Flash Ley Primary School
Hawksmoor Road, Stafford, ST17 9DR
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Joanne Banks
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Stafford
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 315
- Pupils on roll
- 189
- URN
- 124205
- Local authority
- Staffordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01785337340
About this school
Flash Ley Primary School is a community primary school in Stafford. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 189 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Flash Ley Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 28 | 34 | 28 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 61% | 56% | 86% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 11% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 79% | 71% | 89% |
| Expected standard in maths | 79% | 71% | 93% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 79% | 71% | 93% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 103.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 101.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.60 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Flash Ley Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Staffordshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 61% | 59.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 56% | 61.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 86% | 62% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 188 |
| 2023/24 | 198 |
| 2024/25 | 200 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Flash Ley Primary School compares
Flash Ley Primary School ranked 18th of 229 primary schools in Staffordshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 95% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 66% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 86% | 4.8% | 41% | 189 | — |
| Silkmore Primary Academy | 77% | 5.9% | 50.8% | 252 | 0.3 miles |
| Rowley Park Primary Academy | 62% | 5.6% | 45.1% | 182 | 0.4 miles |
| Burton Manor Primary School | 62% | 5.2% | 29.3% | 273 | 0.5 miles |
| Blessed Mother Teresa's Catholic Primary School | 100% | 4.6% | 35% | 201 | 0.6 miles |
| St Paul's Church of England Primary School | — | — | — | 97 | 0.8 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 41%
- English as an additional language
- 15%
- Overall absence
- 4.79%
- Persistent absence
- 10.17%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Silkmore Primary Academy0.3 miles
Primary · Stafford
-
Rowley Park Primary Academy0.4 miles
Primary · Stafford
-
Burton Manor Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Stafford
-
Blessed Mother Teresa's Catholic Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Stafford
-
St Paul's Church of England Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Stafford
Other schools in Stafford
Flash Ley Primary School ranks 6th of the 35 ranked primary schools in Stafford.
- All Saints Church of England Primary School and Nursery Primary
- All Saints CofE (C) First School Primary
- All Saints CofE Primary School, Bednall Primary
- Anson CofE Primary School Primary
- Barnfields Primary School Primary
- Beaconfields Primary School Primary
- Berkswich CofE (VC) Primary School Primary
- Bishop Lonsdale Church of England Primary Academy Primary
- Blessed Mother Teresa's Catholic Primary School Primary
- Burleyfields Primary School Primary
- Burton Manor Primary School Primary
- Castlechurch Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Flash Ley Primary School teach?
- Flash Ley Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Stafford.
- Who is the headteacher of Flash Ley Primary School?
- The headteacher of Flash Ley Primary School is Mrs Joanne Banks, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Flash Ley Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Flash Ley Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Flash Ley Primary School?
- Flash Ley Primary School has 189 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Flash Ley Primary School full?
- Flash Ley Primary School has capacity for 315 pupils and 189 on roll (60%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Flash Ley Primary School a faith school?
- No. Flash Ley Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Flash Ley Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Flash Ley Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Flash Ley Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 61% in 2022/23 and 86% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Flash Ley Primary School compare with other schools in Staffordshire?
- Flash Ley Primary School ranked 18th of 229 primary schools in Staffordshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 95% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 66% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Flash Ley Primary School's absence rate?
- Flash Ley Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.8% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Flash Ley Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Flash Ley Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 30 June 2026.