Doxey Academy, Stafford

From the headteacher's welcome: "Doxey Academy is a fantastic school where the children are at the heart of everything that we do. Our wish is for all children, regardless of their background, abilities or individual needs, to be aspirational in all aspects of their lives, both now and in the future."

The school runs a breakfast club from 7:45am and after-school care until 5:00pm, from £5.00 per session.

In 2025, 95% of Year 6 pupils at Doxey Academy reached the expected standard in reading and 79% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 79% and 77% in Staffordshire and 77% and 75% across England.

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

For September 2026 entry, 14 families put Doxey Academy as their first choice and 21 named it as one of their preferences, for 19 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to Doxey Academy are Burleyfields Primary School (0.4 miles); Tillington Manor Primary School (0.9 miles, 77% reading, 67% maths); St Patrick's Catholic Primary School (1 mile, Good, 80% reading, 80% maths); and John Wheeldon Primary Academy (1.2 miles, Good, 78% reading, 75% maths).

Doxey Academy's 2025 results were higher than all 3 of them.

Doxey Academy 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.

42.8% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 9.5% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (70%), Mixed (13%) and Black (10%).

In 2026, 45 pupils (22.4%) received SEN support and 15 (7.5%) 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 social, emotional and mental health needs.

Doxey Academy had 13 teachers in 2026, one for every 13 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

The nearest railway station is Stafford Rail Station, about 1 mile away in a straight line.

11 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is The Drive (opposite), 140 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 164 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and shoplifting. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Staffordshire (86), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, Doxey Academy issued 31 suspensions, 18.1 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 2 permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Doxey Academy are Blessed William Howard Catholic School (1.2 miles), King Edward VI High School (1.2 miles) and Sir Graham Balfour High School (1.4 miles).