St Austin's Catholic Primary School and Nursery

Term dates

Academies can set their own term dates. Many follow Staffordshire council's dates, shown below as a guide, but check with the school, especially for INSET days.

• Term
• Holiday
• INSET day
• Exeat

See Staffordshire's full dates

Admissions

Places for Reception and junior school are applied for through your home council, not the school.

Apply for a primary school place on GOV.UK

How places are given: as a Roman Catholic school, it may give priority to children of that faith, then usually by distance. Check its admissions policy.

How many families applied: Reception

For September 2026, 18 families put this school as their first choice, and 20 places were offered. 18 of the families who put it first got a place (100%).

Offers made on national offer day, from the Department for Education. Waiting lists and appeals can change things later. The hardest schools to get into.

Before and after school

This club is registered with Ofsted at the school's postcode, so usually run on the school site:

• Pals. Ofsted report

Ask the club or the school about times, prices and places. More clubs nearby.

Ofsted inspection

Short (ungraded) inspection, 8 January 2025: Standards maintained.

Read the Ofsted reports

From Ofsted's published inspection data (Open Government Licence). Report cards and older grades use different scales, so they can't be compared directly.

About and location

Type

Academy

Phase

Primary

Ages

3–11

Pupils

221 (capacity 226)

Gender

Mixed

Religious character

Roman Catholic

Diocese

Archdiocese of Birmingham

Academy trust

ST GABRIEL THE ARCHANGEL CATHOLIC MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST

Phone

01785413277

Address

St Austin's Catholic Primary School and Nursery, Stafford, ST17 4BT

Website

st-austins.staffs.sch.uk

Official school record, including Ofsted reports