Best primary schools in Staffordshire (2026)
Staffordshire has 266 ranked primary schools with published results. The top-ranked is St Filumena's Catholic Primary School, in the top 1% in England. The average reading, writing & maths here in 2025 was 65%, against 62% for England. 34 are in England's top 10%, and 16 are rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
| Rank | School | Reading, writing & maths (2023–2025 average) | Reading, writing & maths 2025 | Trend | Higher standard | Ofsted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 Top 1% in England |
St Filumena's Catholic Primary School Staffordshire Moorlands · Roman Catholic |
96% | 96% | 21% | Not judged | |
2 Top 1% in England |
St Bartholomew's Church of England Primary School Wolverhampton · Church of England |
91% | 91% | 36% | Not judged | |
3 Top 1% in England |
Shobnall Primary & Nursery School Burton upon Trent |
95% | 97% | 13% | Outstanding | |
4 Top 1% in England |
Haughton St Giles CofE Primary Academy Haughton · Church of England |
93% | 93% | 21% | No rating | |
5 Top 2% in England |
Oakridge Primary School Stafford |
88% | 83% | 23% | Not judged | |
6 Top 2% in England |
Blessed Mother Teresa's Catholic Primary School Stafford · Roman Catholic |
90% | 100% | 35% | Report card | |
7 Top 2% in England |
Newstead Primary Academy Stoke-on-Trent |
85% | 83% | 33% | Outstanding | |
8 Top 2% in England |
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Uttoxeter · Roman Catholic |
82% | 90% | 33% | Outstanding | |
9 Top 3% in England |
Christ Church CofE (C) Primary School Lichfield · Church of England |
89% | 86% | 16% | Good | |
10 Top 3% in England |
St Dominic's Catholic Primary School Stone (Stafford) · Roman Catholic |
86% | 92% | 24% | Outstanding | |
11 Top 3% in England |
Anson CofE Primary School Great Haywood · Church of England |
81% | 73% | 27% | Good | |
12 Top 3% in England |
All Saints CofE (C) Primary School East Staffordshire · Church of England |
90% | 93% | 20% | Good | |
13 Top 4% in England |
Parkside Primary School Stafford |
85% | 84% | 18% | Good | |
14 Top 4% in England |
Leasowes Primary School Stafford |
86% | 86% | 16% | Outstanding | |
15 Top 4% in England |
St Benedict Biscop CofE Primary School Wombourne · Church of England |
83% | 83% | 30% | Good | |
16 Top 4% in England |
Co-op Academy Glebe Stoke-on-Trent |
85% | 82% | 32% | Outstanding | |
17 Top 5% in England |
St Mary's Catholic Academy Leek · Roman Catholic |
82% | 93% | 14% | No rating | |
18 Top 5% in England |
Berkswich CofE (VC) Primary School Stafford · Church of England |
82% | 81% | 23% | No rating | |
19 Top 5% in England |
Little Aston Primary Academy Streetly |
85% | 82% | 18% | Report card | |
20 Top 6% in England |
Whitfield Valley Primary Academy Stoke-on-Trent |
81% | 81% | 11% | Outstanding | |
21 Top 6% in England |
Baldwins Gate CofE(VC) Primary School Baldwin's Gate · Church of England |
79% | 77% | 31% | No rating | |
22 Top 6% in England |
Gnosall St Lawrence Coe Primary Academy Gnosall · Church of England |
82% | 90% | 12% | No rating | |
23 Top 7% in England |
Chancel Primary School Rugeley |
83% | 72% | 19% | Not judged | |
24 Top 7% in England |
St Thomas' Catholic Primary School Upper Tean · Roman Catholic |
82% | 94% | 29% | No rating | |
25 Top 8% in England |
Great Wood Community Primary School Upper Tean |
79% | 79% | 21% | Report card | |
26 Top 8% in England |
St John's Catholic Primary School Great Haywood · Roman Catholic |
86% | 73% | 9% | Report card | |
27 Top 8% in England |
St Andrew's CofE Primary School Weston (Stafford) · Church of England |
84% | 77% | 10% | No rating | |
28 Top 8% in England |
Whittington Primary and Nursery School Lichfield |
84% | 83% | 9% | Report card | |
29 Top 9% in England |
St Peter's CofE Primary School Hixon · Church of England |
79% | 80% | 7% | No rating | |
30 Top 9% in England |
Goldenhill Primary Academy Stoke-on-Trent |
78% | 80% | 17% | Good | |
31 Top 9% in England |
The St. Mary's CofE Primary School Colton (Lichfield) · Church of England |
80% | 80% | 25% | Outstanding | |
32 Top 9% in England |
St Anne's Catholic Primary School Stafford · Roman Catholic |
78% | 82% | 21% | Good | |
33 Top 10% in England |
St Giles' Catholic Primary School Cheadle (Staffordshire Moorlands) · Roman Catholic |
76% | 81% | 22% | No rating | |
34 Top 10% in England |
Co-op Academy Friarswood Newcastle-under-Lyme |
80% | 86% | 14% | No rating | |
35 Top 11% in England |
Five Spires Academy Lichfield |
80% | 78% | 6% | Good | |
