Community school · Staffordshire

The Croft Primary School

4–11Ages
165Pupils
PrimaryPhase
124054URN

Rugeley Road, Armitage, Rugeley, WS15 4AZ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Jun 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.8per place

0.8 above Staffordshire median (1.9)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Staffordshire

33 applications for 12 places

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

76%met the expected standard

Staffordshire 67% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 16 June 2026Published 19 July 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Strong standard	Expected standard	Needs attention
Inclusion			Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching				Needs attention
Achievement			Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour			Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing		Strong standard
Early years			Expected standard
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance			Expected standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Inspection history

16 June 2026
Report card · 1 Strong standard, 5 Expected standard, 1 Needs attention
17 May 2022
Graded inspection: Good

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About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

2.8applications per place, Reception

0.8 above Staffordshire median (1.9) 0.6 above England median (2.2)

33 applications · 12 places offered · 12 named it first

2026 2.8; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2025 2.2; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2024 2.4; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2023 2.3; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2022 2.2; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2021 2.1; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2020 2.3; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2019 2.6; Staffordshire median median 2.0
2018 2.1; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2017 1.9; Staffordshire median median 1.8
2016 2.6; Staffordshire median median 1.8
2015 2.1; Staffordshire median median 1.8
2014 1.9; Staffordshire median median 1.8

More applications per place than the Staffordshire median in 13 of 13 years.

This school
Staffordshire median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	12	33	2.8	12	1.00
Sep 2025	17	37	2.2	15	0.88
Sep 2024	23	56	2.4	20	0.87
Sep 2023	28	64	2.3	23	0.82
Sep 2022	30	65	2.2	31	1.03
Sep 2021	28	60	2.1	23	0.82
Sep 2020	27	62	2.3	26	0.96
Sep 2019	25	64	2.6	24	0.96
Sep 2018	30	62	2.1	31	1.03
Sep 2017	30	56	1.9	32	1.07
Sep 2016	30	77	2.6	27	0.90
Sep 2015	30	62	2.1	30	1.00
Sep 2014	30	57	1.9	25	0.83

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 86% · Writing 83% · Maths 83% → all three 76% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard76%57th of 212 in Staffordshire

Staffordshire 67% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard86%

Staffordshire 81% England 78%

Higher standard41%

Staffordshire 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 108 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard83%

Staffordshire 78% England 75%

Greater depth10%

Staffordshire 12% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard83%

Staffordshire 80% England 77%

Higher standard17%

Staffordshire 23% England 24%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Staffordshire median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	76%	3%	108	104
2023/24	64%	4%	107	104
2022/23	64%	0%	105	103

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

The Croft Primary SchoolThis school
This school

2026

2.8applications per place 76%met the SATs standard
Henry Chadwick Primary School
1.7 km · Staffordshire

Good2024

1.4applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
Hayes Meadow Primary School
1.7 km · Staffordshire

Remains Good2023

1.6applications per place 37%met the SATs standard
St James Church of England Primary Academy
1.7 km · Staffordshire

Remains Good2024

2.2applications per place 45%met the SATs standard
Hob Hill CE/Methodist (VC) Primary School
2.0 km · Staffordshire

Good2024

1.6applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Redbrook Hayes Community Primary School
3.0 km · Staffordshire

Remains Good2023

1.4applications per place 48%met the SATs standard
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
3.4 km · Staffordshire

Remains Good2022

1.6applications per place
Chase View Community Primary School
3.6 km · Staffordshire

Good2022

1.5applications per place 28%met the SATs standard
Churchfield CofE Primary Academy
3.8 km · Staffordshire

Good2023

1.6applications per place 63%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 124054 · 860/2153
Capacity: 210 pupils · 165 on roll
Free school meals: 13.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Rugeley Road, Armitage, Rugeley, WS15 4AZ
Local authority: Staffordshire · Lichfield

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources