Voluntary controlled school · Staffordshire

Hob Hill CE/Methodist (VC) Primary School

3–11Ages
215Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of England/MethodistReligious character
124291URN

Armitage Lane, Brereton, Rugeley, WS15 1ED · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jan 2024 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.6per place

0.4 below Staffordshire median (1.9)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Staffordshire

34 applications for 22 places · 186th of 235 in Staffordshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

63%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 · 23 January 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

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

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

34 applications · 22 places offered · 22 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 1.6; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2025 2.3; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2024 1.7; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2023 1.9; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2022 1.6; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2021 1.9; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2020 2.0; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2019 1.5; Staffordshire median median 2.0
2018 1.7; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2017 1.8; Staffordshire median median 1.8
2016 2.2; Staffordshire median median 1.8
2015 1.9; Staffordshire median median 1.8
2014 2.1; 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	22	34	1.6	22	1.00
Sep 2025	23	52	2.3	21	0.91
Sep 2024	30	51	1.7	30	1.00
Sep 2023	22	42	1.9	21	0.95
Sep 2022	40	64	1.6	32	0.80
Sep 2021	30	58	1.9	29	0.97
Sep 2020	33	65	2.0	28	0.85
Sep 2019	45	69	1.5	39	0.87
Sep 2018	46	78	1.7	41	0.89
Sep 2017	37	67	1.8	36	0.97
Sep 2016	30	66	2.2	30	1.00
Sep 2015	30	58	1.9	30	1.00
Sep 2014	30	63	2.1	37	1.23

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 74% · Writing 92% · Maths 76% → all three 63% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard63%130th of 212 in Staffordshire

Staffordshire 67% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard74%

Staffordshire 81% England 78%

Higher standard21%

Staffordshire 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard92%

Staffordshire 78% England 75%

Greater depth18%

Staffordshire 12% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard76%

Staffordshire 80% England 77%

Higher standard8%

Staffordshire 23% England 24%

Average scaled score 102 (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	63%	3%	104	102
2023/24	59%	5%	104	104
2022/23	68%	11%	105	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

Hob Hill CE/Methodist (VC) Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2024

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

Remains Good2023

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

Remains Good2022

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

Good2022

1.5applications per place 28%met the SATs standard
The Croft Primary School
2.0 km · Staffordshire

2026

2.8applications per place 76%met the SATs standard
Churchfield CofE Primary Academy
2.1 km · Staffordshire

Good2023

1.6applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Chancel Primary School
2.7 km · Staffordshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.4applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
St James Church of England Primary Academy
2.8 km · Staffordshire

Remains Good2024

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

Good2024

1.4applications per place 53%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: Voluntary controlled school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 124291 · 860/3139
Religious character: Church of England/Methodist
Capacity: 315 pupils · 215 on roll
Free school meals: 13.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Armitage Lane, Brereton, Rugeley, WS15 1ED
Local authority: Staffordshire · Cannock Chase

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