The Richard Crosse CofE Primary School

Type Primary / Academy converter
Age Range 3-11
Religion Church of England
Address Crawley Lane
Kings Bromley
Burton-on-Trent
Staffordshire
DE13 7JE
Phone 01543472245
Reference Number 142096

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.

General Makeup

Number of pupils 113
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 46.02%
Girls: 53.98%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 0%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 0%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 22
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 20
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 31

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 6 7 13
2 4 8 12
3 8 10 18
4 9 6 15
5 4 9 13
6 8 8 16

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 92%
Mixed, Other 2.7%
Indian 1.8%
White & Black (Caribbean) 0.9%
Unclassified 0.9%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
 >  Quality of education Good
  >  Behaviour & Attitude Outstanding
  >  Personal Development Outstanding
  >  Leadership & Management Good
  >  Early Years Provision Good
Last Report Date 14 Nov 2023
Date Report
14 Nov 2023 School inspection:
05 Aug 2015 Academy conversion letter
13 Oct 2011 Full inspection:
Previously as Richard Crosse CofE (A) Primary School
13 Oct 2011 Full inspection:
30 Jun 2010 Interim assessment
30 Jun 2010 Interim assessment
15 Nov 2006 Full inspection:
15 Nov 2006 Full inspection:
09 Jul 2001 Full inspection
09 Jul 2001 Full inspection

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.

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 69%
Pupils meeting a higher standard 19%

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 108
Maths 105

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 1.5
Writing 2.8
Maths 3.7

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Average Scaled Score

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2025 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference
Second Preference 13 0
Third Preference 9 0
From another Local Authority 1 0

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