Silkmore Primary Academy

Primary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 2–11 · Stafford, Staffordshire

Last distance offered · Reception 2025

1.795 miles

Published by Staffordshire County Council · offers on 16 April 2025

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Silkmore Primary Academy is a primary school in Stafford, Staffordshire for ages 2–11 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Outstanding (Concerns) - S5 Next, from the inspection on 9 May 2024. Staffordshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2024 to 2025 entry.

Silkmore Primary Academy 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 2025	1.795 mi
Reception 2024	🔒 With a pass

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

What the figures show

Of its pupils, 41.3% are eligible for free school meals, above the middle figure of 28.9% across the 8 nearest primary schools in Staffordshire.
The Reception 2025 last distance offered was 1.795 miles, the 14th longest of 27 Staffordshire primary schools with a published Reception 2025 last distance (middle figure 1.79 miles).
Reception 2026 drew 23 first-choice applications for 25 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 2 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
In 2024/25, 77% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 7% reached the higher standard (England 8%).

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: Exeter Street, Stafford, ST17 4EG
Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
Ages: 2–11
Council: Staffordshire
Pupils on roll: 252 January 2026 school census
Free school meals: 41.3% of pupils eligible
Pupils per teacher: 24.2

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

Ofsted

School remains Outstanding (Concerns) - S5 Next Inspected 9 May 2024

Strengths

“Pupils enjoy coming to Silkmore and feel valued as individuals.”
“They appreciate the positive relationships with staff, who know them well and help them feel safe.”
“Pupils can speak to a trusted adult or use the classroom ‘voice box’ if they wish to share a concern more discreetly.”

To improve

“While most pupils attend regularly, a small number still miss too much learning time.”
“In 2025, there was a dip in the Year 4 multiplication check outcomes.”
“Improvements in writing are evident, although some pupils still make errors in spelling and handwriting, and this affects the quality and standard of written work.”

Safeguarding: met

Quoted from the Ofsted report published 10 September 2026 (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)	77%	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: 23 first-preference applications, 25 offers in total, 23 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.

Flash Ley Primary School 0.3 mi Good Last distance published
Rowley Park Primary Academy 0.7 mi School remains Good
Burton Manor Primary School 0.7 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
St Paul's Church of England Primary School 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
Blessed Mother Teresa's Catholic Primary School 0.9 mi No Ofsted grade
St Austin's Catholic Primary School and Nursery 0.9 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
Barnfields Primary School 1.1 mi School remains Good
St Leonard's Primary School 1.1 mi Not judged