Official inspection reports and grades
Inspected 3 March 2026
School workforce census, 2025/26.
Ofsted’s survey of parents at this school
95%
of parents would recommend this school to another parent
95%
of parents have a positive overall view of the school
39 responses up to 6 April 2026 · 35% response rate
My child is happy at this school.
97% agreeMy child feels safe at this school.
97% agreeThe school makes sure its pupils are well behaved.
95% agreeMy child has been bullied, and the school dealt with it quickly and effectively.
100% agreeMy child has SEND, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed.
50% agreeOfsted inspected St Chad's CofE (VC) First School on 3 March 2026 using a report card, which grades each area separately and gives no overall grade. The school met Ofsted's safeguarding standards. It was graded Strong standard for leadership and governance, for personal development and wellbeing and for attendance and behaviour; Expected standard for achievement, for curriculum and teaching, for inclusion and for early years.
Apply through the council where you live by 15 January for a Reception place starting that September. Children start Reception in the September after their fourth birthday. You can usually list between 3 and 6 schools in order of preference, and offers are sent on 16 April, or the next working day. A place in its nursery class does not carry on into Reception, so you still need to apply. As a Church of England school it may also ask for a supplementary form, and its admissions policy says whether it does.
No. Distance only counts when St Chad's CofE (VC) First School has more applicants than places. Then its admission criteria, set by the local authority, Staffordshire, decide who is offered a place first. Children in care or adopted from care come first by law. Most schools put brothers and sisters of current pupils next, then distance or a catchment area. As a Church of England school, it can give priority to children on grounds of faith. How far away the last place went changes every year, depending on who applies.
St Chad's CofE (VC) First School had 101 pupils aged 3 to 9 at the latest school census. Its official capacity is 150. It is a mixed school.