St Anne's Catholic Primary School

Academy converter·Primary school Staffordshire·ST17 0EA
Composite score
77.8
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National rank
#61
In West Midlands
#18
In Staffordshire
Top 6%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
82%
% achieving higher RWM
21%
Reading average scaled score
106.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
108.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

Ofsted judgements

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Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Outstanding
Safeguarding effective?
Yes
Early years provision
Good

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
100%
20 first choices, 21 places
First choices per place
0.95
fewer first choices than places
Applications naming the school
40
any preference, for 21 places
First preferences per place, last five years▲ 0.01
00.511.5
1 per place
0.9520221.0020231.0020240.9520250.952026

Red dashed line = one first choice per place. How to read this

Every child who put St Anne's Catholic Primary School first was offered a place in 2026, so no distance cut-off applied: living further away did not cost a place that year.

Application figures: DfE, school level applications and offers (2026 intake).

School profile

Age range
3–11
Pupils on roll
201
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Roman Catholic

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
9.0%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
14.9%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
14.4%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
0.5%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence
4.4%
Typical primary: 5.3%
Persistently absent
7.0%
Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
17.9
Typical primary: 20.7
Spend per pupil
£5,935
Typical primary: £6,960

“Typical” = the median primary school in England. What this means

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About St Anne's Catholic Primary School

St Anne's Catholic Primary School is a primary school in Staffordshire, classified by the DfE as a converter academy with a Roman Catholic religious character. Around 201 pupils aged 3 to 11 attend the school. The school holds a 'Good' judgement from Ofsted. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 82% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — well above the national average of 61%. That marks an improvement of 12.0 percentage points in the proportion reaching the expected standard on the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it among the top 6% of primary schools in England.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 106 in reading and 108 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 21% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). St Anne's Catholic Primary School was not oversubscribed for September 2026: all 20 families who put it first were offered a place. Overall pupil absence was 4.4%. There are about 17.9 pupils per teacher. Its intake is relatively advantaged, with around 9% of pupils eligible for free school meals in the last six years versus about 24% nationally. When comparing schools, it is still worth visiting in person to see whether the atmosphere and approach suit your child. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.

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