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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Not yet inspected
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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 entry342 applications · 174 places offered · 195 named it first
Reception entry, September 2026: 3.9 per place (51 applications for 13 places).
Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council
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 | 174 | 342 | 2.0 | 195 | 1.12 |
Schools nearby
The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority
- Rugeley John TaylorThis schoolThis schoolNot yet inspected2.0applications per place
- 2.7 km · StaffordshireRemains Good20231.6applications per place 43.9Attainment 8
- 7.9 km · StaffordshireRemains Good20242.9applications per place 58.5Attainment 8
- 8.0 km · StaffordshireGraded · no overall grade20252.2applications per place 45.3Attainment 8
- 8.1 km · Staffordshire20261.9applications per place 46.9Attainment 8
- 8.5 km · StaffordshireGood20231.7applications per place 33.3Attainment 8
- 9.2 km · StaffordshireRequires improvement20241.7applications per place 43.5Attainment 8
- 9.3 km · Staffordshire20261.7applications per place 39.6Attainment 8
- 9.7 km · StaffordshireRemains Good20232.3applications per place 44.9Attainment 8
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
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School details
- Type
- Free schools
- Phase
- All-through
- URN · DfE number
- 151701 · 860/4021
- Trust
- John Taylor MAT
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Capacity
- 1,370 pupils · 147 on roll
- Free school meals
- 27.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Nursery
- Has nursery classes
- Opened
- 1 September 2025
- Address
- Kingfisher Avenue, Rugeley, WS15 1FY
- Local authority
- Staffordshire · Lichfield
Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources