Academy converter · Staffordshire

Churchfield CofE Primary Academy

2–11Ages
155Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
144386URN

Sandy Lane, Rugeley, WS15 2LB · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Sep 2023 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

0.3 below Staffordshire median (1.9)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Staffordshire

31 applications for 19 places · 165th 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 · 27 September 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision	Outstanding

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

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

31 applications · 19 places offered · 19 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 1.6; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2025 1.9; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2024 2.0; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2023 1.7; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2022 1.4; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2021 1.2; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2020 1.6; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2019 1.6; Staffordshire median median 2.0
2018 1.1; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2017 1.2; Staffordshire median median 1.8
2016 1.7; Staffordshire median median 1.8; as the previous school
2015 1.5; Staffordshire median median 1.8; as the previous school
2014 1.0; Staffordshire median median 1.8; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Staffordshire median in 1 of 10 years.

This school
Staffordshire median

Dashed bars: as Churchfield CofE (C) Primary School (URN 124271), 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	19	31	1.6	19	1.00
Sep 2025	19	36	1.9	18	0.95
Sep 2024	16	32	2.0	14	0.88
Sep 2023	19	32	1.7	17	0.89
Sep 2022	21	29	1.4	18	0.86
Sep 2021	23	28	1.2	19	0.83
Sep 2020	16	26	1.6	15	0.94
Sep 2019	16	26	1.6	16	1.00
Sep 2018	21	23	1.1	18	0.86
Sep 2017	29	36	1.2	28	0.97
Sep 2016 *	20	34	1.7	17	0.85
Sep 2015 *	19	28	1.5	16	0.84
Sep 2014 *	29	30	1.0	21	0.72

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 69% · Writing 69% · Maths 63% → 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 standard69%

Staffordshire 81% England 78%

Higher standard31%

Staffordshire 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard69%

Staffordshire 78% England 75%

Greater depth13%

Staffordshire 12% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard63%

Staffordshire 80% England 77%

Higher standard6%

Staffordshire 23% England 24%

Average scaled score 102 (100 = expected standard)

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Staffordshire median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	63%	0%	105	102
2023/24	62%	0%	103	103
2022/23	53%	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

Churchfield CofE Primary AcademyThis school
This school

Good2023

1.6applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
0.5 km · Staffordshire

Remains Good2022

1.6applications per place
Chancel Primary School
0.9 km · Staffordshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.4applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
Chase View Community Primary School
1.0 km · Staffordshire

Good2022

1.5applications per place 28%met the SATs standard
Redbrook Hayes Community Primary School
1.2 km · Staffordshire

Remains Good2023

1.4applications per place 48%met the SATs standard
Forest Hills Primary School
1.3 km · Staffordshire

2026

1.0applications per place 44%met the SATs standard
The John Bamford Primary School
1.4 km · Staffordshire

Remains Good2024

1.8applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
Etching Hill CofE Primary Academy
1.6 km · Staffordshire

Remains Good · improving2023

1.5applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
Hob Hill CE/Methodist (VC) Primary School
2.1 km · Staffordshire

Good2024

1.6applications per place 63%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 converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 144386 · 860/3102
Trust: St Chad's Academies Trust
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 236 pupils · 155 on roll
Free school meals: 36.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 April 2017
Replaced: Churchfield CofE (C) Primary School (URN 124271)
Address: Sandy Lane, Rugeley, WS15 2LB
Local authority: Staffordshire · Cannock Chase

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