Picknalls First School

Picknalls First School has shown a commendable level of performance, achieving a overall effectiveness rating of 'Good' in its first inspection since becoming an academy. The school demonstrates notable strengths, particularly in behavior and attitudes, which were rated 'Outstanding'. Pupils display enthusiasm for learning and engage actively in a well-structured curriculum that connects their knowledge across various subjects. The leadership team is forward-thinking and ambitious, emphasizing the well-being and academic success of every pupil.

Strengths

• Outstanding behavior and attitudes among pupils
• Ambitious leadership and strong management
• Effective phonics and reading instruction
• Impressive achievements in mathematics
• Diverse PE and sporting enrichment opportunities
• Strong support for pupils with SEND
• Excellent personal development and community involvement

Areas for Improvement

• Inconsistent writing accuracy and depth among pupils
• Occasional delays in providing timely interventions for pupils struggling in lessons

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 Picknalls First School attended 96.5% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 3.3% 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, 0.7% of pupils at Picknalls First 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 Picknalls First School had 23.2 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 8.1% 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, 15.3% of pupils at Picknalls First 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 Picknalls First School received £6,682 and spent £6,781 for each of its 294 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £407,000 (£1,384 per pupil).

Across all 9 schools of Innovate2Educate Partnership Limited, income was £7,110 and spending £7,298 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 Uttoxeter · Staffordshire local authority: places and applications

Picknalls First School is part of Innovate2Educate Partnership Limited, which runs 9 schools. The nearest others:

• Oldfields Hall Middle School Uttoxeter
• Windsor Park CE Middle School Uttoxeter
• Thomas Alleyne's High School Uttoxeter
• Bramshall Meadows First School Uttoxeter
• Ryecroft CofE Middle School Rocester
• All Saints' CofE First School Stoke-On-Trent
• Hutchinson Memorial CofE First School Stoke-On-Trent
• The Richard Clarke First School Rugeley

What is Picknalls First School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Picknalls First School is Good, from an inspection in January 2025.

When was Picknalls First School last inspected by Ofsted?

Picknalls First School was last inspected in January 2025.

How many pupils does Picknalls First School have?

Picknalls First School has 334 pupils on roll.

What age range does Picknalls First School cover?

Picknalls First School for pupils aged 3 to 9.

Where is Picknalls First School?

Picknalls First School is at Oldfields Road, Uttoxeter, Staffordshire, ST14 7QL.