Springfields First SchoolBishop Lonsdale Church of England Primary Academy

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.

Summary of the comparison

Springfields First School and Bishop Lonsdale Church of England Primary Academy are primary schools.

  • Springfields First School scores 73 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and Bishop Lonsdale Church of England Primary Academy scores 54 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Springfields First School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Springfields First School was judged Good and Bishop Lonsdale Church of England Primary Academy was judged the expected standard.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Bishop Lonsdale Church of England Primary Academy (48.0% in 2022-23, 72.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Springfields First School versus Bishop Lonsdale Church of England Primary Academy compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure StoneSpringfields First SchoolStaffordBishop Lonsdale Church of England Primary AcademyEngland average
Overview
Our scoreB73/100Stronger figureD54/100
Local ranking241st of 289 in Staffordshire 134th of 289 in Staffordshire Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeCommunity school Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range3-9 3-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll160 248
Capacity225 330
LocationStone, ST15 0NJ Stafford, ST21 6AU
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standardNot reported72.0% 62.0%
At higher standardNot reported20.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled scoreNot reported107.0 106.0
Maths average scaled scoreNot reported106.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census160 248
Free school meals (ever 6)11.9% 11.3%
English as an additional language2.5% 1.2%
SEN support8.8% 9.7%
SEN with an EHC plan1.9% 0.8%
Attendance
Overall absence3.8% Stronger figure3.8% 6.2%
Persistent absence7.5% 6.5% Stronger figure15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Springfields First School

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