School profile

St Mary's CofE (A) First School

Primary · Voluntary aided school · Uttoxeter, ST14 7LX

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Good
Requires improvement
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St Mary's CofE (A) First School Ofsted rating

Ofsted four-point inspection gradesInspected 9 Jun 2016

Ofsted rating
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Early years
Good
Safeguarding
Effective

School facts

PhasePrimary
TypeVoluntary aided school
Ages3 to 9
Pupils190
GenderMixed
Religious characterChurch of England
Head teacherMrs Joanne Moult
Local authorityStaffordshire
WebsiteVisit

Source: Get Information about Schools, URN 124344.

Pupils

2025/26

Pupils at the January school census.

MeasureThis school
Total pupils190
Girls97
Boys93
Eligible for free school mealsPupils from low-income families who can get free school meals.16.3%
First language not English1.6%
School places2024/25Capacity, not including nursery.225
Unfilled placesShare of school places not taken.15.6%
SEN supportPupils with special educational needs who get extra help at school.38
EHC planEducation, health and care plan: a legal plan for pupils with more complex needs.11
Average class size27.2

Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics and School capacity, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.

Pupils ethnicity

2025/26

Share of pupils in each ethnic group, as recorded at the January school census.

Pupils ethnicity

White British
89.5%
Other White
3.7%
Other mixed
2.1%
Other Black
2.1%
White and Black Caribbean
1.6%
Other Asian
0.5%
Other ethnic group
0.5%
Irish
0%
Traveller of Irish heritage
0%
Gypsy/Roma
0%

Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.

Teachers and staff

2025/26

Staff numbers are full-time equivalent (FTE). Teacher turnover shows where the school's teachers were by the following year's census.

MeasureThis school
Pupils per teacher25.9
Pupils per adultAdults include teaching assistants.9.1
Teachers (FTE)7.35
Teaching assistants (FTE)12.95
Support staff (FTE)16.69
Teachers in census year (FTE)2024/258.3
Teachers who stayed (FTE)2024/255.3
Teachers who moved to another state school (FTE)2024/250
Teachers who left state schools (FTE)2024/253

Source: DfE, School workforce in England, Reporting year 2025, published 04 Jun 2026.

Admissions

2026/27

Applications and offers for the main entry points. Offers from oversubscribed schools depend on each school's admissions criteria; check the local authority admissions page.

MeasureThis school
Offers made (Reception)Places offered on national offer day.29
Applications (Reception)Includes every preference parents listed.64
First preference applications (Reception)Families who put this school as their first choice.28
First preference offers (Reception)First-choice applicants who were offered a place.28
Applications from another local authority (Reception)1

Source: DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers, Academic year 2026/27, published 18 Jun 2026.

Attendance

2025/26

Share of possible sessions missed.

MeasureThis schoolStaffordshireEngland
Overall absence3.5%, better than England, better than Staffordshire4.6%5.1%
Persistent absencePupils missing 10% or more of sessions.6%, better than England, better than Staffordshire10.8%13.2%
Severe absencePupils missing 50% or more of sessions.0%, better than England, better than Staffordshire0.7%1%

Source: DfE, Pupil absence in schools in England, Autumn and spring term 2025/26, published 15 Oct 2026.

Suspensions and exclusions

2024/25

Suspension rate is the number of suspensions per 100 pupils, so one pupil can be counted more than once. A permanently excluded pupil is removed from the school roll.

MeasureThis school
Suspension rate8.5%
Pupils with one or more suspensions2%
Permanent exclusion rate0.5%
Permanent exclusions1

Source: DfE, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England, Academic year 2024/25, published 09 Jul 2026.

Nearby schools

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Schools near St Mary's CofE (A) First School
DistancePhaseNameTypeRatingLinks
0.2 miMiddle deemed secondaryWindsor Park CE Middle SchoolAcademy converter
Good
0.3 miPrimarySt Joseph's Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter
Outstanding
0.4 miPrimaryTynsel Parkes CofE Primary AcademyAcademy converter
Good
0.4 miMiddle deemed secondaryOldfields Hall Middle SchoolAcademy converter
Good
0.5 miPrimaryPicknalls First SchoolAcademy sponsor led
Good
0.5 miSecondaryThomas Alleyne's High SchoolAcademy converter
Good
0.8 miPrimaryBramshall Meadows First SchoolFree schools
Good

Frequently asked questions about St Mary's CofE (A) First School

What is St Mary's CofE (A) First School's Ofsted rating?

St Mary's CofE (A) First School is rated Good by Ofsted, last inspected on 9 Jun 2016.

How hard is it to get into St Mary's CofE (A) First School?

For Reception entry in 2026/27, St Mary's CofE (A) First School made 29 offers from 64 applications (2.2 per offer), and 28 of 28 first-preference applicants got a place. Applications include every preference parents listed.

How many pupils attend St Mary's CofE (A) First School?

St Mary's CofE (A) First School has 190 pupils aged 3 to 9.

What is the capacity of St Mary's CofE (A) First School?

St Mary's CofE (A) First School had 225 school places in 2024/25.

How big are classes at St Mary's CofE (A) First School?

At St Mary's CofE (A) First School, the average class had 27.2 pupils in 2025/26, and there were 25.9 pupils per teacher.

What is attendance like at St Mary's CofE (A) First School?

In 2025/26, pupils at St Mary's CofE (A) First School missed 3.5% of sessions (England 5.1%), and 6% were persistently absent, missing 10% or more of sessions (England 13.2%).

Figures are the latest published by the Department for Education for each measure. Small numbers are suppressed by the publisher to protect pupils' privacy. Read how Area360 school ratings and rankings work.