Picknalls First School
Oldfields Road, Uttoxeter, ST14 7QL
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3 to 9
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- INNOVATE2EDUCATE PARTNERSHIP LIMITED
- Headteacher
- Mrs Anne Tapp
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Uttoxeter Learning Trust
- Constituency
- Burton and Uttoxeter
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 301
- Pupils on roll
- 334
- URN
- 143952
- Local authority
- Staffordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01889228700
About this school
Picknalls First School is a primary academy in Uttoxeter. It teaches children aged 3 to 9 and has 334 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person 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
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
A short monitoring inspection followed on : inspectors found that standards have been maintained.
Trends over time
How Picknalls First 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 | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 288 |
| 2023/24 | 292 |
| 2024/25 | 294 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Picknalls First School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 94% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 3.5% | 8.8% | 334 | — |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School | 90% | 2.8% | 16% | 207 | 0.2 miles |
| St Mary's CofE (A) First School | — | 4.6% | 20% | 190 | 0.5 miles |
| Tynsel Parkes CofE Primary Academy | — | 4.4% | 19.1% | 151 | 0.7 miles |
| Bramshall Meadows First School | — | 4% | 8.8% | 125 | 0.9 miles |
| Doveridge Primary School | — | 3% | 10.1% | 84 | 2.2 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.
Inspection history
-
Ungraded inspection report27 November 2024
- 28 January 2020
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 8.84%
- English as an additional language
- 3.4%
- Overall absence
- 3.48%
- Persistent absence
- 3.35%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · Uttoxeter
-
St Mary's CofE (A) First School0.5 miles
Primary · Uttoxeter
-
Tynsel Parkes CofE Primary Academy0.7 miles
Primary · Uttoxeter
-
Bramshall Meadows First School0.9 miles
Primary · Uttoxeter
-
Doveridge Primary School2.2 miles
Primary · Ashbourne
Other schools in Uttoxeter
- All Saints CofE Academy Denstone Primary
- Bramshall Meadows First School Primary
- Dove CofE Academy Primary
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Primary
- St Mary's CofE (A) First School Primary
- St. Peter's Church of England First School Primary
- Talbot First School Primary
- Tynsel Parkes CofE Primary Academy Primary
- Oldfields Hall Middle School Middle deemed secondary
- Windsor Park CE Middle School Middle deemed secondary
- Thomas Alleyne's High School Secondary
- Loxley Hall School Academies
Common questions
- What year groups does Picknalls First School teach?
- Picknalls First School teaches children aged 3 to 9. It is a primary school in Uttoxeter.
- Who is the headteacher of Picknalls First School?
- The headteacher of Picknalls First School is Mrs Anne Tapp, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Picknalls First School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Picknalls First 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 big is Picknalls First School?
- Picknalls First School has 334 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 9.
- Is Picknalls First School full?
- Picknalls First School has capacity for 301 pupils and 334 on roll (111%), 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 Picknalls First School a faith school?
- No. Picknalls First School has no designated religious character.
- Does Picknalls First School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Picknalls First School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Picknalls First School?
- Picknalls First School is part of INNOVATE2EDUCATE PARTNERSHIP LIMITED. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What is Picknalls First School's absence rate?
- Picknalls First School's overall absence rate is 3.5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Picknalls First 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 Picknalls First 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 10 July 2026.