School
  • ages 3–11
  • Mixed
  • Church of England
  • Staffordshire
  • ST5 7AB
Ofsted Good · inspected Mar 2014

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 2,962 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 20%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 27%27%2016/17: top 57%2017/18: top 5%5% · 2017/182018/19: top 18%2022/23: top 74%2023/24: top 35%2024/25: top 20%No exams

Against West MidlandsArrows: West Midlands rank change since 2018/19

Expected standard, RWM76% · West Midlands 65%9/10 Top 20%
Higher standard, RWM15% · West Midlands 7%9/10 Top 20%+9.5 pts
Reading score107 · West Midlands 1057/10 Above+11.4 pts
Maths score105 · West Midlands 1055/10 Middle−25.9 pts
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 66% · 41 pupils · West Midlands 53%2016/17: 61% · 38 pupils · West Midlands 61%2017/18: 90% · 39 pupils · West Midlands 65%2018/19: 80% · 40 pupils · West Midlands 66%2022/23: 51% · 41 pupils · West Midlands 61%2023/24: 68% · 41 pupils · West Midlands 62%2024/25: 76% · 41 pupils · West Midlands 65%90%51%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 5% · 41 pupils · West Midlands 3%2016/17: 3% · 38 pupils · West Midlands 7%2017/18: 8% · 39 pupils · West Midlands 8%2018/19: 15% · 40 pupils · West Midlands 9%2022/23: 7% · 41 pupils · West Midlands 6%2023/24: 12% · 41 pupils · West Midlands 6%2024/25: 15% · 41 pupils · West Midlands 7%15%3%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 102 · 41 pupils · West Midlands 1022016/17: 104 · 38 pupils · West Midlands 1042017/18: 106 · 39 pupils · West Midlands 1052018/19: 105 · 40 pupils · West Midlands 1042022/23: 104 · 41 pupils · West Midlands 1052023/24: 104 · 41 pupils · West Midlands 1052024/25: 107 · 41 pupils · West Midlands 105107102No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 104 · 41 pupils · West Midlands 1032016/17: 103 · 38 pupils · West Midlands 1042017/18: 106 · 39 pupils · West Midlands 1042018/19: 107 · 40 pupils · West Midlands 1052022/23: 102 · 41 pupils · West Midlands 1042023/24: 104 · 41 pupils · West Midlands 1042024/25: 105 · 41 pupils · West Midlands 105107102No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
22 of 22 who put it first2014 · 100.0%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st2222
2nd70
3rd100

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2006–2023

  1. 2006Satisfactory
  2. 2009Good
  3. 2014Good
  4. 2018Remains Good
  5. 2023Remains Good

4 strong areas

  • Quality of teaching
  • Achievement of pupils
  • Leadership and management
  • Behaviour and safety of pupils

0 weak areas

4 areas graded

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026274
Free school meals (past 6 years)14.1%
First language not English14.1%
SEN support12.6%
EHC plan2.6%
Absence (sessions missed)4.0%
Persistently absent pupils5.9%

Girls 48.1%Boys 51.9%

76.1% full · 360 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher22.3
Pupils per adult10.9
  • Classroom teachers 10.7
  • Leadership 1.6
  • Teaching assistants 11.4
  • Other support 5.9

Teachers 12.3 FTE · Whole workforce 29.6 · 40 people

Financials · 2025/26

Income per pupil£6,673
Spend per pupil£6,922
Staff spend per pupil£5,719
Reserve per pupil−£76
  • −£20,701revenue reserve
  • −£68,257in-year balance

Grants £6,487 · self-generated £186 · premises £273 per pupil