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St Dominic's Catholic Primary School

Stafford, ST15 8YGPrimaryAges 3–11MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Outstanding
Mar 2022
KS2 Results
86%
meeting expected standard in RWM
Competition
1.1×
Oversubscribed
32 1st-choice / 30 places
Ranking
🏆Top 5%
#665 of 13,686 nationally

About St Dominic's Catholic Primary School

St Dominic’s Catholic Primary School sits within the Staffordshire local authority, where it ranks 9th out of 34 primary schools in the Stafford area and 16th out of 308 same-type schools across the wider county. That places it comfortably in the top 5 per cent of primaries nationally by its Key Stage 2 expected standard measure. Its closest peers at the very top of the local rankings — St John’s Catholic Primary School, Woodseaves CE Primary Academy and Needwood CofE Primary School — all share perfect ranking scores, but St Dominic’s holds its own as a strong performer in a competitive landscape. The school is a Roman Catholic state primary for mixed pupils aged 3 to 11, with a nursery provision on site. Headteacher Dianne Stokes leads a school of 202 pupils, just shy of its 210 capacity, and the proportion of pupils eligible for free school meals is low at 5 per cent, well below the national average.

Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range3 to 11 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterRoman Catholic
AddressMargaret Street, Stone, Stafford, ST15 8YG
HeadteacherDianne Stokes
Local AuthorityStaffordshire
Number of Pupils202
Free School Meals (FSM)5.0%
School Capacity202 / 210 (96% full)
Nursery ClassesYes

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

29 Mar 2022
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Overall Effectiveness
Outstanding
Quality of Education
Outstanding
Behaviour & Attitudes
Outstanding
Personal Development
Outstanding
Leadership & Management
Outstanding
Early Years Provision
Outstanding

Source: Ofsted, 22 May 2022. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

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DyslexiaMental HealthSpeech & LanguageLearning Difficulty

Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.

School day

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Teaching hours

08:50 – 15:15

Breakfast club

07:30-08:45

After-school care

15:15-18:00

Source: st-dominics-catholic.staffs.sch.uk. Extracted automatically — confirm with the school before relying on these times.

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St Dominic's Catholic Primary School has been rated "Outstanding" by Ofsted. This means the school provides an exceptional quality of education, and pupils thrive both academically and personally.