Burleyfields Primary School, Stafford

From the headteacher's welcome: "On behalf of the school and the Trust, I would like to offer you a warm welcome to Burleyfields Primary and Nursery School. I am delighted to be the Executive headteacher of the eleventh school to join The Creative Learning Partnership Trust. Burleyfields offers excellence in education for the children in the centre of Stafford."

The school runs after-school care.

Coming up: an open day on Monday 26 October 2026. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.

For September 2026 entry, 34 families put Burleyfields Primary School as their first choice and 72 named it as one of their preferences, for 29 places offered. That is 1.2 first choices for every place. 8 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state primary schools to Burleyfields Primary School are Doxey Academy (0.4 miles, 95% reading, 79% maths); Castlechurch Primary School (1 mile, Good, 96% reading, 85% maths); Tillington Manor Primary School (1.2 miles, 77% reading, 67% maths); and St Patrick's Catholic Primary School (1.2 miles, Good, 80% reading, 80% maths).

Burleyfields 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.

6.8% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 5.1% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (64%), Mixed (15%) and Black (9%).

In 2026, 6 pupils (10.2%) received SEN support and 0 (0%) 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 speech, language and communication needs.

The nearest railway station is Stafford Rail Station, about 0.9 miles away in a straight line.

In August 2026, police recorded 148 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, public order offences and anti-social behaviour. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Staffordshire (86), as is usual near a town centre.

The secondary schools closest to Burleyfields Primary School are King Edward VI High School (0.9 miles), Blessed William Howard Catholic School (1 mile), Sir Graham Balfour High School (1.7 miles) and Stafford Manor High School (1.8 miles).