Colwich CofE Primary School
Main Road, Colwich, Stafford, ST17 0XDOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)
Colwich CofE Primary School is a primary school in Stafford for ages 4 to 11. It is one of the 451 schools in Staffordshire. It ranks 14th of 35 primary schools in Stafford. Its latest Ofsted rating is Good, from an inspection in September 2023.
Ofsted inspection
Inspected 26 September 2023, report published 26 October 2023
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years provision
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Met
What Ofsted said
From the inspection on 26 September 2023
Pupils are proud to follow 'the Colwich way' of being kind, respectful and ready to learn. They show this through their words and actions. They are happy and safe. 'Friendship Fridays' are a pivotal point each week. Pupils and staff enjoy the activities they experience in their family groups. Shining through many conversations was the older pupils' commitment to helping younger pupils. The school is ambitious for pupils to achieve well and to become caring citizens. These ambitions are realised. Pupils leave the school prepared for the next stage of their education. They show respect and kindness to each other and to staff. Pupils know about a range of ways to keep safe. They know when and how to ask for help, both from staff and external sources. The school has made recent changes to the personal, social and health education curriculum. This is beginning to help pupils know more about fundamental British values. Pupils bring the school's golden rule to life as they treat others in the way they wish to be treated. Pupils contribute positively to school life. They enjoy playing football and basketball using equipment they bought with money raised from selling toast.
What the school should improve
- In a few subjects, the school has not ensured that resources used to support pupils' learning are sufficiently well linked to the intended curriculum. As a result, pupils are not helped to build and deepen their learning. The school needs to ensure that resources linked to subjects are used effectively to extend and challenge pupils' learning.
- Learning activities for a few pupils with SEND are not well matched to their needs. Pupils remain working on the same tasks for longer than is necessary. Smaller steps are not put in place to help these pupils be as successful as they could be. The school should ensure that staff develop the skills and knowledge to break down the broad aims of learning into smaller, achievable steps that pave the way for pupils' increased success.
- Pupils' work, across subjects, contains errors in basic skills, including in mathematics, punctuation and spelling. These are not consistently addressed by staff. Pupils repeat the same mistakes over time, which hinders them from achieving as well as they should. The school needs to make sure that all staff consistently identify and promptly address pupils' errors and misconceptions.
Exam results
SATs results (key stage 2), 2024/25
16 pupils took the tests
Pupil numbers and mix
97 pupils on roll, with places for 185
Schools near Colwich CofE Primary School
| School | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anson CofE Primary School | 1 mile | Ofsted: Good | 73% met the expected standard |
| St John's Catholic Primary School | 1 mile | Report card: Expected standard to strong standard | 73% met the expected standard |
| Etching Hill CofE Primary Academy | 2 miles | Ofsted: Good | 79% met the expected standard |
| The John Bamford Primary School | 2 miles | Ofsted: Good | 80% met the expected standard |
| Forest Hills Primary School | 2 miles | Report card: Expected standard to strong standard | 44% met the expected standard |
School details
- School type
- Academy converter
- Sector
- Academy
- Trust
- MID-TRENT MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Age range
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Nursery classes
- No
- Headteacher
- Miss Alison De Ste Croix
- Phone
- 01889881286
- Address
- Main Road, Colwich, Stafford, ST17 0XD
- Local authority
- Staffordshire
- URN
- 142422
School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Exam results for 2024/25 from the Department for Education. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.