Littleton Green Community School, Cannock
Littleton Green Community School is a primary school for pupils aged 2 to 11 in Cannock, part of Staffordshire University Academies Trust. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in May 2014. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in January 2025 did not change this grade. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 3rd-highest of the 16 schools in Cannock with published results, and 3,012th of 14,452 across England. It was 92% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- Above England average
- Ofsted
- Good (2014)
- Demand
- Oversubscribed
- Attendance
- In line with England
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 80 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Staffordshire (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 27 Oct 2026
Littleton Green Community School in detail
Littleton Green Community School in its own words
In its own words: "At Littleton Green Community School, we have a single vision in mind: P.U.R.P.L.E. is an acronym for the qualities that we believe all children need to possess to succeed in life. These PURPLE values encompass everything at our school."
The school runs a breakfast club from 7:30am and after-school care.
Vision and values (school website)Wraparound care (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
In 2025, 85% of Year 6 pupils at Littleton Green Community School reached the expected standard in reading and 87% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 79% and 77% in Staffordshire and 77% and 75% across England.
Results fell from 90% in reading and 94% in maths in 2024.
Getting a place at Littleton Green Community School
For September 2026 entry, 62 families put Littleton Green Community School as their first choice and 101 named it as one of their preferences, for 60 places offered. That is slightly more first choices than places. 6 families who put it first were not offered a place there.
Admissions history and your chances at Littleton Green Community School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Littleton Green Community School are Moorhill Primary School (0.9 miles, 50% reading, 53% maths); Redhill Primary School (1 mile, 83% reading, 80% maths); Pye Green Academy (1.3 miles, Good, 79% reading, 91% maths); and Chadsmoor CofE (VC) Junior School (1.5 miles, Good, 81% reading, 78% maths).
Littleton Green Community School's 2025 results were higher than all 4 of them.
Moorhill Primary SchoolRedhill Primary SchoolPye Green AcademyChadsmoor CofE (VC) Junior School
The trust
Littleton Green Community School is one of 21 schools run by Staffordshire University Academies Trust, an academy trust.
Across the trust's primary schools, 68% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.
What parents say
74 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Littleton Green Community School (as of September 2025): 69% would recommend the school, 81% say their child is happy there and 44% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.
The strongest agreement was that their child is happy at the school (81%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (44%).
Who goes there
3% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
In 2026, 119 pupils (25.7%) received SEN support and 23 (5%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is speech, language and communication needs.
Littleton Green Community School has a resourced provision for other difficulties or disabilities and social, emotional and mental health needs: 8 places, 8 pupils on roll.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Hednesford Rail Station, about 1.7 miles away in a straight line.
4 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Littleton Arms PH (opposite), 110 metres away.
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, Littleton Green Community School issued 23 suspensions, 4.9 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 1 permanent exclusion.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Littleton Green Community School are Staffordshire University Academy (1.1 miles) and Cardinal Griffin Catholic College (1.3 miles).
Staffordshire University AcademyCardinal Griffin Catholic College
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE multi-academy trust performance data; Ofsted Parent View; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); DfE exclusions statistics
Location
Staffordshire published that the last place for 2026 entry went to a family 1.004 miles away (straight line). The cut-off moves every year.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 2 years agoThis judgement is from May 2014, 12 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.
Overall
Latest (ungraded) inspection: Standards have been maintained.
Ofsted Insights
From Ofsted's January 2025 inspection report.
What This School Does Well
Littleton Green creates a welcoming community where children thrive academically and emotionally. The school excels at teaching reading and maths, and provides exceptional support for pupils who need extra help. Children develop strong life skills through clubs, visits and taking on real responsibilities in the school community.
Key Strengths
- Strong focus on reading with an excellent library and effective phonics programme that helps all pupils keep up
- Well-designed curriculum with clear small steps for learning, particularly strong in computing and mathematics
- Excellent support for pupils with SEND, with well-trained staff who adapt tasks effectively
- Positive school culture with pupils taking on meaningful roles and responsibilities
- Early years provision with high-quality care and attention laying secure foundations for learning
Areas for Improvement
- Writing skills - pupils not securing basic grammar, punctuation and spelling before moving to more challenging concepts, and handwriting development needs improvement
- Inconsistent application of the behaviour policy by some staff, leading to low-level disruption not being addressed quickly enough
- High number of pupil suspensions when behaviour escalates rather than being managed early
Safeguarding
Safeguarding arrangements are effective, with the school maintaining a positive culture that puts pupil safety first.
