St Michael's CofE (C) First School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school · Ages 3–9 · Stone, Staffordshire
St Michael's CofE (C) First School is a primary school in Stone, Staffordshire for ages 3–9 (voluntary controlled school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 12 January 2023.
Key facts
- Address
- Weavers Lane, Off Lichfield Road, Stone, ST15 8QB
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–9
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Staffordshire
- Pupils on roll
- 184 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 9.8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 12 January 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils enjoy coming to school and feel safe.”
- “The school’s values of ‘forgiveness, friendship, thankfulness, respect, resilience and responsibility’ feed through the school and the curriculum.”
- “Pupils know and understand these values, with one pupil commenting, ‘We think about our values in everything we do.’”
To improve
- “Some pupils have gaps in their phonic knowledge.”
- “However, the school still lacks suitable books for pupils to read at home.”
- “The books that pupils take home to read are not always well matched to the sounds they are learning in school.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 17 February 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 41 first-preference applications, 41 offers in total, 41 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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Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Staffordshire.
- Pirehill First School 0.7 mi No Ofsted grade
- St Dominic's Catholic Primary School 0.9 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Christ Church CofE First School 1.0 mi Standards maintained
- Manor Hill First School 1.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Oulton CofE First School 1.7 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Springfields First School 2.8 mi Good
- Barlaston CofE (VC) First School 3.6 mi Good
- Fulford Primary School 3.8 mi School remains Good