Jackfield Infant School

Jackfield Infant School is performing well overall, achieving a 'Good' rating across all inspected areas in its first inspection. The school leaders have implemented an ambitious curriculum that prioritizes reading and ensures all pupils are engaged and well-behaved. Pupils feel safe and supported, with positive feedback from parents about the education provided. However, some concerns exist regarding attendance, with a number of pupils not attending regularly, which affects their learning progress. Additionally, there are noted gaps in support for some students with special educational needs, particularly in developing communication skills, which leaders are aware of and have prioritized for improvement.

Strengths

• Leaders have established an ambitious curriculum.
• Reading is taught effectively with additional support for struggling pupils.
• Pupils demonstrate positive behavior and engagement in lessons.
• Pupils access a broad range of extracurricular activities.
• There are effective safeguarding arrangements in place.

Areas for Improvement

• Inconsistent checks on pupil learning during lessons.
• Delayed support for some pupils needing assistance with communication skills.
• Issues with regular attendance impacting learning.

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 Jackfield Infant School attended 94.0% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 15.0% 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 Jackfield Infant 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 Jackfield Infant School had 26.0 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 7.9% 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, 16.2% of pupils at Jackfield Infant School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 4.7% 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 Jackfield Infant School received £7,954 and spent £7,982 for each of its 220 pupils. It ended the year with a deficit of £34,000 (-£155 per pupil).

Across all 4 schools of The New Guild Trust, income was £8,269 and spending £7,953 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 Stoke-On-Trent · Stoke-on-Trent local authority: places and applications

Jackfield Infant School is part of The New Guild Trust, which runs 4 schools. The nearest others:

• Moorpark Junior School Stoke-On-Trent
• Alexandra Infants' School Stoke-On-Trent
• Alexandra Junior School Stoke-On-Trent

What is Jackfield Infant School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Jackfield Infant School is Good, from an inspection in January 2023.

When was Jackfield Infant School last inspected by Ofsted?

Jackfield Infant School was last inspected in January 2023.

How many pupils does Jackfield Infant School have?

Jackfield Infant School has 234 pupils on roll.

What age range does Jackfield Infant School cover?

Jackfield Infant School for pupils aged 3 to 7.

Where is Jackfield Infant School?

Jackfield Infant School is at Jackfield Street, Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, ST6 1ET.