Squirrel Hayes First School
Primary · Foundation school · Ages 3–9 · Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire
Squirrel Hayes First School is a primary school in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire for ages 3–9 (foundation school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 23 April 2024.
Key facts
- Address
- Springfield Road, Biddulph, Stoke-on-Trent, ST8 7DF
- Type
- Foundation school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–9
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Staffordshire
- Pupils on roll
- 51 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 51% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 11.7
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 23 April 2024
Strengths
- “Squirrel Hayes is a small school where ‘everyone and every child matters’.”
- “School staff want the very best for pupils.”
- “Strong relationships are one of the reasons that pupils report feeling safe and happy at school.”
To improve
- “However, for a small number of pupils, attendance is still not good enough to enable them to benefit fully from their education.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 21 May 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 10 first-preference applications, 11 offers in total, 10 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
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- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
A last distance offered describes one past year and is not a catchment or a promise of a place. Check with the council before you apply.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Staffordshire.
- Our Lady of Grace Catholic Academy 0.2 mi Not judged
- Kingsfield First School 0.4 mi School remains Good
- Knypersley First School 0.6 mi Not judged
- Oxhey First School 0.7 mi Outstanding
- Moor First School 1.4 mi Not judged
- Thursfield Primary School 2.0 mi Standards maintained
- Castle Primary School 2.0 mi Good Last distance published
- St Anne's CofE (VC) Primary School 2.2 mi Standards maintained