Community school · Staffordshire

West Hill Primary School

2–11Ages
375Pupils
PrimaryPhase
124072URN

High Mount Street, Hednesford, Cannock, WS12 4BH · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Feb 2024 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.9per place

close to Staffordshire median (1.9)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Staffordshire

91 applications for 48 places · 114th of 235 in Staffordshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

72%met the expected standard

Staffordshire 67% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 27 February 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

Inspection history

27 February 2024
Graded inspection: Good
10 November 2022
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good (Concerns)

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

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

1.9applications per place, Reception

close to Staffordshire median (1.9) 0.3 below England median (2.2)

91 applications · 48 places offered · 45 named it first

2026 1.9; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2025 1.6; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2024 1.9; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2023 1.8; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2022 1.8; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2021 1.9; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2020 1.8; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2019 1.9; Staffordshire median median 2.0
2018 1.5; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2017 1.6; Staffordshire median median 1.8
2016 1.7; Staffordshire median median 1.8
2015 2.2; Staffordshire median median 1.8
2014 2.0; Staffordshire median median 1.8

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	48	91	1.9	45	0.94
Sep 2025	60	96	1.6	52	0.87
Sep 2024	50	97	1.9	38	0.76
Sep 2023	60	108	1.8	56	0.93
Sep 2022	56	98	1.8	52	0.93
Sep 2021	52	101	1.9	45	0.87
Sep 2020	53	97	1.8	49	0.92
Sep 2019	57	108	1.9	57	1.00
Sep 2018	52	80	1.5	49	0.94
Sep 2017	56	87	1.6	51	0.91
Sep 2016	46	78	1.7	36	0.78
Sep 2015	45	99	2.2	47	1.04
Sep 2014	41	82	2.0	39	0.95

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 80% · Writing 81% · Maths 76% → all three 72% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard72%82nd of 212 in Staffordshire

Staffordshire 67% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard80%

Staffordshire 81% England 78%

Higher standard33%

Staffordshire 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard81%

Staffordshire 78% England 75%

Greater depth0%

Staffordshire 12% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard76%

Staffordshire 80% England 77%

Higher standard24%

Staffordshire 23% England 24%

Average scaled score 105 (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	72%	0%	106	105
2023/24	67%	2%	106	105
2022/23	65%	2%	106	105

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

West Hill Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2024

1.9applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
Poppyfield Primary Academy
0.5 km · Staffordshire

Good2024

4.8applications per place
Pye Green Academy
0.8 km · Staffordshire

Good2022

2.0applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
Chadsmoor Community Infants and Nursery School
0.9 km · Staffordshire

Good2024

1.4applications per place
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
1.2 km · Staffordshire

Remains Good2023

2.1applications per place
St Peter's CofE Primary Academy
1.3 km · Staffordshire

Good2022

2.1applications per place 51%met the SATs standard
Redhill Primary School
1.4 km · Staffordshire

Standards maintained2025

1.5applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Chadsmoor CofE (VC) Junior School
1.5 km · Staffordshire

Remains Good2023

66%met the SATs standard
Moorhill Primary School
1.7 km · Staffordshire

Some aspects not as strong2024

1.5applications per place 37%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 124072 · 860/2184
Capacity: 420 pupils · 375 on roll
Free school meals: 28.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: High Mount Street, Hednesford, Cannock, WS12 4BH
Local authority: Staffordshire · Cannock Chase

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