Berkswich CofE (VC) Primary School
Berkswich CofE (VC) Primary School is a voluntary controlled school in Stafford for pupils aged 3 to 11. It has a Church of England religious character. It has 214 pupils on roll. The latest Ofsted rating for Berkswich CofE (VC) Primary School is Outstanding, from an inspection in March 2024. In 2025, 81% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Pupils turn up more reliably than at almost any other primary school: they missed just 2.6% of sessions in 2024/25, against 5.2% nationally.
Ofsted inspection: March 2024. KS2 results: 2025.
| Type | Primary / Voluntary controlled school |
| Age Range | 3-11 |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Address | Cedar Way Walton-on-the-Hill Stafford Staffordshire ST17 0LU |
| Phone | 01785337360 |
| Reference Number | 124234 |
General Makeup
| Number of pupils | 214 |
| Boy/Girl ratio |
Boys: 49.07%
Girls: 50.93% |
| Percentage of students eligible for free school meals | 2.8% |
| Percentage of students where English is not their first language | 9.3% |
Class Sizes
| Average size of one teacher classes | 30.6 |
| Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 30.7 |
| Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 30.5 |
Year Groups
| Year | Boys | Girls | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 14 | 17 | 31 |
| 2 | 20 | 11 | 31 |
| 3 | 12 | 18 | 30 |
| 4 | 17 | 14 | 31 |
| 5 | 13 | 18 | 31 |
| 6 | 13 | 17 | 30 |
Ethnicities
| Ethnicity | Percentage |
|---|---|
| White, British | 81.8% |
| Indian | 4.2% |
| African | 3.7% |
| White, Other | 3.3% |
| White & Asian | 1.4% |
| Mixed, Other | 1.4% |
| Pakistani | 0.9% |
| Asian, Other | 0.9% |
| White & Black (Caribbean) | 0.5% |
| White & Black (African) | 0.5% |
| Irish | 0.5% |
| Caribbean | 0.5% |
Berkswich CofE Primary School continues to demonstrate outstanding performance in all areas of education. The school prioritizes pupil well-being and academic success, fostering a safe and happy environment where students excel. With high expectations set for all learners, the curriculum is effectively tailored to meet diverse needs, particularly focusing on those with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), ensuring they receive timely and appropriate support. The school's commendable approach to behaviour management and personal development equips pupils with essential life skills and a strong moral compass.
| Overall Ofsted Rating | Outstanding |
| Last Report Date | 30 Jan 2024 |
| Date | Report |
|---|---|
| 30 Jan 2024 | School inspection |
| 15 Jun 2017 | Full inspection: |
| 15 Oct 2015 | Monitoring visit |
| 25 Mar 2015 | Full inspection: |
| 11 Dec 2008 | Full inspection: |
| 16 Nov 2005 | Full inspection: |
| 17 Jan 2000 | Full inspection |
Strengths
- All pupils receive exceptional support and are challenged to reach their full potential.
- Behaviour is exemplary, with high levels of respect among students and staff.
- Reading is prioritized, supported by a community of enthusiastic reading ambassadors.
- Pupils benefit from a wide range of enriching experiences that contribute to their personal development.
- Staff are highly skilled and supported, which positively impacts pupil outcomes.
How many students meet the standards
| Reading, Writing & Maths | School Score | Percentile (local) | Percentile (nationwide) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils meeting the expected standard | 81% | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
| Pupils meeting a higher standard | 23% | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
Average Scaled Score
Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.
| Subject | School | Percentile (local) | Percentile (nationwide) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 109 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
| Maths | 107 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
Progress Scores
A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.
| Metric | School Score | Percentile (local) | Percentile (nationwide) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 1.9 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
| Writing | 0.8 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
| Maths | 1.1 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
How many students meet the standards
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| Number of Applications | Number of Offers | |
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| Second Preference | 24 | 0 |
| Third Preference | 19 | 1 |
| From another Local Authority | 0 | 0 |
Previous years
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In 2024–25 Berkswich CofE (VC) Primary School had 217 pupils for 210 places. That is 7 more pupils than the school has room for.
