Flash Ley Primary School, Stafford

From the headteacher's welcome: "As Headteacher and on behalf of our school community, I would like to offer you a warm welcome and share some information about our school. We are all very proud of our school and its achievements. We thrive on 'believing to achieve' in a caring, safe, secure and stimulating environment, where all children are encouraged to reach their full potential."

The school runs after-school care.

In 2025, 89% of Year 6 pupils at Flash Ley Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 93% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 79% and 77% in Staffordshire and 77% and 75% across England.

Results rose from 71% in reading and 71% 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 Flash Ley Primary School as their first choice and 46 named it as one of their preferences, for 30 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 Flash Ley Primary School are Silkmore Primary Academy (0.3 miles, Outstanding, 87% reading, 80% maths); Rowley Park Primary Academy (0.4 miles, Good, 73% reading, 73% maths); Burton Manor Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 80% reading, 82% maths); and Blessed Mother Teresa's Catholic Primary School (0.6 miles, Good, 100% reading, 100% maths).

Flash Ley Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 3 of these 4 schools.

40.2% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), according to the 2026 school census.

The nearest railway station is Stafford Rail Station, about 1.1 miles away in a straight line.

8 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Royal Oak PH (adjacent), 230 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Flash Ley Primary School stands in is among the 20% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 220 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and other theft. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Staffordshire (86), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, Flash Ley Primary School issued 7 suspensions, 3.5 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Flash Ley Primary School are Stafford Manor High School (0.2 miles), King Edward VI High School (0.8 miles) and Blessed William Howard Catholic School (0.8 miles).