Castlechurch Primary School
Tennyson Road, Stafford, ST17 9SY
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- CHILDREN FIRST LEARNING PARTNERSHIP
- Headteacher
- Mr Lee Anderson-Pugh
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Stafford
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 460
- Pupils on roll
- 285
- URN
- 148122
- Local authority
- Staffordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01785334955
About this school
Castlechurch Primary School is a primary academy in Stafford. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 285 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Castlechurch 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. 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
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- 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 | 37 | 38 | 46 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 73% | 55% | 76% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 8% | 8% | 9% |
| Expected standard in reading | 84% | 71% | 96% |
| Expected standard in maths | 86% | 76% | 85% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 89% | 66% | 93% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 103.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 105.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.80 | - | - |
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 Castlechurch 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 | 73% | 59.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 55% | 61.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 76% | 62% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 254 |
| 2023/24 | 265 |
| 2024/25 | 269 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Castlechurch Primary School compares
Castlechurch Primary School ranked 59th of 229 primary schools in Staffordshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 80% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 59% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 76% | 5% | 40.9% | 285 | — |
| Blessed Mother Teresa's Catholic Primary School | 100% | 4.6% | 35% | 201 | 0.3 miles |
| Rowley Park Primary Academy | 62% | 5.6% | 45.1% | 182 | 0.5 miles |
| Burton Manor Primary School | 62% | 5.2% | 29.3% | 273 | 0.8 miles |
| Flash Ley Primary School | 86% | 4.8% | 41% | 189 | 0.9 miles |
| Burleyfields Primary School | — | — | — | 59 | 1.0 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)
- 40.89%
- English as an additional language
- 12.3%
- Overall absence
- 5.01%
- Persistent absence
- 14.79%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Blessed Mother Teresa's Catholic Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Stafford
-
Rowley Park Primary Academy0.5 miles
Primary · Stafford
-
Burton Manor Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Stafford
-
Flash Ley Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Stafford
-
Burleyfields Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Stafford
Other schools in Stafford
Castlechurch Primary School ranks 16th 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
- Church Eaton Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Castlechurch Primary School teach?
- Castlechurch Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Stafford.
- Who is the headteacher of Castlechurch Primary School?
- The headteacher of Castlechurch Primary School is Mr Lee Anderson-Pugh, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Castlechurch Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Castlechurch 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 Castlechurch Primary School?
- Castlechurch Primary School has 285 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Castlechurch Primary School full?
- Castlechurch Primary School has capacity for 460 pupils and 285 on roll (62%), 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 Castlechurch Primary School a faith school?
- No. Castlechurch Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Castlechurch Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Castlechurch Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Is Castlechurch Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Castlechurch Primary School is part of CHILDREN FIRST LEARNING PARTNERSHIP. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Castlechurch Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 73% in 2022/23 and 76% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Castlechurch Primary School compare with other schools in Staffordshire?
- Castlechurch Primary School ranked 59th of 229 primary schools in Staffordshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 80% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 59% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Castlechurch Primary School's absence rate?
- Castlechurch Primary School's overall absence rate is 5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Castlechurch Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Castlechurch 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 10 July 2026.