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Barlaston CofE (VC) First School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–9 · Voluntary controlled
Barlaston CE (VC) First School, Broughton Crescent, Barlaston, Stoke-on-Trent ST12 9DB · barlaston.staffs.sch.uk · 01782 372543
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Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected May 2024
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 113
- 75% of 150 places
- Local authority
- Staffordshire
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 8%
- First language not English
- 3.5%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 23 families put the school first and 24 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 24 | 23 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 27 | 25 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 24 | 23 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 29 | 24 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 22 | 21 | 1 | 100% |
Ofsted
Barlaston CofE (VC) First School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 14 May 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 14 May 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Good |
Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Oct 2018
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Oct 2018Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
Safeguarding Effective Sept 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Mar 2010Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good
What parents said
96% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (70 replies, to 7 April 2025).
- Recommend
- 96%
- Replies
- 70
- 58% · 7 Apr 2025
based on the 84% who raised concerns
based on the 20% who had a child bullied