Green Lea First School
Mill Lane, Milwich, Stafford, ST18 0EU
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 2 to 9
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE CREATIVE LEARNING PARTNERSHIP TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Lindsay Harris
- Sponsor
- The Creative Learning Partnership
- Constituency
- Stone, Great Wyrley and Penkridge
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 60
- Pupils on roll
- 54
- URN
- 149639
- Local authority
- Staffordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01889505309
About this school
Green Lea First School is a primary academy in Stafford. It teaches children aged 2 to 9 and has 54 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Green Lea First School, 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
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
- Strong standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Leadership and governance
- Strong standard
- Early years
- Strong standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Trends over time
How Green Lea 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 | — | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 2.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 59 |
| 2024/25 | 46 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Green Lea First School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 97% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 3.3% | 6.5% | 54 | — |
| St Andrew's CofE Primary School | 77% | 4.4% | 7.6% | 133 | 3.0 miles |
| All Saints' CofE First School | — | 3.2% | 6.1% | 21 | 3.7 miles |
| Fulford Primary School | 55% | 5.2% | 12.2% | 88 | 4.1 miles |
| St Peter's CofE Primary School | 80% | 3.7% | 24.7% | 218 | 4.1 miles |
| St Michael's CofE (C) First School | — | 4.3% | 12.6% | 184 | 4.3 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
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 6.52%
- English as an additional language
- 0%
- Overall absence
- 3.28%
- Persistent absence
- 2.5%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Andrew's CofE Primary School3.0 miles
Primary · Stafford
-
All Saints' CofE First School3.7 miles
Primary · Stoke-On-Trent
-
Fulford Primary School4.1 miles
Primary · Stoke-on-Trent
-
St Peter's CofE Primary School4.1 miles
Primary · Stafford
-
St Michael's CofE (C) First School4.3 miles
Primary · Stone
Other 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 Green Lea First School teach?
- Green Lea First School teaches children aged 2 to 9. It is a primary school in Stafford.
- Who is the headteacher of Green Lea First School?
- The headteacher of Green Lea First School is Mrs Lindsay Harris, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Green Lea First School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Green Lea 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 many pupils are at Green Lea First School?
- Green Lea First School has 54 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 9.
- Is Green Lea First School full?
- Green Lea First School has capacity for 60 pupils and 54 on roll (90%), 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 Green Lea First School a faith school?
- No. Green Lea First School has no designated religious character.
- Is Green Lea First School part of an academy trust?
- Green Lea First School is part of THE CREATIVE LEARNING PARTNERSHIP TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What is Green Lea First School's absence rate?
- Green Lea First School's overall absence rate is 3.3% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Green Lea 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 Green Lea 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 15 July 2026.