Pupils and places
Reception intake in the “Stafford South Primary” planning area
Staffordshire counted 199 Reception pupils in this area in 2024–25 and forecasts 200 in 2029–30, up 1%.
| 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Places | 210 | 210 | 210 | 210 | 210 | 210 | 210 | 210 | 210 | 210 | 210 | 210 | 210 | 210 | 210 |
| Pupils | 211 | 211 | 209 | 201 | 214 | 214 | 212 | 218 | 218 | 221 | 217 | 219 | 216 | 216 | 217 |
| Unfilled | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.5% | 4.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.
In 2024–25 pupils at Berkswich CofE (VC) Primary School attended 97.4% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 1.1% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).
Sessions missed
Pupils persistently absent
| 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Authorised absence | 2.9% | 2.9% | 2.1% | 2.3% | 2.7% | 2.1% | 1.9% | 5.6% | 3.2% | 3.3% | 2.2% |
| Unauthorised absence | 0.2% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.4% | 0.1% | 0.3% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% |
| Severely absent pupils | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.5% | 0.0% |
Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.
In 2024–25, 0.5% of pupils at Berkswich CofE (VC) Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.
Pupils suspended at least once
| 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suspensions per 100 pupils | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.3 |
| Permanent exclusions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.
In 2025–26 Berkswich CofE (VC) Primary School had 19.6 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 0.0% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).
Pupils per teacher
Teachers who left the school within a year
| 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils per adult | 13.2 | 12.7 | 11.7 | 12.7 | 13.6 | 12.3 | 12.0 | 15.0 | 13.1 | 11.7 | 11.3 | 10.8 | 11.4 | 11.1 | 11.0 | 11.4 |
| Teachers who left state teaching | 0.0% | 11.5% | 0.0% | 15.5% | 27.8% | 7.7% | 19.2% | 11.1% | 8.6% | 7.9% | 15.5% | 17.5% | 9.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | – |
| Teachers who took any sick leave | 27.3% | 21.4% | 41.7% | 28.6% | 66.7% | 30.8% | 58.3% | 31.3% | 42.9% | – | 70.6% | 78.6% | 66.7% | 69.2% | 41.7% | – |
| Sick days per teacher | 0.7 | 1.3 | 1.8 | 4.1 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 10.6 | 0.9 | 0.9 | – | 7.0 | 7.1 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 1.1 | – |
Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.
In 2025–26, 9.8% of pupils at Berkswich CofE (VC) Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 1.4% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).
Pupils by main type of need
| SEN support | EHC plan | |
|---|---|---|
| Moderate learning difficulty | 8 | 0 |
| Speech, language and communication needs | 5 | 2 |
| Social, emotional and mental health | 3 | 1 |
| Autistic spectrum disorder | 2 | 0 |
| Specific learning difficulty | 2 | 0 |
| No specialist assessment of need | 1 | 0 |
Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.
In 2025–26 Berkswich CofE (VC) Primary School received £7,251 and spent £7,249 for each of its 214 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £1,000 (£4 per pupil).
Income per pupil
Spending per pupil
| 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue reserve | £124,000 | £71,000 | £58,000 | -£3,000 | -£17,000 | -£23,000 | £0 | £1,000 |
| per pupil | £564 | £326 | £266 | -£12 | -£78 | -£105 | £2 | £4 |
| In-year balance | -£4,000 | -£53,000 | -£13,000 | -£61,000 | -£14,000 | -£6,000 | £23,000 | £0 |
| per pupil | -£18 | -£243 | -£62 | -£276 | -£66 | -£28 | £108 | £2 |
Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).
