Community school · Staffordshire

Hayes Meadow Primary School

3–11Ages
187Pupils
PrimaryPhase
124151URN

Spode Avenue, Handsacre, Rugeley, WS15 4EU · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodMar 2014

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Oct 2023

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.6per place

0.3 below Staffordshire median (1.9)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Staffordshire

40 applications for 25 places · 167th of 235 in Staffordshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

37%met the expected standard

Staffordshire 67% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodMar 2014

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Oct 2023

Inspection history

11 October 2023
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
19 March 2014
Graded inspection: Good

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

1.6applications per place, Reception

0.3 below Staffordshire median (1.9) 0.6 below England median (2.2)

40 applications · 25 places offered · 25 named it first

2026 1.6; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2025 1.6; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2024 1.7; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2023 1.7; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2022 1.8; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2021 1.4; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2020 1.5; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2019 2.5; Staffordshire median median 2.0
2018 1.4; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2017 1.5; Staffordshire median median 1.8
2016 1.4; Staffordshire median median 1.8
2015 1.1; Staffordshire median median 1.8
2014 1.3; Staffordshire median median 1.8

More applications per place than the Staffordshire median in 1 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	25	40	1.6	25	1.00
Sep 2025	30	48	1.6	32	1.07
Sep 2024	30	51	1.7	35	1.17
Sep 2023	30	51	1.7	36	1.20
Sep 2022	23	41	1.8	22	0.96
Sep 2021	23	33	1.4	22	0.96
Sep 2020	15	23	1.5	13	0.87
Sep 2019	14	35	2.5	14	1.00
Sep 2018	26	35	1.4	24	0.92
Sep 2017	30	44	1.5	30	1.00
Sep 2016	30	43	1.4	28	0.93
Sep 2015	30	33	1.1	27	0.90
Sep 2014	24	32	1.3	23	0.96

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 60% · Writing 60% · Maths 47% → all three 37% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard37%202nd of 212 in Staffordshire

Staffordshire 67% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard60%

Staffordshire 81% England 78%

Higher standard20%

Staffordshire 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 101 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard60%

Staffordshire 78% England 75%

Greater depth0%

Staffordshire 12% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard47%

Staffordshire 80% England 77%

Higher standard13%

Staffordshire 23% England 24%

Average scaled score 98 (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	37%	0%	101	98
2023/24	56%	0%	104	103
2022/23	71%	6%	106	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

Hayes Meadow Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Remains Good2023

1.6applications per place 37%met the SATs standard
The Croft Primary School
1.7 km · Staffordshire

2026

2.8applications per place 76%met the SATs standard
St James Church of England Primary Academy
1.8 km · Staffordshire

Remains Good2024

2.2applications per place 45%met the SATs standard
Henry Chadwick Primary School
2.4 km · Staffordshire

Good2024

1.4applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
The Richard Crosse CofE Primary School
2.9 km · Staffordshire

Good2023

3.3applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Hob Hill CE/Methodist (VC) Primary School
3.6 km · Staffordshire

Good2024

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

Remains Good2023

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

Remains Good2022

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

Good2022

1.5applications per place 28%met the SATs standard

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

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School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 124151 · 860/2327
Capacity: 210 pupils · 187 on roll
Free school meals: 21.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Spode Avenue, Handsacre, Rugeley, WS15 4EU
Local authority: Staffordshire · Lichfield

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