Hutchinson Memorial CofE First School
General Information
- Address: Uttoxeter Road, Checkley, Stoke-on-Trent, ST10 4NB – View on map
- Phone: 01538722385
- Website: Visit school website
- Headteacher: Mrs Danielle Austin
- Age range: 3-9 years
- Demand for places (Reception, September 2026): 9 families put it first for 9 places – 10 for every 10 places. Every one of them was offered a place. No places went to families living outside the council area. Children putting it first, for every 10 places: 2023 10 · 2024 10 · 2025 10 · 2026 10
- Sixth form: No
- Intake: Mixed
- Religious character: Church of England
- Nursery provision: Yes
Who goes here
- Pupils eligible for free school meals: 4
- % eligible for free school meals: 9.1%
- Pupil mix: 1 in 10 (similar to the Staffordshire Moorlands average)
- English as an additional language: 0% (England 22%)
Staff
Teachers leaving each year
- Teacher turnover: 37.7% a year (Staffordshire Moorlands 14.4%, typical in England 13.9%)
- Where they went: about 22% moved to another school, 78% left state schools altogether (retirement, other careers, independent schools, abroad)
- Data years: 2022/23 to 2024/25 (average of 3 years, DfE school workforce census)
Teachers who moved school or left state schools in the year after each November, as a share of all the school's teachers. Some turnover is healthy – retirements, promotions, moving house. This is a small staff, so one or two teachers leaving moves the figure a lot.
Behaviour
Awaiting Data
Across Staffordshire: suspensions by reason
- Suspensions for sexual misconduct: 12 (0.2 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
- Permanent exclusions for sexual misconduct: 1
- Suspensions for bullying: 8 (0.1 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
- Suspensions for abuse against sexual orientation or gender identity: 1 (0.0 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.0)
- Data year: 2024/25 (DfE suspensions and exclusions statistics)
These are figures for all state primary schools in Staffordshire (the council area this school is in), not this school's own – the government doesn't publish them school by school. A suspension can have up to three reasons. Most sexual harassment between pupils never leads to a suspension, so these figures show only part of the picture.
Attendance
- Overall absence: 4.0%
- Persistently absent pupils: 4.6%
- Data year: 2024/25
SEN
No dedicated Unit or Resourced Provision
- Pupils on SEN Support: 20.8%
- Pupils with an EHC Plan: 2.1%
- Data year: 2025/26
Most common needs - SEN Support
- Moderate learning difficulty: 5 pupils
- Speech, language and communications needs: 3 pupils
- Social, emotional and mental health: 2 pupils
Most common needs - EHC Plan
- Social, emotional and mental health: 1 pupil
These figures show the makeup of the school.
Educational Attainment
Requires improvement 2024 report
Year 6 SATs results
Year 6 SATs results for this school haven't been added yet.
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32nd of 34 primary schools in Staffordshire Moorlands for Ofsted rating
- #30Westwood First SchoolGood
- #31Woodcroft AcademyGood
- #32Hutchinson Memorial CofE First SchoolRequires improvement
- #33St Bartholomew's Church of England Primary SchoolRequires improvement
- #34St Peter's Church of England Primary SchoolRequires improvement
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Financials
Spending per pupil: £10,245 (2024-25)
4th of 40 primary schools in Staffordshire Moorlands for spending per pupil
- #2The Valley Primary School£11,353
- #3Moor First School£10,533
- #4Hutchinson Memorial CofE First School£10,245
- #5Manifold Church of England Primary School£10,152
- #6St Peter's CofE Academy Alton£9,940
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