Academy converter · Staffordshire

Etching Hill CofE Primary Academy

3–11Ages
460Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
147424URN

Penk Drive, Etching Hill, Rugeley, WS15 2XY · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodNov 2013

School remains Good (Improving)Ungraded inspection · Dec 2023

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.5per place

0.4 below Staffordshire median (1.9)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Staffordshire

62 applications for 42 places · 202nd 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

Graded GoodNov 2013

School remains Good (Improving)Ungraded inspection · Dec 2023

Inspection history

14 December 2023
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good (Improving)
26 November 2013
Graded inspection: Good · as Etching Hill CofE (C) Primary School, URN 124292

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

1.5applications per place, Reception

0.4 below Staffordshire median (1.9) 0.7 below England median (2.2)

62 applications · 42 places offered · 42 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 1.5; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2025 1.6; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2024 1.8; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2023 1.8; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2022 1.7; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2021 1.8; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2020 1.8; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2019 1.8; Staffordshire median median 2.0; as the previous school
2018 2.1; Staffordshire median median 1.9; as the previous school
2017 1.7; Staffordshire median median 1.8; as the previous school
2016 1.8; Staffordshire median median 1.8; as the previous school
2015 1.6; Staffordshire median median 1.8; as the previous school
2014 2.0; Staffordshire median median 1.8; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Staffordshire median in 0 of 7 years.

This school
Staffordshire median

Dashed bars: as Etching Hill CofE (C) Primary School (URN 124292), 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	42	62	1.5	42	1.00
Sep 2025	56	91	1.6	54	0.96
Sep 2024	52	91	1.8	46	0.88
Sep 2023	59	105	1.8	57	0.97
Sep 2022	60	104	1.7	59	0.98
Sep 2021	60	106	1.8	54	0.90
Sep 2020	48	86	1.8	45	0.94
Sep 2019 *	55	101	1.8	53	0.96
Sep 2018 *	60	123	2.1	58	0.97
Sep 2017 *	59	101	1.7	56	0.95
Sep 2016 *	51	92	1.8	49	0.96
Sep 2015 *	60	97	1.6	51	0.85
Sep 2014 *	41	82	2.0	36	0.88

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 87% · Writing 82% · Maths 89% → 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 standard87%

Staffordshire 81% England 78%

Higher standard46%

Staffordshire 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 109 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard82%

Staffordshire 78% England 75%

Greater depth13%

Staffordshire 12% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard89%

Staffordshire 80% England 77%

Higher standard46%

Staffordshire 23% England 24%

Average scaled score 110 (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	79%	11%	109	110
2023/24	69%	9%	107	106
2022/23	67%	10%	106	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

Etching Hill CofE Primary AcademyThis school
This school

Remains Good · improving2023

1.5applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
The John Bamford Primary School
0.2 km · Staffordshire

Remains Good2024

1.8applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
Forest Hills Primary School
0.6 km · Staffordshire

2026

1.0applications per place 44%met the SATs standard
Chancel Primary School
1.3 km · Staffordshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.4applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
Churchfield CofE Primary Academy
1.6 km · Staffordshire

Good2023

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

Remains Good2022

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

Good2022

1.5applications per place 28%met the SATs standard
The St. Mary's CofE Primary School
2.5 km · Staffordshire

Outstanding2023

2.1applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
Redbrook Hayes Community Primary School
2.7 km · Staffordshire

Remains Good2023

1.4applications per place 48%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
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School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 147424 · 860/3141
Trust: Future Generation Trust
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 420 pupils · 460 on roll
Free school meals: 9.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 October 2019
Replaced: Etching Hill CofE (C) Primary School (URN 124292)
Address: Penk Drive, Etching Hill, Rugeley, WS15 2XY
Local authority: Staffordshire · Cannock Chase

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