Bishop Rawle CofE Primary School, Stoke-on-Trent

Ofsted's report card from its 28 April 2026 inspection grades Bishop Rawle CofE Primary School on 7 areas: 2 strong standard and 5 expected standard. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Early years - Strong standard. "Children get off to a flying start in the early years."

Personal development and wellbeing - Strong standard. "Leaders place personal development at the heart of the school's work."

Achievement - Expected standard. "Pupils generally achieve well as they move through the school."

Attendance and behaviour - Expected standard. "Leaders have made attendance a clear priority."

Curriculum and teaching - Expected standard. "Leaders have a secure and informed understanding of the quality of the curriculum and teaching across the school."

Inclusion - Expected standard. "Leaders place inclusion at the centre of the school's work."

Leadership and governance - Expected standard. "Leaders know their school and community well."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "Leaders should ensure that staff consistently apply the school's approach to handwriting in every subject and in every class, so pupils write with more fluency and accuracy"; "Leaders should ensure that they support teachers to develop their expertise in selecting learning activities that are consistently and appropriately demanding for all pupils, including those who are ready to work at greater depth, so that more pupils deepen their understanding and achieve highly across the curriculum".

In 2025, 87% of Year 6 pupils at Bishop Rawle CofE Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 73% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 79% and 77% in Staffordshire and 77% and 75% across England.

Results rose from 62% in reading and 86% in maths in 2024.

With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.

For September 2026 entry, 29 families put Bishop Rawle CofE Primary School as their first choice and 64 named it as one of their preferences, for 29 places offered. That is one first choice for every place. 2 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state primary schools to Bishop Rawle CofE Primary School are St Giles' Catholic Primary School (0.1 miles, Good, 91% reading, 88% maths); Cheadle Primary School (0.2 miles, Good, 61% reading, 55% maths); Dilhorne Endowed CofE Primary School (2 miles, Good, 100% reading, 100% maths); and St Thomas' Catholic Primary School (2.1 miles, Outstanding, 94% reading, 97% maths).

Bishop Rawle CofE Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 1 of these 3 schools.

Bishop Rawle CofE Primary School is one of 14 schools run by The Moorlands Primary Federation, an academy trust.

Across the trust's primary schools, 69% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

0.7% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 20 pupils (13.9%) received SEN support and 2 (1.4%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is a moderate learning difficulty.

Bishop Rawle CofE Primary School had 10 teachers in 2026, one for every 15 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

The nearest tram or metro stop is Kingsley & Froghall (Churnet Valley Railway), about 2.8 miles away in a straight line.

7 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Oak Street (opposite), 200 metres away.

Bishop Rawle CofE Primary School recorded no suspensions or permanent exclusions in 2024/25.

The secondary schools closest to Bishop Rawle CofE Primary School are The Cheadle Academy (0.2 miles) and Painsley Catholic College (0.3 miles).