Yoxall St Peter's CofE Primary School

About Yoxall St Peter's CofE Primary School

Parents at Yoxall St Peter's CofE Primary School are overwhelmingly positive, with 74% of respondents recommending the school to other parents in the most recent Parent View survey. The school is clearly popular locally, too: for the 2025/26 admissions round it received 29 applications for just 10 places, giving an oversubscription ratio of 2.9. That means nearly three families applied for every spot. Among the 34 parents who completed the survey, 91% agreed or strongly agreed that their child is happy at the school, and 97% said their child feels safe. Behaviour is also a strong point — 76% of parents agreed the school ensures pupils are well behaved, with only 9% disagreeing. The school's most recent Ofsted inspection, an ungraded visit in December 2024, confirmed that standards are being maintained, and it has held a Good rating since its last graded inspection in 2019. Leadership and management, early years provision, and overall effectiveness were all rated Good.

Academically, Yoxall St Peter's performs above the local authority average. In the 2023/24 Key Stage 2 results, 71% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined, compared with a Staffordshire LA average of 65%. That places the school 8th out of 23 primary schools in East Staffordshire and in the top 50% nationally. Reading is a particular strength: 88% of pupils met the expected standard and 41% reached the higher standard, with an average scaled score of 108. Maths also performed well, with 76% at expected and an average score of 107. Writing was more mixed — 71% met the expected standard but only 6% reached the higher standard. Progress scores are not available in the data, so it's hard to say how much value the school adds, but the raw outcomes are solid. The school has no sixth form, as expected for a primary, and no nursery provision.

The school sits on a site with a good range of facilities including a library, art studios, music rooms, a gymnasium, playing fields and a chapel. Sports offered include football, rounders, athletics, cross country, cricket and dance, and there are clubs for art, coding and eco activities. For SEND, the school lists support for specific learning difficulties like dyslexia, social, emotional and mental health needs, and autistic spectrum disorder — though the Parent View data on SEND support was not answered by any respondents, so it's unclear how parents rate that provision. With 120 pupils against a capacity of 140, the school is not at full roll, but the oversubscription suggests strong local demand. It suits families who want a Church of England primary with a strong academic record and a clear sense of community, particularly those living within the East Staffordshire catchment.

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