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St Dominic's Catholic Primary School

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personMrs Dianne Stokes

corporate_fareTHE PAINSLEY CATHOLIC ACADEMY

location_onStone, ST15 8YG

language Visit Website phone 1785413278

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Ofsted

Outstanding

Inspected 2022

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Students

204

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Expected Standard

92%

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Demand Ratio

1.2x

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St Dominic's Catholic Primary School is a Academy converter primary school in Stone, serving ages 3-11. Rated Outstanding by Ofsted — the highest possible grade. Demand is above capacity (1.2×) — apply through your local authority on time. Ranks in the top 2% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

St Dominic's Catholic Primary School is an academy converter in Stone, Staffordshire, admitting pupils aged 3-11. It is part of THE PAINSLEY CATHOLIC ACADEMY. The school has approximately 202 pupils on roll, of whom 5% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 92% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 24% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #51 of 216 primaries in Staffordshire and #3,259 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2022. The school's current overall rating is Outstanding. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Outstanding, behaviour and attitudes Outstanding, personal development Outstanding, and leadership and management Outstanding.

The school is oversubscribed — in the most recent cycle, there were 1.2× as many applications as places, making a successful application competitive.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 22.3:1. There is 1 teaching vacancy.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there was 1 permanent exclusion. The average suspension rate was 0.2 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

92%

LA 62%

Reading96% LA 75%

Writing92% LA 72%

Maths96% LA 73%

Read SS

110

Maths SS

108

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

86%

LA 62%England 61%

Reading97% LA 75% · Eng 74%

Writing86% LA 73% · Eng 72%

Maths100% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Read SS

108

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

80%

LA 60%England 60%

Reading92% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Writing88% LA 71% · Eng 71%

Maths96% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Read SS

108

Maths SS

110

GPS SS

109

Progress (0 = national avg)

2.5

Read

LA -0.1

0.0 to 5.0

3.9

Write

LA -0.1

1.5 to 6.3

4.8

Maths

LA -0.2

2.4 to 7.2

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

80%

LA 64%England 65%

Reading93% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Writing90% LA 77% · Eng 78%

Maths93% LA 77% · Eng 79%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

109

GPS SS

110

Progress (0 = national avg)

2.5

Read

LA -0.5

0.2 to 4.8

3.2

Write

LA -0.5

1.0 to 5.3

3.8

Maths

LA -0.8

1.8 to 5.9

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

81%

LA 64%

Reading93% LA 75%

Writing89% LA 78%

Maths100% LA 75%

Read SS

110

Maths SS

109

GPS SS

110

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

LA -0.4

0.7 to 5.3

Write

LA -0.3

-2.2 to 2.2

3.1

Maths

LA -0.6

1.1 to 5.1

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

29 March 2022

Inspection Report

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13 February 2019

Inspection Report

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05 March 2016

Inspection Report

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Inspection Report

Inspection History

4 Evaluations

2022-03-29

S5 Inspection EIF

Outstanding

Education

Outstanding

Behaviour

Outstanding

Development

Outstanding

Leadership

Outstanding

2019-02-13

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2012-03-22

S5 Inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2007-01-29

None EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.5%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.5%(1 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

1pupils

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National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 202 pupils. During this period, there were 1 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.5%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg	Perm. Excl.
2024/25 (Spring term)	202	1	0.5%	0.8%	1
2024/25 (Autumn term)	204	0	0.0%	0.9%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	205	0	0.0%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	207	3	1.4%	0.7%	1
2023/24 (Autumn term)	205	0	0.0%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	204	0	0.0%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	204	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	204	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	196	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	195	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	196	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	201	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	202	0	0.0%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	202	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	203	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	203	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	204	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	202	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	202	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	203	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	208	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	208	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	208	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2016/17 (Summer term)	204	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Spring term)	200	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Autumn term)	200	0	0.0%	0.5%	0

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Moderate Learning Difficulty 7 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 4 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 4 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 2 pupils

Profound & Multiple Learning 1 pupils

Physical Disability 1 pupils

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St Dominic's Catholic Primary School

School Summary

Academic Performance

Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Inspection History

Admissions Insight

How Places Are Allocated

Faith Priority (Roman Catholic)

Distance to School

School Capacity

Primary Admission Trends

Students & School Environment

School Size

Language Diversity

Inclusive Support

Attendance

Ethnicity Breakdown

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Funding & Staffing

School Funding Allocation

Funding Breakdown

Staffing

Teacher Turnover

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