Berkswich CofE (VC) Primary School

Primary · Voluntary controlled school · Ages 3–11 · Stafford, Staffordshire

Last distance offered · Reception 2026

0.979 miles

Published by Staffordshire County Council · offers on 16 April 2026

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Berkswich CofE (VC) Primary School is a primary school in Stafford, Staffordshire for ages 3–11 (voluntary controlled school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Outstanding, from the inspection on 31 January 2024. Staffordshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2024 to 2026 entry.

Berkswich CofE (VC) Primary School catchment area: last distance offered

Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.

Entry	Last distance offered
Reception 2026	0.979 mi
Reception 2025	🔒 With a pass
Reception 2024	🔒 With a pass

What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment

What the figures show

In 2024/25, 81% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 23% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
In Reception 2026 the last child offered a place lived 0.979 miles away, nearer than in 2025 and 2024, and the 2026 figure was the shortest of the 3 years.
Reception 2026 had 35 first-choice applications for 30 offers; 29 offers went to first-choice families and 6 first-choice families (17%) were not offered a place.
2.8% of pupils are eligible for free school meals; the middle figure across the 8 nearest primary schools in Staffordshire is 11.7%.

Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Staffordshire schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.

Key facts

Address: Cedar Way, Walton-on-the-Hill, Stafford, ST17 0LU
Type: Voluntary controlled school
Phase: Primary
Ages: 3–11
Religious character: Church of England
Council: Staffordshire
Pupils on roll: 214 January 2026 school census
Free school meals: 2.8% of pupils eligible
Pupils per teacher: 19.6

Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026

Ofsted

School remains Outstanding Inspected 31 January 2024

Strengths

“Pupils learn exceptionally well at Berkswich CofE Primary School.”
“All pupils are well cared for and nurtured by dedicated staff.”
“Pupils say that they are very happy and safe here.”

Safeguarding: Effective

Quoted from the Ofsted report published 8 March 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Exam results

Measure	School	England
Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25)	81%	62%

Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Applications and offers

2026 Reception entry: 35 first-preference applications, 30 offers in total, 29 offers to first-preference applicants.

Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.

Nearby primary schools

Straight-line distance, in Staffordshire.

Oakridge Primary School 0.4 mi Not judged Last distance published
Leasowes Primary School 0.7 mi Outstanding Last distance published
St Anne's Catholic Primary School 0.8 mi Good
Barnfields Primary School 0.8 mi School remains Good
St Leonard's Primary School 1.7 mi Not judged
Silkmore Primary Academy 1.8 mi School remains Outstanding (Concerns) - S5 Next Last distance published
All Saints CofE Primary School, Bednall 1.8 mi Requires improvement
Veritas Primary Academy 2.1 mi School remains Good