Hutchinson Memorial CofE First School

Hutchinson Memorial CofE First School is classified as requiring improvement overall. While it has strengths in areas such as early years provision and student behavior, there are notable gaps in the quality of education delivered across various subjects. The school has recently transitioned into an academy under the Uttoxeter Learning Trust, and this is its first full inspection since becoming an academy. Some parents have raised concerns about staff absences and how these affect their children's education and well-being, indicating a need for the school to enhance its communication and engagement with families.

Strengths

• Positive relationships between staff and pupils create a welcoming atmosphere.
• Children receive a strong start in early years with a well-structured curriculum.
• Pupils feel safe and valued, exemplifying kindness and good manners.
• Teachers demonstrate secure subject knowledge in certain subjects.
• Pupils with SEND are well included in lessons and supported effectively.

Areas for Improvement

• Parts of the curriculum do not build logically on previous knowledge, leading to disjointed learning.
• Teaching consistency varies across subjects, impacting how well the curriculum is delivered.
• There is a lack of effective checks on the implementation of the curriculum.

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 Hutchinson Memorial CofE First School attended 96.0% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 4.5% 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 Hutchinson Memorial CofE 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 Hutchinson Memorial CofE First School had 11.1 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 0.0% 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, 20.8% of pupils at Hutchinson Memorial CofE First School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 2.1% 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 Hutchinson Memorial CofE First School received £10,849 and spent £10,744 for each of its 49 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £6,000 (£122 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 Stoke-On-Trent · Stoke-on-Trent local authority: places and applications

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

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

What is Hutchinson Memorial CofE First School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Hutchinson Memorial CofE First School is Requires Improvement, from an inspection in June 2024.

When was Hutchinson Memorial CofE First School last inspected by Ofsted?

Hutchinson Memorial CofE First School was last inspected in June 2024.

How many pupils does Hutchinson Memorial CofE First School have?

Hutchinson Memorial CofE First School has 48 pupils on roll.

What age range does Hutchinson Memorial CofE First School cover?

Hutchinson Memorial CofE First School for pupils aged 3 to 9.

Where is Hutchinson Memorial CofE First School?

Hutchinson Memorial CofE First School is at Uttoxeter Road, Checkley, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, ST10 4NB.