Barlaston CofE (VC) First School

Primary school in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire. Good (May 2024).

Latest graded inspection

Inspected 14 May 2024, report published 19 June 2024, under the inspection system used from 2019 to 2025.

Good overall. The school was doing well. The most common grade under the previous system. 76% of schools whose latest graded inspection was under this system got Good.

Grades for each area
Area	Grade
Quality of education	Good
Behaviour and attitudes	Good
Personal development	Good
Leadership and management	Good
Early years	Good
Safeguarding effective	Yes

These grades come from the system Ofsted replaced in November 2025. They stay on record until the school’s next inspection, when it gets a report card instead. More about the old grades.

Next inspection: around May 2028

The last inspection was in May 2024. Schools are usually inspected about every four years.

An estimate, not an Ofsted date. Ofsted doesn’t publish its schedule and gives schools about a day’s notice. The law says the next inspection must be by August 2029 at the latest, and Ofsted can visit sooner if it has concerns.

Nearby primary schools

1.4 milesTittensor CofE (C) First School
Primary, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire
Good (Jul 2023)
1.5 milesNewstead Primary Academy
Primary, Stoke-on-Trent
Outstanding (Jul 2024)
1.9 milesAsh Green Primary Academy
Primary, Stoke-on-Trent
Report card, Jun 2026: 1 strong, 6 expected
2.0 milesOulton CofE First School
Primary, Stone, Staffordshire
Standards maintained (Oct 2024)
2.1 milesSt Matthews Church of England Academy
Primary, Stoke-on-Trent
Report card, Feb 2026: 1 strong, 6 expected

Ofsted data as at 30 September 2026, school details from Get Information about Schools, 26 October 2026.