Veritas Primary Academy
Weston Road, Stafford, ST18 0FL
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- REACH2 ACADEMY TRUST
- Head of School
- Mr Richard Balding
- Religious ethos
- None
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- REAch2 Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Stone, Great Wyrley and Penkridge
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 424
- URN
- 140381
- Local authority
- Staffordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01785333400
About this school
Veritas Primary Academy is a primary academy in Stafford. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 424 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Veritas Primary Academy, 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 19 October 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 48 | 56 | 59 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 67% | 75% | 61% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 13% | 11% | 7% |
| Expected standard in reading | 83% | 88% | 86% |
| Expected standard in maths | 88% | 93% | 86% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 73% | 86% | 81% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 108.0 | 110.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107.0 | 108.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +3.80 | - | - |
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 Veritas Primary Academy 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 | 67% | 59.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 75% | 61.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 61% | 62% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 451 |
| 2023/24 | 443 |
| 2024/25 | 443 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Veritas Primary Academy compares
Veritas Primary Academy ranked 150th of 229 primary schools in Staffordshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 43% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 71% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 61% | 4.6% | 14.9% | 424 | — |
| St John's CofE Primary Academy | 67% | 4.7% | 12.5% | 410 | 0.5 miles |
| St Leonard's Primary School | 50% | 5.7% | 12.9% | 222 | 1.0 miles |
| John Wheeldon Primary Academy | 69% | 5.7% | 30.3% | 536 | 1.4 miles |
| Leasowes Primary School | 86% | 3% | 3.3% | 430 | 1.4 miles |
| St Austin's Catholic Primary School and Nursery | 75% | 4.1% | 13.1% | 221 | 1.5 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)
- 14.89%
- English as an additional language
- 9.3%
- Overall absence
- 4.59%
- Persistent absence
- 9.51%
Location
Nearby schools
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St John's CofE Primary Academy0.5 miles
Primary · Stafford
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St Leonard's Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Stafford
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John Wheeldon Primary Academy1.4 miles
Primary · Stafford
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Leasowes Primary School1.4 miles
Primary · Stafford
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St Austin's Catholic Primary School and Nursery1.5 miles
Primary · Stafford
Other schools in Stafford
Veritas Primary Academy ranks 30th 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 Veritas Primary Academy teach?
- Veritas Primary Academy teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Stafford.
- Who is the head of school of Veritas Primary Academy?
- The head of school of Veritas Primary Academy is Mr Richard Balding, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Veritas Primary Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Veritas Primary Academy, 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 Veritas Primary Academy?
- Veritas Primary Academy has 424 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Veritas Primary Academy full?
- Veritas Primary Academy has capacity for 420 pupils and 424 on roll (101%), so it is at or above 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 Veritas Primary Academy a faith school?
- No. Veritas Primary Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Veritas Primary Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Veritas Primary Academy as having nursery classes.
- Is Veritas Primary Academy part of an academy trust?
- Veritas Primary Academy is part of REACH2 ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Veritas Primary Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 67% in 2022/23 and 61% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Veritas Primary Academy compare with other schools in Staffordshire?
- Veritas Primary Academy ranked 150th of 229 primary schools in Staffordshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 43% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 71% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Veritas Primary Academy's absence rate?
- Veritas Primary Academy's overall absence rate is 4.6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Veritas Primary Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Veritas Primary Academy'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 1 July 2026.