St Mary and St Chad CofE First School
Newport Street, Stafford, ST19 9DT
172 pupils · 115% of 150 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 2–9
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Trust
- PENK VALLEY ACADEMY TRUST
- Local authority
- Staffordshire
- Free school meals
- 13.5%
Ofsted
Good (2023) — Ungraded inspection — “School remains Good” (previous grade confirmed, not re-graded)
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 27 September 2023, published 15 November 2023. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 1.07 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 30 | 32 | 57 | 30 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 29 | 31 | 55 | 29 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 31 | 33 | 60 | 31 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 25 | 25 | 42 | 25 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 29 | 29 | 59 | 29 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 29 | 30 | 52 | 29 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 24 | 22 | 67 | 24 |
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 Mary's Catholic Primary School 0.6 km · Most areas: Strong standard (2026)
- St Paul's CofE First School 3.2 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- St John's CofE First School 4.9 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- St Nicholas Church of England First School 5.1 km · Standards maintained (2025)
- Lane Green First School 5.3 km · No overall grade (2025)
- St Mary's CofE First Academy 5.5 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · 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.