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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 9 July 2024Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
- 30 April 2013Graded inspection: Good · as St James CofE (VC) Primary School, URN 124260
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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 entry26 applications · 12 places offered · 12 named it first
FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.
- 2026 2.2; Staffordshire median median 1.9
- 2025 2.1; Staffordshire median median 1.9
- 2024 2.7; Staffordshire median median 1.9
- 2023 2.4; Staffordshire median median 1.9
- 2022 1.7; Staffordshire median median 1.9
- 2021 2.4; Staffordshire median median 1.9
- 2020 1.8; Staffordshire median median 1.9
- 2019 1.9; Staffordshire median median 2.0
- 2018 2.1; Staffordshire median median 1.9
- 2017 1.9; Staffordshire median median 1.8
- 2016 1.7; Staffordshire median median 1.8; as the previous school
- 2015 2.7; Staffordshire median median 1.8; as the previous school
- 2014 1.5; Staffordshire median median 1.8; as the previous school
- This school
- Staffordshire median
Dashed bars: as St James CofE (VC) Primary School (URN 124260), the previous school.
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 | 12 | 26 | 2.2 | 12 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2025 | 16 | 33 | 2.1 | 16 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2024 | 9 | 24 | 2.7 | 9 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2023 | 10 | 24 | 2.4 | 10 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2022 | 15 | 25 | 1.7 | 17 | 1.13 |
| Sep 2021 | 15 | 36 | 2.4 | 17 | 1.13 |
| Sep 2020 | 15 | 27 | 1.8 | 14 | 0.93 |
| Sep 2019 | 17 | 33 | 1.9 | 16 | 0.94 |
| Sep 2018 | 14 | 29 | 2.1 | 14 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2017 | 13 | 25 | 1.9 | 12 | 0.92 |
| Sep 2016 * | 15 | 26 | 1.7 | 15 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2015 * | 15 | 41 | 2.7 | 22 | 1.47 |
| Sep 2014 * | 15 | 23 | 1.5 | 13 | 0.87 |
How did pupils do in SATs?
DfE KS2 · 2024/25Reading 91% · Writing 64% · Maths 64% → all three 45% 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 | 45% | 0% | 106 | 103 |
| 2023/24 | 80% | 0% | 107 | 105 |
| 2022/23 | 87% | 13% | 110 | 106 |
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 James Church of England Primary AcademyThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good20242.2applications per place 45%met the SATs standard
- 1.7 km · Staffordshire20262.8applications per place 76%met the SATs standard
- 1.8 km · StaffordshireRemains Good20231.6applications per place 37%met the SATs standard
- 2.8 km · StaffordshireGood20241.6applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
- 3.3 km · StaffordshireGood20241.4applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
- 3.8 km · StaffordshireRemains Good20231.4applications per place 48%met the SATs standard
- 3.8 km · Staffordshire20261.9applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
- 4.4 km · StaffordshireGood20221.5applications per place 28%met the SATs standard
- 4.4 km · StaffordshireRemains Good20221.6applications per place
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
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School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- URN · DfE number
- 143347 · 860/3081
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Capacity
- 105 pupils · 103 on roll
- Free school meals
- 8.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Opened
- 1 September 2016
- Replaced
- St James CofE (VC) Primary School (URN 124260)
- Address
- Brook End, Longdon, St James Ce Primary Academy, Rugeley, WS15 4PL
- Local authority
- Staffordshire · Lichfield
Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources