The Yarlet School
Yarlet, Stafford, ST18 9SU
- Phase
- Independent schools
- School type
- Other independent school
- Ages
- 4 to 14
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Mr Ian Raybould
- Boarding
- Boarding school
- Constituency
- Stone, Great Wyrley and Penkridge
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 173
- Pupils on roll
- 119
- URN
- 124477
- Local authority
- Staffordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01785286568
About this school
The Yarlet School is a Church of England independent school in Stafford. It teaches children aged 4 to 14 and has 119 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected The Yarlet School under its current framework. 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
The Yarlet School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in January 1935, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Trends over time
How The Yarlet 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 |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 172 |
| 2023/24 | 148 |
| 2024/25 | 134 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 0%
- Pupils with an EHC plan
- 0
- Pupils on SEN support
- 27
Location
Nearby schools
-
Greenhall2.4 miles
Academies · Stafford
-
Marshlands School2.4 miles
Special schools · Stafford
-
St Dominic's Priory School3.1 miles
Independent schools · Stone
-
Walton Hall Academy4.0 miles
Academies · Stafford
-
Bailey Street Alternative Provision Academy4.1 miles
Academies · Stafford
Other schools in Stafford
- St. Dominic's Grammar School Independent schools
- 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
Common questions
- What ages does The Yarlet School teach?
- The Yarlet School teaches children aged 4 to 14. It is an independent school in Stafford.
- Who is the headteacher of The Yarlet School?
- The headteacher of The Yarlet School is Mr Ian Raybould, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has The Yarlet School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected The Yarlet School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How many pupils are at The Yarlet School?
- The Yarlet School has 119 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 14.
- Is The Yarlet School full?
- The Yarlet School has capacity for 173 pupils and 119 on roll (69%), 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 The Yarlet School a faith school?
- Yes. The Yarlet School is designated Church of England.
- Does The Yarlet School publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for The Yarlet School. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
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 24 July 2026.