John Wheeldon Primary Academy
State-Funded School
Academic PerformanceAbout the School
John Wheeldon Primary Academy is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 5–11, located in Staffordshire, West Midlands.
The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 536 pupils. John Wheeldon Primary Academy is part of Staffordshire University Academies Trust.
Ofsted Rating
Yes
2025
Subject Areas
Leadership &management
Good
Quality ofeducation
Good
Personaldevelopment
Good
Behaviour &attitudes
Good
Early yearsprovision
Good
Academic Performance
Below average
Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24
- Reading, writing & maths
- 53%
- Higher standard
- 5%
- Reading score
- 103
- Maths score
- 103
Ethnicity
Pupils
Total Pupils
49%Boys
51%GirlsPupil Characteristics
DfE school census, January 2026.
Key Information
- Phase
- Primary
- Age range
- 5 – 11
- Deprivation band
- Average
- Total pupils
- 536
- IDACI quintile
- 3 (Average)
- MAT name
- Staffordshire University Academies Trust
Inspection history
Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.
Standards maintained
Ungraded inspection on 18 June 2025. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.
Read the inspection letter on Ofsted| Report published | Overall | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Oct 2019 | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good |
A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.
Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.
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St John's CofE Primary Academy
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St Paul's Church of England Primary School
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St Leonard's Primary School
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