Colwich CofE Primary School

Type Primary / Academy converter
Age Range 4-11
Religion Church of England
Address Main Road
Colwich
Stafford
Staffordshire
ST17 0XD
Phone 01889881286
Reference Number 142422

Colwich CofE Primary School has been recognized for its overall good performance across various aspects including the quality of education, behavior, personal development, and leadership. The school promotes a positive environment where pupils feel safe, supported, and encouraged to strive for academic success while developing into respectful and caring individuals. The active involvement of pupils in various activities, such as 'Friendship Fridays', has fostered a strong sense of community and responsibility among them. The school, being part of the Mid-Trent Multi Academy Trust, has effectively utilized collaboration within the trust to enhance its educational offerings, especially in key areas like early reading and phonics.

General Makeup

Number of pupils 108
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 43.52%
Girls: 56.48%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 13%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 0.9%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 27
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 26.5

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 9 10 19
2 3 9 12
3 8 6 14
4 5 17 22
5 6 9 15
6 12 4 16

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 82.4%
White & Asian 3.7%
Unclassified 3.7%
Mixed, Other 2.8%
White, Other 1.9%
White & Black (African) 1.9%
African 1.9%
White & Black (Caribbean) 0.9%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
 >  Quality of education Good
  >  Behaviour & Attitude Good
  >  Personal Development Good
  >  Leadership & Management Good
  >  Early Years Provision Good
Last Report Date 26 Sep 2023
Date Report
26 Sep 2023 School inspection:
06 Feb 2016 Academy conversion letter
17 Jan 2011 Full inspection:
Previously as Colwich CofE (C) Primary School
17 Jan 2011 Full inspection:
09 Mar 2010 Curriculum and development visit
09 Mar 2010 Curriculum and development visit
27 Feb 2008 Full inspection:
27 Feb 2008 Full inspection:
12 Jan 2004 Full inspection
12 Jan 2004 Full inspection

Strengths

  • Strong and effective leadership managing changing circumstances well.
  • Pupils demonstrate kindness, respect, and readiness to learn.
  • Effective partnership working enhances expertise across subjects.
  • Strong support for pupils with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND).
  • Positive relationships between staff and pupils encourage engagement.
  • Pupils prepared well for the next stage of their education.

Areas for Improvement

  • Some subjects lack sufficient alignment of resources with the intended curriculum.
  • Learning activities for a few pupils with SEND are not well matched to their needs.
  • Errors in basic skills are not consistently addressed, hindering pupil achievement.

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 106

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 -1.1
Writing -1.6
Maths -4.2

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Average Scaled Score

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2025 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference
Second Preference 7 0
Third Preference 4 0
From another Local Authority 0 0

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