Green Lea First School
Primary · Stafford · ST18 0EU
Data updated
Report-card inspection (current system, from November 2025)
The headline grade shown is the Achievement area of the school's report card.
Inspected 28 April 2026 · report published 10 June 2026
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54 pupils · 90% of 60 capacity (January 2026 census)
- School type
- Academy converter
- Age range
- 2–9
- Gender
- Mixed
- Free school meals
- 5.6% of pupils (January 2026)
- English as additional language
- 0% of pupils (2024/2025)
- SEN support
- 13% of pupils (2024/2025)
- EHC plan
- 0% of pupils (2024/2025)
- Website
- www.greenlea.staffs.sch.uk/
- URN
- 149639
In figures
For September 2026 entry, 11 families named it first for 11 Reception places, 1.00 first choices per place. Its last Reception place offered on distance for 2016 entry went to 3.975 miles; distance decided places in 1 of the 4 years of Reception rounds we hold, 2011 to 2021. At its report-card inspection on 28 April 2026, under the system Ofsted introduced in November 2025, the Achievement area was judged Expected standard. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 2.9% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.
Admissions demand: Reception entry, September 2026
1.00 first-choice applications per place11 places offered · 11 first-choice applications · roughly balanced
First-choice applications per place, by entry year
Source: DfE applications and offers on national offer day · how demand is measured
Catchment area
Catchment area: not named in the council's figures. Every applicant was offered a place for 2021 entry, so distance was not needed to decide places.
Admissions cutoff distance: Reception
Every applicant was offered a place for 2021 entry, so distance was not needed to decide places.
Last child offered a place under the distance criterion (2016 entry, the most recent year with a distance-only cutoff) lived within 3.975 miles
measurement method not stated by the council.
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Source: the admissions authority's published figures · how cutoffs work
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Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)
White British 96% (Staffordshire 80%, England 60%) · Any other Mixed background 2% (Staffordshire 2%, England 3%) · Any other White background 2% (Staffordshire 4%, England 7%)
Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures
Attendance (2025/26 autumn and spring terms)
Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)
0.00 suspensions per 100 pupils and 0 permanent exclusions · England, primary schools: 2.47 suspensions and 0.03 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils · Staffordshire: 1.97 suspensions and 0.07 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils
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Unlock with SchoolFacts Premium →Source: DfE pupil absence data, autumn and spring terms, and DfE suspensions and permanent exclusions, school-level file · how absence is measured · how to read exclusions
Staffing
Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.
Vacancies (November 2025)
0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, primary academies: 0.3% vacant, 0.32% temporary
Teacher pay (November 2025)
Mean salary of full-time qualified teachers £56,854; 33.3% on the leadership pay range · England, primary schools: £50,856, 17.3%
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Spending per pupil (2024-25)
Where the money went (2024-25)
Share of spending, with the median for primary schools in brackets: Staff 80% (77%) · premises 6% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 8% (8%) · supplies and services 7% (9%) · educational supplies 4% (4%) · bought-in professional services 1% (2%) · catering 5% (5%)
Reserves (2024-25)
Revenue reserve £77,000; in-year balance +£48,000
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Inspection history since 2015
- 28 April 2026: Expected standard
Source: Ofsted management information · ungraded visits and the two inspection systems
The area around the school
- Child poverty (IDACI)
- 9/10among the least deprived fifth of England
- Overall deprivation (IMD)
- 6/10around the middle for England
| Census 2021 | This area | England |
|---|---|---|
| Adults with a degree or higher | 39.3% | 33.9% |
| Adults with no qualifications | 13.6% | 18.1% |
| In managerial or professional work | 42.1% | 33.2% |
| Households deprived in two or more ways | 10% | 18.1% |
| Residents in very good health | 49.7% | 48.5% |
| Homes owned by the occupier | 75.7% | 62.3% |
| Social housing | 5.8% | 17.1% |
| Privately rented | 18.4% | 20.5% |
| Detached houses | 69.5% | 22.9% |
| Flats | 1.9% | 22.2% |
| Homes with four or more bedrooms | 46.7% | 21.1% |
| Households with no car or van | 4.7% | 23.5% |
These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01029733 · how to read area figures
Roads around the school
No collision was reported to the police within 500 m of the school in 2021–2025.
- Child pedestrian casualties
- 0a rural school averages 0.3
- Collisions at school-run times
- 0a rural school averages 0.7
- All reported collisions
- 0a rural school averages 3.4
- Of those, serious or fatal
- 0a rural school averages 0.9
A high count usually reflects traffic, not an unsafe school. Source: DfT road casualty statistics (STATS19), collisions within 500 m, 2021–2025 · what is counted
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