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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 15 September 2022Ungraded inspection: School remains Good · as St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, URN 124360
- 22 May 2013Graded inspection: Good · as St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, URN 124360
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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 entry42 applications · 26 places offered · 26 named it first
FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.
- 2026 1.6; Staffordshire median median 1.9
- 2025 1.5; Staffordshire median median 1.9; as the previous school
- 2024 1.9; Staffordshire median median 1.9; as the previous school
- 2023 1.7; Staffordshire median median 1.9; as the previous school
- 2022 1.6; Staffordshire median median 1.9; as the previous school
- 2021 1.5; Staffordshire median median 1.9; as the previous school
- 2020 1.9; Staffordshire median median 1.9; as the previous school
- 2019 1.9; Staffordshire median median 2.0; as the previous school
- 2018 1.4; Staffordshire median median 1.9; as the previous school
- 2017 1.3; Staffordshire median median 1.8; as the previous school
- 2016 1.7; Staffordshire median median 1.8; as the previous school
- 2015 1.6; Staffordshire median median 1.8; as the previous school
- 2014 1.6; Staffordshire median median 1.8; as the previous school
- This school
- Staffordshire median
Dashed bars: as St Joseph's Catholic Primary School (URN 124360), 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 | 26 | 42 | 1.6 | 26 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2025 * | 29 | 44 | 1.5 | 28 | 0.97 |
| Sep 2024 * | 27 | 52 | 1.9 | 25 | 0.93 |
| Sep 2023 * | 27 | 45 | 1.7 | 24 | 0.89 |
| Sep 2022 * | 30 | 48 | 1.6 | 29 | 0.97 |
| Sep 2021 * | 30 | 46 | 1.5 | 28 | 0.93 |
| Sep 2020 * | 20 | 38 | 1.9 | 19 | 0.95 |
| Sep 2019 * | 30 | 56 | 1.9 | 36 | 1.20 |
| Sep 2018 * | 26 | 37 | 1.4 | 23 | 0.88 |
| Sep 2017 * | 22 | 28 | 1.3 | 21 | 0.95 |
| Sep 2016 * | 27 | 46 | 1.7 | 22 | 0.81 |
| Sep 2015 * | 29 | 45 | 1.6 | 27 | 0.93 |
| Sep 2014 * | 30 | 49 | 1.6 | 29 | 0.97 |
Schools nearby
The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary SchoolThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good20221.6applications per place
- 0.5 km · StaffordshireGood20231.6applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
- 0.6 km · StaffordshireGood20221.5applications per place 28%met the SATs standard
- 0.7 km · StaffordshireRemains Good20231.4applications per place 48%met the SATs standard
- 1.3 km · StaffordshireGraded · no overall grade20252.4applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
- 1.6 km · StaffordshireGood20241.6applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
- 1.8 km · Staffordshire20261.0applications per place 44%met the SATs standard
- 1.9 km · StaffordshireRemains Good20241.8applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
- 2.0 km · StaffordshireRemains Good · improving20231.5applications per place 79%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
- 152008 · 860/3467
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Capacity
- 210 pupils · 217 on roll
- Free school meals
- 20.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Nursery
- Has nursery classes
- Opened
- 1 September 2025
- Replaced
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School (URN 124360)
- Address
- Newman Grove, Rugeley, WS15 1BN
- Local authority
- Staffordshire · Cannock Chase
Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources