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Flash Ley Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Community school
Hawksmoor Road, Stafford ST17 9DR · flashley.staffs.sch.uk · 01785 337340
On the mapSearch near ST17 9DR
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Jun 2023
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 86%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Staffordshire 63%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- 2.22 mi
- 3.57 km · Reception, September 2026 entry · Staffordshire Council
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 189
- 60% of 315 places
- Local authority
- Staffordshire
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 40.2%
- First language not English
- 12.7%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, the last place offered on distance went to a home 2.22 mi (3.57 km) from the school. Source: Staffordshire Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 29 families put the school first and 30 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 30 | 29 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 22 | 22 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 30 | 27 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 27 | 25 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 18 | 18 | 1 | 100% |
Last distance offered
| Reception | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 2.22 mi3.57 km | |
Results
In 2024/25, 86% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 0% the higher standard. Across Staffordshire it was 63%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲86% | 62% | ||
| ▼0% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●107 | 106 | ||
| ●107 | 105 | ||
| ●107 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
Flash Ley Primary School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 7 June 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 7 Jun 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Outstanding |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Jun 2019
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
- May 2021Monitoring visitEffective action
- Feb 2021Monitoring visitEffective action
Before September 2019
Jun 2019Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective - Nov 2018Monitoring visitEffective action
Mar 2017Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Good Safeguarding Effective Feb 2015Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Requires improvement
What parents said
86% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (29 replies, to 1 April 2024).
- Recommend
- 86%
- Replies
- 29
- 15% · 1 Apr 2024
based on the 76% who raised concerns
based on the 21% who had a child bullied