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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 11 July 2024Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
- 12 March 2019Graded inspection: Good
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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 entry70 applications · 48 places offered · 39 named it first
- 2026 1.5; Staffordshire median median 1.9
- 2025 1.4; Staffordshire median median 1.9
- 2024 2.9; Staffordshire median median 1.9
- 2023 2.1; Staffordshire median median 1.9
- 2022 2.3; Staffordshire median median 1.9
- 2021 1.8; Staffordshire median median 1.9
- 2020 1.7; Staffordshire median median 1.9
- 2019 1.6; Staffordshire median median 2.0
- 2018 1.4; Staffordshire median median 1.9
- 2017 1.1; Staffordshire median median 1.8
- 2016 1.3; Staffordshire median median 1.8
- 2015 1.1; Staffordshire median median 1.8
- 2014 1.2; 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 | 48 | 70 | 1.5 | 39 | 0.81 |
| Sep 2025 | 46 | 64 | 1.4 | 36 | 0.78 |
| Sep 2024 | 30 | 87 | 2.9 | 52 | 1.73 |
| Sep 2023 | 30 | 62 | 2.1 | 34 | 1.13 |
| Sep 2022 | 30 | 68 | 2.3 | 33 | 1.10 |
| Sep 2021 | 30 | 55 | 1.8 | 29 | 0.97 |
| Sep 2020 | 25 | 43 | 1.7 | 23 | 0.92 |
| Sep 2019 | 24 | 38 | 1.6 | 23 | 0.96 |
| Sep 2018 | 30 | 42 | 1.4 | 30 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2017 | 37 | 42 | 1.1 | 28 | 0.76 |
| Sep 2016 | 24 | 32 | 1.3 | 22 | 0.92 |
| Sep 2015 | 31 | 35 | 1.1 | 27 | 0.87 |
| Sep 2014 | 34 | 42 | 1.2 | 34 | 1.00 |
How did pupils do in SATs?
DfE KS2 · 2024/25Reading 80% · Writing 83% · Maths 80% → all three 73% met the expected standard, End of Year 6
- This school
- Staffordshire median
- England median
Every year as a table
| Year | Expected standard | Higher standard | Reading score | Maths score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 73% | 10% | 104 | 105 |
| 2023/24 | 69% | 0% | 103 | 102 |
| 2022/23 | 62% | 0% | 103 | 100 |
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
- Norton Canes Primary AcademyThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good20241.5applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
- 0.8 km · StaffordshireRemains Good20232.2applications per place 84%met the SATs standard
- 2.1 km · Staffordshire20252.8applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
- 2.2 km · StaffordshireGood20221.9applications per place
- 2.2 km · Staffordshire20262.2applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
- 2.3 km · WalsallGraded · no overall grade20251.6applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
- 2.4 km · Staffordshire20262.3applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
- 2.4 km · StaffordshireSome aspects not as strong20252.0applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
- 2.5 km · StaffordshireStandards maintained20242.2applications per place 61%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
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- URN · DfE number
- 140489 · 860/2009
- Trust
- Reach2 Academy Trust
- Capacity
- 315 pupils · 280 on roll
- Free school meals
- 31.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Nursery
- Has nursery classes
- Opened
- 1 January 2014
- Replaced
- Norton Canes Primary School (URN 124064)
- Address
- School Road, Norton Canes, Cannock, WS11 9SQ
- Local authority
- Staffordshire · Cannock Chase
Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources