Inside the 'tiny' Staffordshire primary school that's been praised for being a 'warm and friendly place'
We visit the Staffordshire primary school preparing children for the outside world
Church Eaton Primary School on High Street, Church Eaton in Staffordshire is known for being located in a beautiful rural environment.
The school is proud of having a strong sense of community, providing its children with lots of fantastic school trips and keeping parents involved with their child’s educational journey.
Over the past two years, the school has come a long way and it is proud of its fantastic set of Ofsted results after an inspection in July 2026.
Yanica Grech, Class 2 teacher at Church Eaton Primary School said that despite the school’s diminutive size it punches above its weight.
She told the Express & Star: “We pride ourselves on being a tiny school with a very big voice. We have gone on a journey over the past two years and we’re really proud to say that we’ve received an amazing Ofsted result recently.”
Under the new inspection framework, Ofsted gave the school three ‘strong’ judgements and four ‘expected’ judgements.
Ofsted inspectors described the school as a “warm and friendly place, where everyone knows and cares for each other”.
Headteacher, David Baker, was appointed about two and a half years ago and, during that time and has worked hard alongside staff, pupils, parents and the wider community to transform the school.
In a statement, he said: “I am immensely proud of the improvement journey Church Eaton Primary School has been over the last few years. We have made tremendous progress, moving from a school that was judged as Requires Improvement to one that is now thriving, with strong Ofsted judgements, exceptional academic achievements and a vibrant, ambitious learning environment.”
‘Strong’ Ofsted results
Miss Grech said: “We are really excited that we got a strong standard for inclusion at Church Eaton Primary School.
“Our Ofsted inspectors said that vulnerable pupils learn well and thrive at this school. We were also really proud of the quote that ‘Pupils are happy and safe here’ and that the relationships between staff and pupils are warm and nurturing.
“We are so proud of everything that our children do and we pride ourselves on the relationships that we build with our children at this school.”
‘Range of experiences’
The school is proud to share that it has a wide-variety of school trips for children.
These include trips to London as well as Paris.
Though this is supported by the fact that children do well academically and have passed their SATs with a 100 per cent pass rate.
Miss Grech said: “Our children at Church Eaton Primary School have a range of experiences, we have done residentials, we have taken children to Paris and this year we’re really excited to take the children to London for a two-day trip.
“They get eco lessons, they have a range of activities. Our children also achieve amazingly academically and we are really excited with our 2026 SATs results where we had 100 per cent of our children passing their SATs.”
‘Community’
The school has said that its proud of its place within the community and is especially pleased that those from Church Eaton volunteer to read to the children at the school.
Miss Grech said: “Community is at the heart of our school. We got a really strong result from Ofsted for our leadership and we’ve got a really strong governing body.
“Our volunteers come all throughout the village to read with our children which is lovely.
“We have a really lovely parent faces group that help us with all our events at Church Eaton.”
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