Academy sponsor led · Staffordshire

Forest Hills Primary School

2–11Ages
79Pupils
PrimaryPhase
148061URN

School Road, Rugeley, WS15 2PD · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Jun 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.0per place

0.9 below Staffordshire median (1.9)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Staffordshire

10 applications for 10 places

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

44%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 2 June 2026Published 2 July 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Strong standard	Expected standard
Inclusion		Strong standard
Curriculum and teaching		Strong standard
Achievement			Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour		Strong standard
Personal development and wellbeing		Strong standard
Early years			Expected standard
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance			Expected 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

2 June 2026
Report card · 4 Strong standard, 3 Expected standard
12 September 2023
Graded inspection: Requires improvement

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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 entry

1.0applications per place, Reception

0.9 below Staffordshire median (1.9) 1.2 below England median (2.2)

10 applications · 10 places offered · 10 named it first

2026 1.0; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2025 1.8; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2024 1.6; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2023 2.0; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2022 1.3; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2021 1.7; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2020 1.4; Staffordshire median median 1.9; as the previous school
2019 2.1; Staffordshire median median 2.0; as the previous school
2018 1.3; Staffordshire median median 1.9; as the previous school
2017 1.6; Staffordshire median median 1.8; as the previous school
2016 1.1; Staffordshire median median 1.8; as the previous school
2015 1.3; Staffordshire median median 1.8; as the previous school
2014 0.9; Staffordshire median median 1.8; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Staffordshire median in 1 of 6 years.

This school
Staffordshire median

Dashed bars: as Western Springs Primary School (URN 124125), 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	10	10	1.0	10	1.00
Sep 2025	6	11	1.8	6	1.00
Sep 2024	7	11	1.6	7	1.00
Sep 2023	5	10	2.0	5	1.00
Sep 2022	7	9	1.3	7	1.00
Sep 2021	9	15	1.7	9	1.00
Sep 2020 *	9	13	1.4	8	0.89
Sep 2019 *	8	17	2.1	7	0.88
Sep 2018 *	15	19	1.3	12	0.80
Sep 2017 *	13	21	1.6	12	0.92
Sep 2016 *	19	21	1.1	16	0.84
Sep 2015 *	19	25	1.3	16	0.84
Sep 2014 *	26	23	0.9	17	0.65

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 89% · Writing 67% · Maths 56% → all three 44% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard44%192nd of 212 in Staffordshire

Staffordshire 67% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard89%

Staffordshire 81% England 78%

Higher standard22%

Staffordshire 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard67%

Staffordshire 78% England 75%

Greater depth11%

Staffordshire 12% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard56%

Staffordshire 80% England 77%

Higher standard0%

Staffordshire 23% England 24%

Average scaled score 99 (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	44%	0%	104	99
2023/24	41%	0%	103	98
2022/23	54%	8%	103	98

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

Forest Hills Primary SchoolThis school
This school

2026

1.0applications per place 44%met the SATs standard
Etching Hill CofE Primary Academy
0.6 km · Staffordshire

Remains Good · improving2023

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

Remains Good2024

1.8applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
Chancel Primary School
0.8 km · Staffordshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

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

Good2023

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

Remains Good2022

1.6applications per place
The St. Mary's CofE Primary School
2.0 km · Staffordshire

Outstanding2023

2.1applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
Chase View Community Primary School
2.2 km · Staffordshire

Good2022

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

Remains Good2023

1.4applications per place 48%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 148061 · 860/2041
Trust: Perry Hall Multi-Academy Trust
Capacity: 210 pupils · 79 on roll
Free school meals: 76.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 November 2020
Replaced: Western Springs Primary School (URN 124125)
Address: School Road, Rugeley, WS15 2PD
Local authority: Staffordshire · Cannock Chase

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