36 Top 11% in England |
St Gregory's Catholic Academy Stoke-on-Trent · Roman Catholic |
78% | 78% | 14% | No rating | |
37 Top 11% in England |
Norton-Le-Moors Primary Academy Stoke-on-Trent |
80% | 83% | 7% | Good | |
38 Top 12% in England |
All Saints' CofE Primary School Trysull · Church of England |
78% | 74% | 16% | Good | |
39 Top 12% in England |
Hillside Primary School Stoke-on-Trent |
77% | 77% | 13% | Good | |
40 Top 12% in England |
St Michael's CofE (C) Primary School Lichfield · Church of England |
77% | 85% | 10% | No rating | |
41 Top 13% in England |
The Meadows Primary School Madeley |
76% | 77% | 8% | Outstanding | |
42 Top 13% in England |
St Margaret's CofE (VC) Junior School Newcastle-under-Lyme · Church of England |
76% | 69% | 15% | No rating | |
43 Top 14% in England |
Brindley Heath Junior School Academy Kinver |
74% | 70% | 14% | Good | |
44 Top 14% in England |
St Anne's CofE (VC) Primary School Brown Edge · Church of England |
79% | 86% | 14% | Good | |
45 Top 14% in England |
The Reginald Mitchell Primary School Kidsgrove |
78% | 79% | 3% | No rating | |
46 Top 14% in England |
Rykneld Primary School Burton upon Trent |
80% | 81% | 9% | No rating | |
47 Top 15% in England |
The Richard Crosse CofE Primary School King's Bromley · Church of England |
75% | 69% | 19% | Good | |
48 Top 15% in England |
New Ford Academy Stoke-on-Trent |
74% | 70% | 18% | Outstanding | |
49 Top 15% in England |
Forsbrook CofE Controlled Primary School Blythe Bridge · Church of England |
75% | 74% | 10% | Outstanding | |
50 Top 16% in England |
Greysbrooke Primary School Shenstone |
74% | 79% | 14% | Good | |
51 Top 16% in England |
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Lichfield · Roman Catholic |
75% | 79% | 10% | Report card | |
52 Top 16% in England |
St Teresa's Catholic (A) Primary School Stoke-on-Trent · Roman Catholic |
74% | 73% | 11% | No rating | |
53 Top 16% in England |
Thursfield Primary School Harriseahead, Mow Cop and Newchapel |
73% | 70% | 30% | Good | |
54 Top 16% in England |
Streethay Primary School Streethay |
75% | 75% | 13% | Outstanding | |
55 Top 17% in England |
Our Lady and St Werburgh's Catholic Primary School Newcastle-under-Lyme · Roman Catholic |
74% | 69% | 19% | No rating | |
56 Top 17% in England |
Greenways Primary Academy Stoke-on-Trent |
77% | 71% | 7% | No rating | |
57 Top 17% in England |
Springcroft Primary School Blythe Bridge |
77% | 76% | 6% | Good | |
58 Top 18% in England |
Holden Lane Academy Stoke-on-Trent |
77% | 77% | 7% | No rating | |
59 Top 18% in England |
St Mary's Church of England Primary School Stoke-on-Trent · Church of England |
76% | 81% | 5% | Outstanding | |
60 Top 18% in England |
Blakeley Heath Primary School Wombourne |
76% | 81% | 11% | No rating | |
61 Top 19% in England |
The John Bamford Primary School Rugeley |
74% | 80% | 16% | No rating | |
62 Top 20% in England |
Barnfields Primary School Stafford |
74% | 73% | 8% | No rating | |
63 Top 20% in England |
St Wulstan's Catholic Primary School Newcastle-under-Lyme · Roman Catholic |
76% | 72% | 2% | No rating | |
64 Top 22% in England |
The Faber Catholic Primary School Staffordshire Moorlands · Roman Catholic |
71% | 64% | 7% | Not judged | |
65 Top 22% in England |
Lift Anglesey Burton upon Trent |
75% | 87% | 6% | Good | |
66 Top 22% in England |
Jerome Primary School Norton Canes |
74% | 84% | 6% | No rating | |
67 Top 23% in England |
St Lukes CofE Primary School Cannock · Church of England |
76% | 79% | 2% | Report card | |
68 Top 23% in England |
All Saints Church of England Primary and Nursery School Alrewas · Church of England |
74% | 75% | 6% | Requires improvement | |
69 Top 23% in England |
Fulfen Primary School Burntwood |
74% | 73% | 9% | Outstanding | |
70 Top 23% in England |
Meir Heath Academy Stoke-on-Trent |
75% | 67% | 8% | No rating | |
71 Top 23% in England |
Thomas Russell Junior School Barton-under-Needwood |
75% | 78% | 3% | No rating | |
72 Top 23% in England |
St Marys Catholic Academy Stoke-on-Trent · Roman Catholic |
73% | 77% | 16% | Report card | |
73 Top 24% in England |
Park Hall Academy Stoke-on-Trent |
71% | 69% | 15% | Not judged | |
74 Top 24% in England |
Needwood CofE Primary School East Staffordshire · Church of England |
73% | 60% | 7% | Not judged | |
75 Top 25% in England |
Eaton Park Academy Stoke-on-Trent |
72% | 65% | 5% | No rating | |
76 Top 25% in England |
Etching Hill CofE Primary Academy Rugeley · Church of England |
72% | 79% | 11% | No rating | |
77 Top 26% in England |
