Dove CofE (VC) First School

URN: 143528
Phase: Primary
Status: Closed

School overview

School name: Dove CofE (VC) First School
URN: 143528
Phase: Primary
Gender: Mixed
Age range: 5-9
Status: Closed

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Crime & Safety

Safety score: Very Safe
National comparison: Lower crime than average
Crime trend: Stable trend
Confidence: High confidence

Higher share of violent and serious offences than typical

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Admissions

Moderate pressure

Official Department for Education applications and offers data for Reception in academic year 2019/20.

Academic year: Academic year
2019/20
Published admission number (PAN): Published admission number (PAN)
17
Places offered by the school
Applications received: Applications received
23
Times listed as any preference
Offers made: Offers made
17
Preferred offers from this school
Oversubscription ratio: Oversubscription ratio
1.35×
Applications per place
Offer rate

Where to apply

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Local authority: Staffordshire
Admissions portal: Hampshire admissions
Application deadline: 15 January 2027 (on-time deadline for primary entry, September 2027)

Performance & outcomes

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Location

ST14 5NW - Ashbourne Road, Rocester, Uttoxeter, Staffordshire

Contact details

Address: Ashbourne Road, Rocester, Uttoxeter, Staffordshire
Postcode: ST14 5NW
Phone: -
Website: -

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Administrative details

Local authority name: Staffordshire
Local authority code: 860

School insights

Local authority context

This school is one of 945 schools in Staffordshire.

Authority statistics

Total schools

945

Open schools

455

Closed schools

490

Primary schools

625

Data quality

Last updated: 14 June 2026
Last imported: 14 June 2026

Dates reflect the latest GIAS import and any recorded closure date for this school.

School name	Distance	Phase	Status
Ryecroft CofE (C) Middle School	101 m	Middle deemed secondary	Closed
Dove CofE Academy	121 m	Primary	Open
Ryecroft CofE Middle School	171 m	Middle deemed secondary	Open
Dove First School	366 m	Primary	Closed
The JCB Academy	445 m	Secondary	Open
The JCB Academy	445 m	Secondary	Closed
Riversholme School	448 m	Not applicable	Closed
All Saints CofE Academy Denstone	1.2 km	Primary	Open
All Saints CofE (C) First School	1.2 km	Primary	Closed
Abbotsholme School	1.4 km	Not applicable	Open