Voluntary controlled school · Staffordshire

St Lukes CofE Primary School

3–11Ages
419Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
134353URN

New Penkridge Road, Cannock, WS11 1HN · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Jan 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.7per place

0.2 below Staffordshire median (1.9)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Staffordshire

101 applications for 60 places · 156th of 235 in Staffordshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

79%met the expected standard

Staffordshire 67% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 6 January 2026Published 2 February 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Strong standard
Inclusion		Strong standard
Curriculum and teaching		Strong standard
Achievement		Strong standard
Attendance and behaviour		Strong standard
Personal development and wellbeing		Strong standard
Early years		Strong standard
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance		Strong standard

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

Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Inspection history

6 January 2026
Report card · 7 Strong standard
11 November 2021
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

1.7applications per place, Reception

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

101 applications · 60 places offered · 61 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

HistoryEarlier years not shown: formed from, or split from, other schools.

2026 1.7; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2025 1.7; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2024 2.0; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2023 2.1; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2022 2.1; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2021 1.7; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2020 1.9; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2019 2.0; Staffordshire median median 2.0
2018 2.1; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2017 2.2; Staffordshire median median 1.8
2016 2.1; Staffordshire median median 1.8
2015 2.2; 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	60	101	1.7	61	1.02
Sep 2025	59	102	1.7	60	1.02
Sep 2024	59	117	2.0	60	1.02
Sep 2023	60	128	2.1	82	1.37
Sep 2022	60	125	2.1	79	1.32
Sep 2021	60	102	1.7	67	1.12
Sep 2020	60	111	1.9	58	0.97
Sep 2019	60	117	2.0	66	1.10
Sep 2018	60	125	2.1	73	1.22
Sep 2017	60	130	2.2	80	1.33
Sep 2016	60	123	2.1	67	1.12
Sep 2015	60	131	2.2	68	1.13
Sep 2014	60	126	2.1	73	1.22

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 85% · Writing 81% · Maths 98% → all three 79% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard79%38th of 212 in Staffordshire

Staffordshire 67% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard85%

Staffordshire 81% England 78%

Higher standard36%

Staffordshire 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard81%

Staffordshire 78% England 75%

Greater depth6%

Staffordshire 12% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard98%

Staffordshire 80% England 77%

Higher standard32%

Staffordshire 23% England 24%

Average scaled score 107 (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	79%	2%	107	107
2023/24	75%	2%	106	105
2022/23	74%	7%	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

St Lukes CofE Primary SchoolThis school
This school

2026

1.7applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
Longford Primary Academy
0.9 km · Staffordshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.5applications per place 51%met the SATs standard
St Mary's Catholic Primary School
1.2 km · Staffordshire

Good2024

1.6applications per place
Moorhill Primary School
1.8 km · Staffordshire

Some aspects not as strong2024

1.5applications per place 37%met the SATs standard
Bridgtown Primary School
1.8 km · Staffordshire

Standards maintained2024

1.8applications per place 76%met the SATs standard
Redhill Primary School
2.0 km · Staffordshire

Standards maintained2025

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

Remains Good2023

66%met the SATs standard
Littleton Green Community School
2.5 km · Staffordshire

Standards maintained2025

1.7applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Chadsmoor Community Infants and Nursery School
2.6 km · Staffordshire

Good2024

1.4applications per place

School details

Type: Voluntary controlled school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 134353 · 860/3492
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 459 pupils · 419 on roll
Free school meals: 10.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 January 2005
Address: New Penkridge Road, Cannock, WS11 1HN
Local authority: Staffordshire · Cannock Chase

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