John Wheeldon Primary Academy
Corporation Street, Stafford, ST16 3LX
536 pupils · 104% of 515 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 5–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Trust
- STAFFORDSHIRE UNIVERSITY ACADEMIES TRUST
- Local authority
- Staffordshire
- Free school meals
- 26.1%
Ofsted
Good (2019) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 11 September 2019, published 8 October 2019. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 69% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 15% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 0.97 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 60 | 58 | 87 | 60 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 72 | 64 | 100 | 70 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 65 | 62 | 109 | 64 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 77 | 67 | 125 | 74 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 89 | 59 | 116 | 73 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 50 | 46 | 92 | 50 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 58 | 48 | 102 | 55 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 62 | 56 | 108 | 60 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- St Patrick's Catholic Primary School 0.3 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Tillington Manor Primary School 1.3 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- St Austin's Catholic Primary School and Nursery 1.5 km · Standards maintained (2025)
- St John's CofE Primary Academy 1.5 km · Standards maintained (2024)
- St Paul's Church of England Primary School 1.6 km · Standards maintained (2025)
- Parkside Primary School 1.8 km · Good (2022) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.