Bishop Rawle CofE Primary School
Royal Walk, Cheadle, Stoke-on-Trent, ST10 1QA
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Trust
- THE MOORLANDS PRIMARY FEDERATION
- Headteacher
- Mrs Lindsay Brayford
- Diocese
- Diocese of Lichfield
- Sponsor
- The Moorlands Primary Federation (TMPF)
- Constituency
- Staffordshire Moorlands
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 144
- URN
- 145053
- Local authority
- Staffordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01538702355
About this school
Bishop Rawle CofE Primary School is a Church of England primary academy in Stoke-on-Trent. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 144 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
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Strong standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 20 | 21 | 15 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 65% | 57% | 60% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 5% | 7% |
| Expected standard in reading | 80% | 62% | 87% |
| Expected standard in maths | 85% | 86% | 73% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 90% | 81% | 87% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 102.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 103.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -2.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.90 | - | - |
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 Bishop Rawle CofE 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 | 65% | 59.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 57% | 61.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 60% | 62% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 142 |
| 2023/24 | 143 |
| 2024/25 | 150 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Bishop Rawle CofE Primary School compares
Bishop Rawle CofE Primary School ranked 152nd of 229 primary schools in Staffordshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 40% 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 | 60% | 4.6% | 29.3% | 144 | — |
| St Giles' Catholic Primary School | 81% | 2.6% | 15% | 211 | 0.1 miles |
| Cheadle Primary School | 46% | 4.4% | 27.6% | 312 | 0.2 miles |
| Dilhorne Endowed CofE Primary School | — | 4% | 20% | 55 | 2.0 miles |
| St Thomas' Catholic Primary School | 94% | 2.6% | 7.7% | 212 | 2.1 miles |
| Great Wood Community Primary School | 79% | 3.5% | 18.1% | 101 | 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
-
Graded inspection report28 April 2026
- 15 February 2022
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 29.33%
- English as an additional language
- 2.7%
- Overall absence
- 4.56%
- Persistent absence
- 7.38%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Giles' Catholic Primary School0.1 miles
Primary · Stoke-on-Trent
-
Cheadle Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · Stoke-on-Trent
-
Dilhorne Endowed CofE Primary School2.0 miles
Primary · Stoke-on-Trent
-
St Thomas' Catholic Primary School2.1 miles
Primary · Stoke-on-Trent
-
Great Wood Community Primary School2.2 miles
Primary · Stoke-on-Trent
Other schools in Stoke-on-Trent
Bishop Rawle CofE Primary School ranks 64th of the 102 ranked primary schools in Stoke-on-Trent.
- Abbey Hulton Primary School Primary
- Alexandra Infants' School Primary
- Alexandra Junior School Primary
- All Saints' CofE First School Primary
- Alsager Highfields Community Primary School Primary
- Alsagers Bank Primary Academy Primary
- Ash Green Primary Academy Primary
- Ball Green Primary Academy Primary
- Barlaston CofE (VC) First School Primary
- Belgrave St Bartholomew's Academy Primary
- Burnwood Primary Academy Primary
- Carmountside Primary Academy Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Bishop Rawle CofE Primary School teach?
- Bishop Rawle CofE Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Stoke-on-Trent.
- Who is the headteacher of Bishop Rawle CofE Primary School?
- The headteacher of Bishop Rawle CofE Primary School is Mrs Lindsay Brayford, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Bishop Rawle CofE Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Bishop Rawle CofE 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 big is Bishop Rawle CofE Primary School?
- Bishop Rawle CofE Primary School has 144 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Bishop Rawle CofE Primary School full?
- Bishop Rawle CofE Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 144 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 Bishop Rawle CofE Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. Bishop Rawle CofE Primary School is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Lichfield.
- Does Bishop Rawle CofE Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Bishop Rawle CofE Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Bishop Rawle CofE Primary School?
- Bishop Rawle CofE Primary School is part of THE MOORLANDS PRIMARY FEDERATION. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Bishop Rawle CofE Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 65% in 2022/23 and 60% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Bishop Rawle CofE Primary School rank locally?
- Bishop Rawle CofE Primary School ranked 152nd of 229 primary schools in Staffordshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 40% 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 Bishop Rawle CofE Primary School's absence rate?
- Bishop Rawle CofE Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Bishop Rawle CofE Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Bishop Rawle CofE 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 15 July 2026.