St John's CofE First School
Primary · Academy converter · Mixed · Staffordshire
Whiteoaks Drive, Stafford, ST19 9AH
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headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
School remains Good
No graded inspection
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
94.3%
7.4% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
81
Capacity used
Over capacity108%
75 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Primary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
16 of 16 families who put it first got an offer
16
Places offered
27
Total applications
1.7
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 16 | 16 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 7 | 0 | ● 0% |
| 3rd preference | 4 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 27 | 16 | 59% |
1st preference success by year
Staffordshire lets families list 3 preferences. Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Age range
- 2–9
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Emma Challiner
- Address
- Whiteoaks Drive, Bishopswood, Stafford, ST19 9AH
- Phone
- 01785840318
- Local authority
- Staffordshire
- Ward / constituency
- Brewood, Coven & Blymhill · Stone, Great Wyrley and Penkridge
- Area
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 145380
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 10% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 0% | — | — |
| SEN support | 19% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 2 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: PENK VALLEY ACADEMY TRUST
81 pupils · 75 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 26
02 June 2026
S5 Inspection · report card
Inclusion Strong standard Achievement Expected standard Safeguarding standards Met Curriculum and teaching Expected standard Attendance and behaviour Expected standard Leadership and governance Expected standard Early years Expected standard Personal development and wellbeing Strong standard Post-16 provision Not applicable - 22
15 June 2022
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 54 pupils
Attendance
94.3%
Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%
Overall absence
5.7%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%
Persistent absence
7.4%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%
Severe absence
1.9%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
0.8%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Staffordshire council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Reception (primary) | 15 January | 16 April (or next working day) |
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.