Community school · Staffordshire

Chancel Primary School

2–11Ages
210Pupils
PrimaryPhase
124168URN

Wolseley Road, Rugeley, WS15 2EW · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Mar 2025 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.4per place

0.5 above Staffordshire median (1.9)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Staffordshire

65 applications for 27 places · 39th 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

Graded inspection · 4 March 2025Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision	Outstanding

Inspection history

4 March 2025
Graded inspection, no overall grade
2 October 2019
Ungraded inspection: School remains 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

2.4applications per place, Reception

0.5 above Staffordshire median (1.9) 0.2 above England median (2.2)

65 applications · 27 places offered · 27 named it first

2026 2.4; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2025 3.0; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2024 3.3; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2023 3.5; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2022 3.7; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2021 4.0; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2020 3.5; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2019 3.6; Staffordshire median median 2.0
2018 3.9; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2017 3.3; Staffordshire median median 1.8
2016 3.6; Staffordshire median median 1.8
2015 3.9; Staffordshire median median 1.8
2014 4.4; 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	27	65	2.4	27	1.00
Sep 2025	30	89	3.0	36	1.20
Sep 2024	30	98	3.3	39	1.30
Sep 2023	30	106	3.5	44	1.47
Sep 2022	30	110	3.7	39	1.30
Sep 2021	30	120	4.0	43	1.43
Sep 2020	30	104	3.5	45	1.50
Sep 2019	30	107	3.6	33	1.10
Sep 2018	30	117	3.9	49	1.63
Sep 2017	30	98	3.3	40	1.33
Sep 2016	29	105	3.6	43	1.48
Sep 2015	30	117	3.9	54	1.80
Sep 2014	30	131	4.4	51	1.70

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 88% · Writing 97% · Maths 81% → 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 standard88%

Staffordshire 81% England 78%

Higher standard38%

Staffordshire 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard97%

Staffordshire 78% England 75%

Greater depth25%

Staffordshire 12% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard81%

Staffordshire 80% England 77%

Higher standard25%

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%	19%	107	105
2023/24	85%	15%	109	108
2022/23	91%	6%	105	107

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

Chancel Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.4applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
Forest Hills Primary School
0.8 km · Staffordshire

2026

1.0applications per place 44%met the SATs standard
Churchfield CofE Primary Academy
0.9 km · Staffordshire

Good2023

1.6applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
The John Bamford Primary School
1.3 km · Staffordshire

Remains Good2024

1.8applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
Etching Hill CofE Primary Academy
1.3 km · Staffordshire

Remains Good · improving2023

1.5applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
1.3 km · Staffordshire

Remains Good2022

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

Good2022

1.5applications per place 28%met the SATs standard
Redbrook Hayes Community Primary School
2.0 km · Staffordshire

Remains Good2023

1.4applications per place 48%met the SATs standard
The St. Mary's CofE Primary School
2.0 km · Staffordshire

Outstanding2023

2.1applications per place 80%met the SATs standard

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

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 124168 · 860/2355
Capacity: 210 pupils · 210 on roll
Free school meals: 17.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Wolseley Road, Rugeley, WS15 2EW
Local authority: Staffordshire · Cannock Chase

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