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Beaconfields Primary School, Stafford

Primary
Free schools
Mixed
Ages 2–11

Beaconfields Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 2 to 11 in Stafford, part of The Creative Learning Partnership Trust. For 2026 entry it had 1.2 first-choice applications for every place. It was 14% full in 2025.

Demand
Oversubscribed
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Reception applications for September 2027 close in 80 days

Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Staffordshire (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.

Data last updated 27 Oct 2026

Beaconfields Primary School in detail

Beaconfields Primary School in its own words

From the headteacher's welcome: "On behalf of the school and the trust, I would like to offer you a warm welcome to Beaconfields Primary and Nursery School. I am delighted to be the Executive headteacher of our brand new, exciting venture, the tenth school to join The Creative Learning Partnership Trust."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include hockey, dance and choir.

The school runs after-school care.

Headteacher's welcome (school website)Clubs (school website)Wraparound care (school website)

Source: The school's own website

Getting a place at Beaconfields Primary School

For September 2026 entry, 34 families put Beaconfields Primary School as their first choice and 91 named it as one of their preferences, for 28 places offered. That is 1.2 first choices for every place. 7 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

Admissions history and your chances at Beaconfields Primary School

Compared with nearby schools

The nearest other state primary schools to Beaconfields Primary School are Parkside Primary School (0.6 miles, Good, 89% reading, 91% maths); Tillington Manor Primary School (1.1 miles, 77% reading, 67% maths); St Patrick's Catholic Primary School (1.5 miles, Good, 80% reading, 80% maths); and John Wheeldon Primary Academy (1.6 miles, Good, 78% reading, 75% maths).

Parkside Primary SchoolTillington Manor Primary SchoolSt Patrick's Catholic Primary SchoolJohn Wheeldon Primary Academy

The trust

Beaconfields Primary School is one of 11 schools run by The Creative Learning Partnership Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's primary schools, 67% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

All 11 schools in The Creative Learning Partnership Trust

Who goes there

15% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 12% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (66%), Mixed (15%) and Asian (11%).

Staffing

Beaconfields Primary School had 3 teachers in 2026, one for every 10 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

Getting there

The nearest railway station is Stafford Rail Station, about 2.3 miles away in a straight line.

The area around the school

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Beaconfields Primary School stands in is among the 20% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. On income deprivation affecting children it is in the 7th decile, where the 1st is the most deprived. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 40 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and public order offences. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Staffordshire (86).

Suspensions and exclusions

Beaconfields Primary School recorded no suspensions or permanent exclusions in 2024/25.

Sources: DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE multi-academy trust performance data; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; DfE school workforce census; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics

Location

Offered a place in 2026 (~523m)Unlikely (~680m)

Staffordshire published that the last place for 2026 entry went to a family 0.325 miles away (straight line). The cut-off moves every year.

Key Information

DfE GIAS
Head:Mrs Rebecca Bell
Pupils:100
LA:Staffordshire
Phone:01785785699
Address:Ramson Avenue, Stafford, ST16 1ZY
Trust:THE CREATIVE LEARNING PARTNERSHIP TRUST (11 schools)
Admissions:Non-selective
Status:open
Opened:1 September 2024

Ofsted Rating

No inspection data available

URN:150784
UKPRN:10095859
Diocese:Not applicable
Constituency:Stafford
Urban/Rural:Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

At a Glance

15.0%

Free School Meals

No

Boarding

Yes

Nursery

No

Sixth Form

No

Special Measures

Class Sizes

28.5

Avg class size

28.5

Infant (KS1)

2

Total classes

2025/26 academic year

How Does This School Compare?

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Before and after school care

Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near Beaconfields Primary School.

  • Jc Parkside Club880m away · Not yet graded

Term dates

Beaconfields Primary School is a free school, so it sets its own term dates: check the school's website. As a guide, see Staffordshire's term dates for its community schools.

Getting There

Bus Stops

Ashridge Walk (opp)
612m · 10 min walk
Barlaston Close (adj)
690m · 11 min walk
Redhill Business Park (adj)
766m · 12 min walk
Crab Lane (adj)
826m · 13 min walk
Shopping Precinct (adj)
832m · 14 min walk

Free school transport

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You apply to the council where you live. Beaconfields Primary School is in Staffordshire; for families living there:

Apply to Staffordshire for free school transport. Its policy is on the council's website.

