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The Croft Primary School

Community school · Rugeley · WS15 4AZ

Ages 4–11 · 165 pupils · Staffordshire

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Ofsted

Expected standard

KS2 expected (RWM)

64%

Overall absence

4.8%

Admissions demand

0.91 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Expected standard

Inspection date

2026-06-16

  • AchievementExpected standard
  • Curriculum and teachingNeeds attention
  • InclusionExpected standard
  • Attendance and behaviourExpected standard
  • Personal development and wellbeingStrong standard
  • Leadership and governanceExpected standard

Safeguarding standards: Met

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)64%
Higher standard (RWM)4%
Avg scaled score — reading
107.0
Avg scaled score — maths
104.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
107.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence4.8%
Persistent absence (10%+)11.4%
Unauthorised1.3%
Authorised absence
3.4%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.0%
Enrolments in measure
167

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

0.91 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

20

Places offered

23

1st-preference offers

20

Total preferences (any rank)
56
Preferred offers (top 3)
22
Applications from outside LA
0
Offers to outside-LA applicants
0

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill79%

165 pupils · 210 places

Pupils on roll
165
Boys / girls
77 / 88
School capacity
210
Capacity fill
165 / 210 (79%)
Free school meals
13.9%
FSM pupils
23
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 4–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Miss Charlotte Wetton

Location

Address
Rugeley Road, Armitage
Postcode
WS15 4AZ
Town
Rugeley
County
Staffordshire
Local authority
Staffordshire
District
Lichfield
Constituency
Lichfield
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed community school (primary), Ages 4–11, in Rugeley, Staffordshire, 165 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 13.9%.

Open schools in Rugeley
20
Primary schools in Rugeley
16
Academies among open schools in Rugeley
55% (11)
Open schools in WS15
21
Primary in WS15
16
Open schools in Staffordshire LA
458
Primary in Staffordshire LA
309

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

Compare with theseAll in RugeleyNear WS15

  • Henry Chadwick Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Rugeley · WS15 3QN · Staffordshire

    Ages 3–11

    • KS258%
    • Absence4.8%
    • FSM20.0%
    • Demand1.00

    1.0 miles away

  • Hayes Meadow Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    Rugeley · WS15 4EU · Staffordshire

    Ages 3–11

    • KS256%
    • Absence5.0%
    • FSM21.9%
    • Demand1.17

    1.0 miles away

  • Redbrook Hayes Community Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Rugeley · WS15 1AU · Staffordshire

    Ages 2–11

    • KS253%
    • Absence5.6%
    • FSM30.6%
    • Demand1.00

    1.8 miles away

  • Chase View Community Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

    Rugeley · WS15 1NE · Staffordshire

    Ages 2–11

    • KS255%
    • Absence6.1%
    • FSM63.8%
    • Demand0.96

    2.2 miles away

  • Churchfield CofE Primary Academy

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Rugeley · WS15 2LB · Staffordshire

    Ages 2–11

    • KS262%
    • Absence5.2%
    • FSM36.1%
    • Demand0.93

    2.3 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Miss Charlotte Wetton
Telephone
01543490261
Website
www.croft.staffs.sch.uk

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