Primary school in Uttoxeter, Staffordshire
Picknalls First School
Oldfields Road, Uttoxeter, Staffordshire, ST14 7QL
Ofsted
Standards maintained at the last ungraded inspection, on 27 November 2024.
Inspections since September 2024 do not give an overall grade, so there is no one-word judgement to report. The full report sets out what inspectors found.
Pupils
- Pupils on roll
- 334
- Places
- 301
- How full
- Full — 334 pupils against 301 places
- Girls / boys
- 155 / 179
- Overall absence
- 3%
- Persistently absent
- 3%
primary schools average 5.2%
primary schools average 12.8% — pupils missing 10% or more of sessions
- Free school meals, last 6 years
- 9%
- English as an additional language
- 3%
- With an EHC plan
- 2%
- On SEN support
- 15%
England 25.7%
England 18.7%
England 3.5%
England 15%
The neighbourhood around the school
Census 2021 figures for East Staffordshire 003D, the statistical neighbourhood the school sits in — roughly 1,500 residents. It describes the area, not the pupils, who may travel in from further away.
- Adults with a degree
- 29%
- Adults with no qualifications
- 23%
- Households owning their home
- 70%
- Households in social housing
- 12%
- Households with no car
- 20%
- Adults economically inactive
- 43%
England 33.8%
England 18.3%
England 62.7%
England 17%
England 21.9%
England 39.9%
School details
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- Ages 3–9
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- Yes
- Boarding
- Day school
- Trust
- INNOVATE2EDUCATE PARTNERSHIP LIMITED
- Headteacher
- Headteacher: Anne Tapp
- Local authority
- Staffordshire
- Ward
- Town
- Constituency
- Burton and Uttoxeter
- URN
- 143952
The unique reference number used in all official school data.
Nearest primary schools
| School | Ofsted | Expected standard | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Outstanding 2024 | 90% | 0.2 mi |
| St Mary's CofE (A) First SchoolVoluntary aided school | No grade | — | 0.5 mi |
| Tynsel Parkes CofE Primary AcademyAcademy converter | No grade | — | 0.7 mi |
| Bramshall Meadows First SchoolFree schools | No grade | — | 0.9 mi |
| Doveridge Primary SchoolCommunity school | Good 2022 | — | 2.2 mi |
| Talbot First SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Requires improvement 2021 | — | 2.9 mi |
| St. Peter's Church of England First SchoolAcademy converter | Requires improvement 2022 | — | 3.4 mi |
| Marston Montgomery Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Requires improvement 2023 | — | 4.1 mi |
Where these figures come from
- School details, address and pupil numbers — Get Information About Schools, the DfE register, as at 14 August 2026.
- Exam results — DfE performance tables, 2024/25.
- Free school meals, EAL and SEN — school census, 2024/25.
- Ofsted — Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 30 June 2026.
- Neighbourhood figures — ONS Census 2021, lower layer super output area.
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