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Crackley Bank Primary School

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  • ages 3–11
  • Mixed
  • Staffordshire
  • ST5 7BE
Ofsted Good · inspected Mar 2023

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 2,477 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 17%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 97%97%2016/17: top 88%2017/18: top 52%2018/19: top 82%2022/23: top 83%2023/24: top 79%2024/25: top 17%No exams

Against West Midlands

Expected standard, RWM78% · West Midlands 65%Small cohort: 18 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Higher standard, RWM6% · West Midlands 7%Small cohort: 18 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Reading score109 · West Midlands 105Small cohort: 18 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Maths score105 · West Midlands 105Small cohort: 18 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 21% · 29 pupils · West Midlands 53%2016/17: 42% · 26 pupils · West Midlands 61%2017/18: 67% · 24 pupils · West Midlands 65%2018/19: 53% · 19 pupils · West Midlands 66%2022/23: 46% · 24 pupils · West Midlands 61%2023/24: 50% · 26 pupils · West Midlands 62%2024/25: 78% · 18 pupils · West Midlands 65%78%21%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 0% · 29 pupils · West Midlands 3%2016/17: 8% · 26 pupils · West Midlands 7%2017/18: 4% · 24 pupils · West Midlands 8%2018/19: 5% · 19 pupils · West Midlands 9%2022/23: 0% · 24 pupils · West Midlands 6%2023/24: 0% · 26 pupils · West Midlands 6%2024/25: 6% · 18 pupils · West Midlands 7%8%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 96 · 29 pupils · West Midlands 1022016/17: 101 · 26 pupils · West Midlands 1042017/18: 103 · 24 pupils · West Midlands 1052018/19: 101 · 19 pupils · West Midlands 1042022/23: 102 · 24 pupils · West Midlands 1052023/24: 103 · 26 pupils · West Midlands 1052024/25: 109 · 18 pupils · West Midlands 10510996No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 99 · 29 pupils · West Midlands 1032016/17: 102 · 26 pupils · West Midlands 1042017/18: 105 · 24 pupils · West Midlands 1042018/19: 102 · 19 pupils · West Midlands 1052022/23: 100 · 24 pupils · West Midlands 1042023/24: 102 · 26 pupils · West Midlands 1042024/25: 105 · 18 pupils · West Midlands 10510599No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
21 of 21 who put it first2014 · 100.0%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st2121
2nd90
3rd20

Last distance offered: London only

1.0 km from Bradwell · approx.: from the area's centre, not your door

Inspections · 2005–2023

  1. 2005Satisfactoryas predecessor
  2. 2008Satisfactoryas predecessor
  3. 2012Goodas predecessor
  4. 2015Goodas predecessor
  5. 2019Remains Good
  6. 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 2026198
Free school meals (past 6 years)56.2%
First language not English14.4%
SEN support11.8%
EHC plan0.5%
Absence (sessions missed)7.1%
Persistently absent pupils20.8%

Girls 54.5%Boys 45.5%

94.3% full · 210 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher17.3
Pupils per adult10.6
  • Classroom teachers 8.5
  • Leadership 2.6
  • Teaching assistants 6.9
  • Other support 4.1

Teachers 11.1 FTE · Whole workforce 22.1 · 35 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£7,754
Spend per pupil£7,137
Staff spend per pupil£5,689
Reserve per pupil£1,869
  • +£342,000revenue reserve
  • +£113,000in-year balance

Grants £7,574 · self-generated £180 · premises £421 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: COLLECTIVE VISION TRUST (8 academies) · trust reserve £2,580,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it