Voluntary controlled school · Staffordshire

Hugo Meynell CofE (VC) Primary School

3–11Ages
206Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
124232URN

Eccleshall Road, Loggerheads, Market Drayton, TF9 4NU · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jul 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

1.4per place

0.5 below Staffordshire median (1.9)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Staffordshire

42 applications for 30 places · 217th of 235 in Staffordshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

73%met the expected standard

Staffordshire 67% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 8 July 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	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision	Outstanding

Inspection history

8 July 2025
Graded inspection, no overall grade
5 October 2023
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good (Improving)

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

1.4applications per place, Reception

0.5 below Staffordshire median (1.9) 0.8 below England median (2.2)

42 applications · 30 places offered · 30 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 1.4; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2025 1.3; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2024 1.2; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2023 1.2; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2022 1.6; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2021 1.1; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2020 1.1; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2019 1.6; Staffordshire median median 2.0
2018 1.6; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2017 1.2; Staffordshire median median 1.8
2016 1.2; Staffordshire median median 1.8
2015 1.1; Staffordshire median median 1.8
2014 1.2; Staffordshire median median 1.8

More applications per place than the Staffordshire median in 0 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	30	42	1.4	30	1.00
Sep 2025	30	38	1.3	34	1.13
Sep 2024	25	30	1.2	25	1.00
Sep 2023	30	35	1.2	30	1.00
Sep 2022	20	31	1.6	20	1.00
Sep 2021	28	31	1.1	28	1.00
Sep 2020	19	21	1.1	19	1.00
Sep 2019	30	47	1.6	35	1.17
Sep 2018	16	26	1.6	15	0.94
Sep 2017	22	27	1.2	21	0.95
Sep 2016	30	35	1.2	29	0.97
Sep 2015	26	29	1.1	25	0.96
Sep 2014	28	33	1.2	28	1.00

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 91% · Writing 73% · Maths 85% → all three 73% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard73%72nd of 212 in Staffordshire

Staffordshire 67% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard91%

Staffordshire 81% England 78%

Higher standard55%

Staffordshire 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 111 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard73%

Staffordshire 78% England 75%

Greater depth12%

Staffordshire 12% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard85%

Staffordshire 80% England 77%

Higher standard36%

Staffordshire 23% England 24%

Average scaled score 110 (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	73%	9%	111	110
2023/24	77%	13%	109	108
2022/23	58%	4%	106	104

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

Hugo Meynell CofE (VC) Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.4applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
St Mary's CofE Primary School
2.4 km · Staffordshire

Remains Good2019

3.9applications per place
Norton-in-Hales CofE Primary School
4.9 km · Shropshire

Remains Good2022

2.4applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
Cheswardine Primary and Nursery School
6.2 km · Shropshire

Good2023

1.2applications per place 33%met the SATs standard
Longlands Primary School
6.4 km · Shropshire

Good2023

1.7applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
Woore Primary and Nursery School
6.5 km · Shropshire

Good2023

1.8applications per place
Baldwins Gate CofE(VC) Primary School
7.0 km · Staffordshire

Remains Good2022

1.6applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
Market Drayton Infant & Nursery School
7.2 km · Shropshire

Remains Good2022

1.5applications per place
Market Drayton Junior School
7.7 km · Shropshire

Remains Good2022

51%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Voluntary controlled school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 124232 · 860/3026
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 234 pupils · 206 on roll
Free school meals: 10.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Eccleshall Road, Loggerheads, Market Drayton, TF9 4NU
Local authority: Staffordshire · Newcastle-under-Lyme

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