Littleton Green Community School Huntington (South Staffordshire) |
74% | 70% | 7% | No rating | |
78 Top 26% in England |
Summerbank Primary Academy Stoke-on-Trent |
75% | 75% | 3% | Good | |
79 Top 27% in England |
Longwood Primary School Fazeley |
74% | 67% | 4% | No rating | |
80 Top 27% in England |
The Crescent Academy Stoke-on-Trent |
72% | 72% | 8% | No rating | |
81 Top 28% in England |
St Austin's Catholic Primary School and Nursery Stafford · Roman Catholic |
70% | 75% | 11% | No rating | |
82 Top 28% in England |
St Thomas Aquinas Catholic Primary School Stoke-on-Trent · Roman Catholic |
68% | 58% | 10% | Good | |
83 Top 28% in England |
St John the Evangelist Catholic Academy Kidsgrove · Roman Catholic |
70% | 63% | 8% | No rating | |
84 Top 28% in England |
Lakeside Primary School Tamworth |
74% | 77% | 8% | Report card | |
85 Top 28% in England |
Featherstone Academy Featherstone (South Staffordshire) |
71% | 69% | 15% | Good | |
86 Top 28% in England |
St John's CofE Primary Academy Stafford · Church of England |
72% | 67% | 8% | No rating | |
87 Top 28% in England |
Our Lady of Grace Catholic Academy Biddulph · Roman Catholic |
67% | 83% | 25% | Not judged | |
88 Top 28% in England |
St Luke's CofE Academy Endon Endon · Church of England |
70% | 82% | 12% | Not judged | |
89 Top 29% in England |
Manor Primary Academy Lichfield |
70% | 73% | 7% | Not judged | |
90 Top 29% in England |
Bridgtown Primary School Cannock |
74% | 76% | 2% | No rating | |
91 Top 29% in England |
The Willows Primary School Stoke-on-Trent |
70% | 73% | 12% | Not judged | |
92 Top 29% in England |
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School Stafford · Roman Catholic |
69% | 73% | 10% | Good | |
93 Top 29% in England |
Springhead Primary School Talke and Talke Pits |
73% | 73% | 3% | No rating | |
94 Top 31% in England |
Doxey Academy Stafford |
74% | 74% | 0% | Requires improvement | |
95 Top 31% in England |
St Stephen's Primary School Fradley South |
70% | 77% | 8% | No rating | |
96 Top 31% in England |
Gentleshaw Primary Academy Cannock Wood |
72% | 75% | 4% | Report card | |
97 Top 31% in England |
Silverdale Primary Academy Newcastle-under-Lyme |
68% | 65% | 12% | Good | |
98 Top 31% in England |
Hugo Meynell CofE (VC) Primary School Loggerheads · Church of England |
69% | 73% | 9% | Not judged | |
99 Top 32% in England |
Cheslyn Hay Primary Academy Great Wyrley and Cheslyn Hay |
71% | 71% | 5% | No rating | |
100 Top 32% in England |
Sun Academy Bradwell Newcastle-under-Lyme |
69% | 77% | 19% | No rating |
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Best primary school in each town
- Wolverhampton · best: St Bartholomew's Church of England Primary School
- Burton upon Trent · best: Shobnall Primary & Nursery School
- Stafford · best: Oakridge Primary School
- Stoke-on-Trent · best: Newstead Primary Academy
- Lichfield · best: Christ Church CofE (C) Primary School
- Wombourne · best: St Benedict Biscop CofE Primary School
- Streetly · best: Little Aston Primary Academy
- Rugeley · best: Chancel Primary School
- Cheadle (Staffordshire Moorlands) · best: St Giles' Catholic Primary School
- Newcastle-under-Lyme · best: Co-op Academy Friarswood
- Kidsgrove · best: The Reginald Mitchell Primary School
- Blythe Bridge · best: Forsbrook CofE Controlled Primary School
- Harriseahead, Mow Cop and Newchapel · best: Thursfield Primary School
- Cannock · best: St Lukes CofE Primary School
- Burntwood · best: Fulfen Primary School
- Tamworth · best: Lakeside Primary School
- Great Wyrley and Cheslyn Hay · best: Cheslyn Hay Primary Academy
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What is the best primary school in Staffordshire?
On exam results over the last three years, St Filumena's Catholic Primary School is the top-ranked primary school in Staffordshire, in the top 1% of schools in England.
How are the schools ranked?
By published Department for Education exam results averaged over three years: for secondary schools, Attainment 8 plus a quarter of the share getting grade 5+ in English and maths; for primary schools, the share reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths plus half the share reaching the higher standard. The order uses the three-year average, so a school can rank above one with a higher single-year result. Schools with fewer than 10 pupils taking the tests are not ranked. Exam results are only part of the picture: visit, read the Ofsted report and check admissions rules, as living nearby does not guarantee a place.