The Richard Crosse CofE Primary School

The Richard Crosse CofE Primary School is performing well overall with a good rating in most areas, including the quality of education, leadership and management, and early years provision. Notably, pupil behaviour and attitudes are outstanding, fostering a positive learning environment marked by high expectations. The school benefits from being part of The Staffordshire Schools Multi Academy Trust, which supports its inclusive and Christian ethos. This inspection was the school’s first under section 5 since its establishment as an academy, following a previous outstanding judgement before it joined the trust.

Strengths

• Strong focus on nurturing the whole child and promoting inclusive values.
• Pupils have excellent behaviour and support each other in their learning.
• Ambitious and well-structured curriculum with a clear approach to reading.
• Pupils with SEND are supported effectively and achieve well.
• High levels of community involvement and personal development opportunities for pupils.
• Staff are committed and feel supported in their roles.

Areas for Improvement

• Inconsistent delivery of the ambitious curriculum by some staff.
• Some staff do not use assessment information effectively to meet pupils' needs.

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 The Richard Crosse CofE Primary School attended 98.0% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 0.0% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

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, 0.0% of pupils at The Richard Crosse CofE Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

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 The Richard Crosse CofE Primary School had 23.4 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 20.4% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

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, 11.8% of pupils at The Richard Crosse CofE Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 1.8% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

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 2024–25 The Richard Crosse CofE Primary School received £7,117 and spent £6,699 for each of its 111 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £361,000 (£3,248 per pupil).

Across all 7 schools of The Staffordshire Schools Multi Academy Trust, income was £8,220 and spending £8,021 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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All schools in Burton-On-Trent · Staffordshire local authority: places and applications

The Richard Crosse CofE Primary School is part of The Staffordshire Schools Multi Academy Trust, which runs 7 schools. The nearest others:

• The St. Mary's CofE Primary School Rugeley
• The Howard Primary School Tamworth
• Mary Howard Church of England Primary School Tamworth
• Anson CofE Primary School Stafford
• St Andrew's Church of England Primary School Tamworth
• All Saints Church of England Primary School and Nursery Stafford

What is The Richard Crosse CofE Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for The Richard Crosse CofE Primary School is Good, from an inspection in December 2023.

When was The Richard Crosse CofE Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

The Richard Crosse CofE Primary School was last inspected in December 2023.

How many pupils does The Richard Crosse CofE Primary School have?

The Richard Crosse CofE Primary School has 110 pupils on roll.

What age range does The Richard Crosse CofE Primary School cover?

The Richard Crosse CofE Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are The Richard Crosse CofE Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 69% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is The Richard Crosse CofE Primary School?

The Richard Crosse CofE Primary School is at Crawley Lane, Kings Bromley, Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire, DE13 7JE.