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Oakridge Primary School
Silvester Way, Stafford, Staffordshire, ST17 0PR |
0.4 miles |
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Leasowes Primary School
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0.73 miles |
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St Anne's Catholic Primary School
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0.75 miles |
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Barnfields Primary School
Lansdowne Way, Wildwood, Stafford, Staffordshire, ST17 4RD |
0.78 miles |
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St Leonard's Primary School
Fairway, Stafford, ST16 3TW |
1.75 miles |
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Silkmore Primary Academy
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1.84 miles |
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All Saints CofE Primary School, Bednall
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1.84 miles |
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Veritas Primary Academy
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2.13 miles |
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Flash Ley Primary School
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2.13 miles |
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St John's CofE Primary Academy
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2.17 miles |
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St Paul's Church of England Primary School
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2.24 miles |
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St Austin's Catholic Primary School and Nursery
St Austin's Catholic Primary School and Nursery, Garden Street, Stafford, Staffordshire, ST17 4BT |
2.26 miles |
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Burton Manor Primary School
Uplands Road, Stafford, Staffordshire, ST17 9PS |
2.5 miles |
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Rowley Park Primary Academy
Highfield Grove, Rowley Park, Stafford, Staffordshire, ST17 9RF |
2.52 miles |
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St Leonard's CofE First School
School Lane, Dunston, Stafford, Staffordshire, ST18 9AG |
2.61 miles |
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Anson CofE Primary School
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2.71 miles |
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Blessed Mother Teresa's Catholic Primary School
Somerset Road, Highfields, Stafford, Staffordshire, ST17 9UZ |
2.72 miles |
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Achieve Beyond Schools, Stafford
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2.81 miles |
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St John's Catholic Primary School
School Lane, Great Haywood, Stafford, Staffordshire, ST18 0SL |
2.84 miles |
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John Wheeldon Primary Academy
Corporation Street, Stafford, Staffordshire, ST16 3LX |
2.93 miles |
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Walton High School
The Rise, Walton-on-the-Hill, Stafford, Staffordshire, ST17 0LJ |
0.27 miles |
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The Weston Road Academy
Blackheath Lane, Stafford, Staffordshire, ST18 0YG |
2.1 miles |
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Stafford Manor High School
Wolverhampton Road, Stafford, Staffordshire, ST17 9DJ |
2.19 miles |
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Heather Field School
New Burton House, Burton Bank Lane, Stafford, ST17 9JW |
2.22 miles |
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Stafford Grammar School
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2.65 miles |
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Blessed William Howard Catholic School
Rowley Avenue, Stafford, Staffordshire, ST17 9AB |
2.65 miles |
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King Edward VI High School
Westway, Stafford, Staffordshire, ST17 9YJ |
2.88 miles |
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The Haven School
Cabins 24, 25 and 26, Dunston Business Village, Dunston, Staffordshire, Staffordshire, ST18 9AB |
3.21 miles |
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Sir Graham Balfour High School
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3.95 miles |
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JP Alternative Education
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4.27 miles |
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Longridge School
Levedale Road, Penkridge, Staffordshire, ST18 9AL |
4.46 miles |
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Wolgarston High School
Cannock Road, Penkridge, Stafford, Staffordshire, ST19 5RX |
4.54 miles |
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What is Berkswich CofE (VC) Primary School's Ofsted rating?
The latest Ofsted rating for Berkswich CofE (VC) Primary School is Outstanding, from an inspection in March 2024.
When was Berkswich CofE (VC) Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?
Berkswich CofE (VC) Primary School was last inspected in March 2024.
How many pupils does Berkswich CofE (VC) Primary School have?
Berkswich CofE (VC) Primary School has 214 pupils on roll.
What age range does Berkswich CofE (VC) Primary School cover?
Berkswich CofE (VC) Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.
What are Berkswich CofE (VC) Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?
In 2025, 81% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.
Where is Berkswich CofE (VC) Primary School?
Berkswich CofE (VC) Primary School is at Cedar Way, Walton-on-the-Hill, Stafford, Staffordshire, ST17 0LU.