Extracurricular Activities
Cookery club, fundraising events, educational visits, clubs, trips to different places of worship
Littleton Green Community Primary School has successfully maintained the standards from its previous good rating. The school provides a happy, supportive environment where pupils feel valued and achieve well, guided by its PURPLE values of Proud, Unique, Reflective, Positive, Loving and Empowered.
At a Glance
19.9%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
Resourced provision: Other, SEMH
SEN Provision
No
Special Measures
What Parents Think
74 responsesSource: Ofsted Parent View, responses as at September 2025 - % who strongly agree or agree
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has declined from 90% to 85% (2024 to 2025). Maths has declined from 94% to 87% (2024 to 2025). Writing has declined from 82% to 76% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
26.9
Avg class size
30.5
Infant (KS1)
26.1
KS2
15
Total classes
4 classes with more than 30 pupils
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Social & online
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Term dates
Littleton Green Community School is an academy, so it sets its own term dates: check the school's website. As a guide, see Staffordshire's term dates for its community schools.
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Littleton Green Community School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Littleton Green Community School is in Staffordshire; for families living there:
Apply to Staffordshire for free school transport. Its policy is on the council's website.
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 2
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 2
- Children hurt
- 1
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 2 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 0 slight.
1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot.
1 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Staffordshire is 5 (the median across 457 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
Your chances of a place at Littleton Green Community School
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
92%
Near capacity
386 pupils
420 places
34 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Cannock
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Cannock
Across Staffordshire council
Places available
10,768
Applications
8,344
Got 1st preference
95.1%
Got preferred school
99.1%
All primary applications across Staffordshire council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Oversubscribed
Inspection History(3)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
119
SEN Support
23
EHC Plans
30.7%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Littleton Green Community School has a resourced provision for other difficulties or disabilities and social, emotional and mental health needs: 8 places, 8 pupils on roll.
Source: GIAS, Department for Education.
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
463
Total Pupils
226
Boys
237
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
21
Teachers
22.0:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£47,736
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£5,148
Per pupil
£2205k
Total funding
£141k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
4.7%
Overall absence
11.2%
Persistent absence
356
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
Littleton Green Community School
Questions parents ask about Littleton Green Community School
What are SATs results like at Littleton Green Community School?
Of the pupils at Littleton Green Community School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 85% reached the expected standard in reading and 87% did so in maths.
What is Littleton Green Community School's Ofsted rating?
Littleton Green Community School's most recent Ofsted inspection, in January 2025, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in May 2014, it was rated Good.
How close to Littleton Green Community School do you need to live?
Staffordshire publishes how far the last offered place was, in miles: 0.629 for 2025 entry, then 1.004 for 2026 entry. The cut-off has loosened over that period, so places have been reaching further out. These are the authority's own figures, not a fixed boundary - the cut-off moves with the number of applications each year.
Is it hard to get a place at Littleton Green Community School?
Littleton Green Community School was not full in 2025: it ran at 92% of its 420 places.
How big are the classes at Littleton Green Community School?
Classes at Littleton Green Community School average 26.9 pupils (2025/26). 4 classes have more than 30 pupils - infant classes are capped at 30 by law, with limited exceptions.
How many pupils go to Littleton Green Community School?
Littleton Green Community School has around 463 pupils on roll. 20% are eligible for free school meals.
Does Littleton Green Community School have specialist SEN provision?
Littleton Green Community School has a resourced provision for other difficulties or disabilities and social, emotional and mental health needs: 8 places, 8 pupils on roll.
What is attendance like at Littleton Green Community School?
4.7% of sessions were missed at Littleton Green Community School in 2024/25. 11.2% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Littleton Green Community School?
Apply through Staffordshire's coordinated admissions process, naming Littleton Green Community School on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.
How many road collisions happen near Littleton Green Community School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 2 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 0 slight. 1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot. 1 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Staffordshire is 5 (the median across 457 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Littleton Green Community School?
Littleton Green Community School is at Colliers Way, Huntington, Cannock, Staffordshire, WS12 4UD.
Sources: Staffordshire admissions booklets; Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)