Forsbrook CofE Controlled Primary School

Primary · Voluntary controlled school · Ages 4–11 · Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire

Last distance offered · Reception 2026

1.114 miles

Published by Staffordshire County Council · offers on 16 April 2026

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Forsbrook CofE Controlled Primary School is a primary school in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire for ages 4–11 (voluntary controlled school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Outstanding, from the inspection on 24 October 2023. Staffordshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2024 to 2026 entry.

Forsbrook CofE Controlled 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	1.114 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

Reception 2026 drew 36 first-choice applications for 30 offers; 28 offers went to first-choice families, and 8 first-choice families (22%) were not offered a place.
For Reception 2026 the last child offered a place lived 1.114 miles away, nearer than in 2024 and 2025, and the 2026 figure was the shortest of the 3 years.
Of the 95 applications for Reception 2026, 26 (27%) came from families living outside Staffordshire, and 1 offer went to them.
In 2024/25, 74% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%) and 10% reached the higher standard (England 8%); Ofsted rated it Outstanding in October 2023.

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: Cheadle Road, Blythe Bridge, Stoke-on-Trent, ST11 9PW
Type: Voluntary controlled school
Phase: Primary
Ages: 4–11
Religious character: Church of England
Council: Staffordshire
Pupils on roll: 211 January 2026 school census
Free school meals: 8.5% of pupils eligible
Pupils per teacher: 26.4

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

Ofsted

Outstanding Inspected 24 October 2023

Strengths

“This school goes above and beyond for all pupils.”
“The school’s vision and values underpin everything done in school.”
“Pupils are extremely happy to attend this school.”

Safeguarding: Effective

Quoted from the Ofsted report published 4 December 2023 (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)	74%	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: 36 first-preference applications, 30 offers in total, 28 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.

The William Amory Primary School 0.2 mi Good
Springcroft Primary School 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
St Filumena's Catholic Primary School 1.1 mi Not judged Last distance published
St Peter's Church of England Primary School 1.3 mi No Ofsted grade
Dilhorne Endowed CofE Primary School 2.0 mi No Ofsted grade
Meir Heath Academy 2.0 mi Standards maintained
Fulford Primary School 2.4 mi School remains Good
Bishop Rawle CofE Primary School 3.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published