Talbot First School
Church Lane, Kingstone, Uttoxeter, ST14 8QJ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3 to 9
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE MOORLANDS PRIMARY FEDERATION
- Headteacher
- Miss Averil Kirk
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- The Moorlands Primary Federation (TMPF)
- Constituency
- Lichfield
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 50
- Pupils on roll
- 35
- URN
- 150631
- Local authority
- Staffordshire
- Telephone
- 01889500273
About this school
Talbot First School is a primary academy in Uttoxeter. It teaches children aged 3 to 9 and has 35 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Talbot 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
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
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
This inspection took place when the school was registered as Talbot First School (URN 124093).
How Talbot First School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 100% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 2.4% | 3.7% | 35 | — |
| Bramshall Meadows First School | — | 4% | 8.8% | 125 | 2.8 miles |
| Picknalls First School | — | 3.5% | 8.8% | 334 | 2.9 miles |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School | 90% | 2.8% | 16% | 207 | 3.0 miles |
| Tynsel Parkes CofE Primary Academy | — | 4.4% | 19.1% | 151 | 3.1 miles |
| St Mary's CofE (A) First School | — | 4.6% | 20% | 190 | 3.2 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 3.7%
- English as an additional language
- 3.7%
- Overall absence
- 2.43%
- Persistent absence
- 0%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Bramshall Meadows First School2.8 miles
Primary · Uttoxeter
-
Picknalls First School2.9 miles
Primary · Uttoxeter
-
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School3.0 miles
Primary · Uttoxeter
-
Tynsel Parkes CofE Primary Academy3.1 miles
Primary · Uttoxeter
-
St Mary's CofE (A) First School3.2 miles
Primary · Uttoxeter
Other schools in Uttoxeter
- All Saints CofE Academy Denstone Primary
- Bramshall Meadows First School Primary
- Dove CofE Academy Primary
- Picknalls First School 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
- 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 ages does Talbot First School teach?
- Talbot First School teaches children aged 3 to 9. It is a primary school in Uttoxeter.
- Who is the headteacher of Talbot First School?
- The headteacher of Talbot First School is Miss Averil Kirk, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Talbot First School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Talbot 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 Talbot First School?
- Talbot First School has 35 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 9.
- Is Talbot First School full?
- Talbot First School has capacity for 50 pupils and 35 on roll (70%), 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 Talbot First School a faith school?
- No. Talbot First School has no designated religious character.
- Does Talbot First School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Talbot First School as having nursery classes.
- Is Talbot First School part of an academy trust?
- Talbot First 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.
- What is Talbot First School's absence rate?
- Talbot First School's overall absence rate is 2.4% in the latest published census.
- Does Talbot 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 Talbot 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 3 July 2026.