St Austin's Catholic Primary School and Nursery
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 3–11 · Stafford, Staffordshire
St Austin's Catholic Primary School and Nursery is a primary school in Stafford, Staffordshire for ages 3–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 8 January 2025. Staffordshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2024 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- St Austin's Catholic Primary School and Nursery, Garden Street, Stafford, ST17 4BT
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Council
- Staffordshire
- Pupils on roll
- 221 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 10.4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 25.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 8 January 2025
Strengths
- “St Austin’s is a school that gives pupils a rich, diverse and loving start to their education through a commitment to the school’s motto, ‘learn to love, love to learn’.”
- “Staff have high expectations of pupils.”
- “As a result, pupils rise to these expectations and achieve well in reading, writing and mathematics.”
To improve
- “However, in some subjects, the curriculum is not implemented as the school intends.”
- “Checks on learning are not always as effective as they should be.”
- “This means some pupils do not remember important knowledge in these subjects.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 11 February 2025 (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) | 75% | 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: 18 first-preference applications, 20 offers in total, 18 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Last distance offered and catchment
A one-off £9.99 pass, no subscription, unlocks for 3 months:
- Last distance offered for Reception 2024, as Staffordshire published it, drawn on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Earlier years of exam results
- Which schools pupils move on to or come from
- 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.
- St Paul's Church of England Primary School 0.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Leonard's Primary School 0.7 mi Not judged
- Flash Ley Primary School 0.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Silkmore Primary Academy 0.9 mi School remains Outstanding (Concerns) - S5 Next Last distance published
- Rowley Park Primary Academy 0.9 mi School remains Good
- John Wheeldon Primary Academy 0.9 mi Standards maintained
- St John's CofE Primary Academy 1.0 mi Standards maintained
- St Patrick's Catholic Primary School 1.0 mi Good