Safety and surroundings

Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)

Collisions
1
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Children hurt
0

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 1 road collision in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 1 slight.

No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt.

0 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.

The typical figure for schools in Staffordshire is 5 (the median across 457 schools, same distance and years).

Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.

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Your chances of a place at Beaconfields Primary School

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What the report includes for Beaconfields Primary School:

  • The straight-line distance from your home to Beaconfields Primary School.
  • Last distance offered for 2025 and 2026 entry, from Staffordshire's own figures, and how your distance compares each year.
  • Applications, first choices and offers at Beaconfields Primary School for 2025 and 2026 entry.
  • How many families in Staffordshire got their first choice, and how often appeals there succeed.
  • The nearest state schools to your home, with Ofsted rating, demand and last distance offered where published.
  • Key dates for September 2027 entry and how to apply.

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Capacity & Demand

School Occupancy

14%

Available places

30 pupils

210 places

180 spare places in 2025

2025, DfE school capacity data

Area Demand Pressure - Stafford

Low pressure
New homes approved:2,581
Projected new pupils:645

Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Stafford

Across Staffordshire council

Low demand council-wide0.77 applications per place

Places available

10,768

Applications

8,344

Got 1st preference

95.1%

Got preferred school

99.1%

All primary applications across Staffordshire council (2026/27), not just this school.

This school: Oversubscribed

SEND & SEN Provision

SEN Overview

15

SEN Support

4

EHC Plans

19.0%

of Total Pupils

2026 academic year

Provision & Specialist Facilities

No specialist provision recorded

Pupils by Need Type

Speech, Language & Communication14
Physical Disability2
Social, Emotional & Mental Health1
Autistic Spectrum Disorder1
Other1
EHC Plan
SEN Support

Pupil Demographics

Ethnicity

White British
66.0%
Asian
11.0%
Black
3.0%
Mixed
15.0%
Chinese
2.0%
Other
1.0%

2026 academic year

Key Indicators

Free School Meals15.0%
English as Additional Language12.0%

100

Total Pupils

50

Boys

50

Girls

2026 academic year

Workforce

3

Teachers

33.3:1

Pupil-teacher ratio

£34,823

Mean salary

2026 data

School Funding

£7,061

Per pupil

£437k

Total funding

£11k

Pupil premium

Deprivation£22,548
Lump sum£145,100

2025-26 financial year allocations

Secondary Schools Nearby

Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to

Questions parents ask about Beaconfields Primary School

How close to Beaconfields Primary School do you need to live?

Staffordshire publishes how far the last offered place was, in miles: 1.136 for 2025 entry, then 0.325 for 2026 entry. The cut-off has tightened over that period, which usually means demand is growing faster than places. These are the authority's own figures, not a fixed boundary - the cut-off moves with the number of applications each year.

Is it hard to get a place at Beaconfields Primary School?

Beaconfields Primary School was not full in 2025: it ran at 14% of its 210 places.

How big are the classes at Beaconfields Primary School?

Classes at Beaconfields Primary School average 28.5 pupils (2025/26).

How many pupils go to Beaconfields Primary School?

Beaconfields Primary School has around 100 pupils on roll. 15% are eligible for free school meals.

How do I apply to Beaconfields Primary School?

Apply through Staffordshire's coordinated admissions process, naming Beaconfields Primary School on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.

Does Beaconfields Primary School have a breakfast club or after-school club?

Ofsted's childcare register lists an out-of-school club within a kilometre of Beaconfields Primary School: Jc Parkside Club (880m away, registered, not yet graded). The school may also run its own clubs, which don't have to register with Ofsted.

How many road collisions happen near Beaconfields Primary School?

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 1 road collision in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 1 slight. No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt. 0 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Staffordshire is 5 (the median across 457 schools, same distance and years).

Where is Beaconfields Primary School?

Beaconfields Primary School is at Ramson Avenue, Stafford, Staffordshire, ST16 1ZY.

Sources: Staffordshire admissions booklets; Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)

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