All Saints CofE Primary School, Bednall

All Saints CofE Primary School is a nurturing and inclusive environment where pupils enjoy attending and participate actively in school life. However, the school is currently classified as requiring improvement in several key areas, including the quality of education and leadership. The aim of the school's leadership is to ensure that all pupils achieve the necessary knowledge and skills, though this vision is not yet fully realized due to staff instability and inconsistencies in curriculum delivery. Notably, the emphasis on reading has shown positive effects, but challenges remain in phonics instruction and broader curriculum implementation.

Strengths

• Strong family ethos recognized by parents, pupils, and staff
• Pupils enjoy coming to school and participate well in activities
• Effective support for pupils with SEND
• Clear expectations for pupil behavior and regular attendance
• Celebration of pupils' talents and diverse interests

Areas for Improvement

• Inconsistencies in teaching phonics affecting early reading progress
• Recent curriculum changes leading to uneven delivery and learning outcomes
• Ineffectiveness in evaluating curriculum implementation

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 All Saints CofE Primary School, Bednall attended 93.7% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 25.0% 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, 11.1% of pupils at All Saints CofE Primary School, Bednall 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 All Saints CofE Primary School, Bednall had 8.5 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 63.2% 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, 35.7% of pupils at All Saints CofE Primary School, Bednall were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 19.0% 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 All Saints CofE Primary School, Bednall received £13,456 and spent £14,416 for each of its 36 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £154,000 (£4,283 per pupil).

Across all 21 schools of Staffordshire University Academies Trust, income was £7,351 and spending £7,265 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 Stafford · Staffordshire local authority: places and applications

All Saints CofE Primary School, Bednall is part of Staffordshire University Academies Trust, which runs 21 schools. The nearest others:

• St Leonard's CofE First School Stafford
• Littleton Green Community School Cannock
• Staffordshire University Academy Cannock
• John Wheeldon Primary Academy Stafford
• Church Eaton Primary School Stafford
• St Paul's CofE First School Wolverhampton
• Boney Hay Primary Academy Burntwood
• Charnwood Primary Academy Lichfield
• Perton Primary Academy Wolverhampton
• Tynsel Parkes CofE Primary Academy Uttoxeter

What is All Saints CofE Primary School, Bednall's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for All Saints CofE Primary School, Bednall is Requires Improvement, from an inspection in June 2024.

When was All Saints CofE Primary School, Bednall last inspected by Ofsted?

All Saints CofE Primary School, Bednall was last inspected in June 2024.

How many pupils does All Saints CofE Primary School, Bednall have?

All Saints CofE Primary School, Bednall has 42 pupils on roll.

What age range does All Saints CofE Primary School, Bednall cover?

All Saints CofE Primary School, Bednall for pupils aged 2 to 11.

What are All Saints CofE Primary School, Bednall's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 33% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is All Saints CofE Primary School, Bednall?

All Saints CofE Primary School, Bednall is at School Lane, Bednall, Stafford, Staffordshire, ST17 0SD.