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Pye Green Academy, Cannock

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Ages 3–11

Pye Green Academy is a primary school for pupils aged 3 to 11 in Cannock, part of Greenheart Learning Partnership. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in September 2022. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 5th-highest of the 16 schools in Cannock with published results, and 3,408th of 14,452 across England. It was 98% full in 2025.

SATs results
Above England average
Ofsted
Good (2022)
Demand
Oversubscribed
Attendance
In line with England
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Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days

Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Staffordshire (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.

Data last updated 26 Oct 2026

Pye Green Academy in detail

Pye Green Academy in its own words

In its own words: "Each academy within Greenheart Learning Partnership has a shared Vision and Ethos, however each academy is unique and its application of this vision and ethos uniquely reflects the community it serves. At Pye Green, we support our children to always stay true to themselves, fully believing that all children are unique and will shine in their own way."

The school runs after-school care.

Vision and values (school website)Wraparound care (school website)

Source: The school's own website

Results

In 2025, 79% of Year 6 pupils at Pye Green Academy reached the expected standard in reading and 91% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 79% and 77% in Staffordshire and 77% and 75% across England.

Results rose from 65% in reading and 72% in maths in 2024.

Getting a place at Pye Green Academy

For September 2026 entry, 56 families put Pye Green Academy as their first choice and 119 named it as one of their preferences, for 60 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. 1 family who put it first was not offered a place there.

Admissions history and your chances at Pye Green Academy

Compared with nearby schools

The nearest other state primary schools to Pye Green Academy are West Hill Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 80% reading, 76% maths); Poppyfield Primary Academy (0.8 miles, Good); Chadsmoor Community Infants and Nursery School (0.9 miles, Good); and Redhill Primary School (1 mile, 83% reading, 80% maths).

Pye Green Academy's 2025 results were higher than all 2 of them.

West Hill Primary SchoolPoppyfield Primary AcademyChadsmoor Community Infants and Nursery SchoolRedhill Primary School

The trust

Pye Green Academy is one of 10 schools run by Greenheart Learning Partnership, an academy trust.

Across the trust's primary schools, 65% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

All 10 schools in Greenheart Learning Partnership

Who goes there

2.1% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

Getting there

The nearest railway station is Hednesford Rail Station, about 1180 metres away (roughly a 15-minute walk).

8 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Pye Green Academy (adjacent), 120 metres away.

The area around the school

In August 2026, police recorded 174 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and criminal damage and arson. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Staffordshire (86), as is usual near a town centre.

Suspensions and exclusions

In 2024/25, Pye Green Academy issued 8 suspensions, 1.8 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 1 permanent exclusion.

Secondary schools nearby

The secondary schools closest to Pye Green Academy are Staffordshire University Academy (0.5 miles), Kingsmead School (1.3 miles) and Cardinal Griffin Catholic College (1.8 miles).

Staffordshire University AcademyKingsmead SchoolCardinal 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; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics

Location

Offered a place in 2026 (~2.3km)Unlikely (~3.0km)

Staffordshire published that the last place for 2026 entry went to a family 1.44 miles away (straight line). The cut-off moves every year.

Key Information

DfE GIAS
Head:Mrs Sarah Yates
Pupils:438
LA:Staffordshire
Phone:01543227175
Address:Rosehill, Hednesford, Cannock, WS12 4RT
Trust:GREENHEART LEARNING PARTNERSHIP (10 schools)
Status:open
Opened:1 October 2014

Ofsted Rating

Ofsted · 4 years ago
Good

Overall

Good

Quality of Education

Good

Behaviour & Attitudes

Good

Personal Development

Good

Leadership & Management

Good

Early Years

Inspected 27 September 2022View full report
URN:141493
UKPRN:10047635
Diocese:Not applicable
Constituency:Cannock Chase
Urban/Rural:Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Ofsted Insights

Ofsted rated this school Good at its September 2022 inspection.

Rated Good for

Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development, Leadership & management, Early years.

At a Glance

20.5%

Free School Meals

No

Boarding

Yes

Nursery

No

Sixth Form

No

Special Measures

Primary Performance (KS2)

Academic year 2024/25

KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)

2024
2025
Reading+14ppMaths+19ppWriting+10pp

Reading has improved from 65% to 79% (2024 to 2025). Maths has improved from 72% to 91% (2024 to 2025). Writing has improved from 72% to 82% (2024 to 2025).

Class Sizes

29.0

Avg class size

30.0

Infant (KS1)

29.0

KS2

15

Total classes

2 classes with more than 30 pupils

2025/26 academic year

How Does This School Compare?

Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools

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Term dates

Pye Green Academy 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

Train Stations

Hednesford Rail Station (Northbound)
1.2km · 19 min walk

Bus Stops

Pye Green Academy (adj)
123m · 2 min walk
Pit Pony Way (adj)
308m · 5 min walk
Rowley Close (opp)
334m · 5 min walk
Evergreen Heights (by)
337m · 5 min walk
Common View (adj)
467m · 8 min walk

Free school transport

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You apply to the council where you live. Pye Green Academy 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
5
Fatal
0
Serious
1
Children hurt
2

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 5 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 4 slight.

2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise.

2 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.

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Your chances of a place at Pye Green Academy

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What the report includes for Pye Green Academy:

  • The straight-line distance from your home to Pye Green Academy.
  • Last distance offered for 2025 and 2026 entry, from Staffordshire's own figures, and how your distance compares each year.
  • Applications, first choices and offers at Pye Green Academy for 2015 to 2026 entry.
  • How many families in Staffordshire got their first choice, and how often appeals there succeed.
  • The nearest state schools to your home, with Ofsted rating, demand and last distance offered where published.
  • Key dates for September 2027 entry and how to apply.

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Capacity & Demand

School Occupancy

98%

Near capacity

410 pupils

420 places

10 spare places in 2025

2025, DfE school capacity data

Area Demand Pressure - Cannock

Low pressure
New homes approved:1,250
Projected new pupils:313

Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Cannock

Across Staffordshire council

Low demand council-wide0.77 applications per place

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)

27 September 2022
Quality of EducationGood
Behaviour & AttitudesGood
Personal DevelopmentGood
Leadership & ManagementGood
Early YearsGood
12 September 2017
2 July 2012
Good
Leadership & ManagementGood

SEND & SEN Provision

SEN Overview

50

SEN Support

14

EHC Plans

14.6%

of Total Pupils

2026 academic year

Provision & Specialist Facilities

No specialist provision recorded

Pupils by Need Type

Moderate Learning Difficulty25
Speech, Language & Communication14
Specific Learning Difficulty8
Social, Emotional & Mental Health6
Autistic Spectrum Disorder5
Other2
Severe Learning Difficulty1
Profound & Multiple LD1
Hearing Impairment1
Physical Disability1
EHC Plan
SEN Support

Pupil Demographics

Ethnicity

White British
92.0%
Asian
1.4%
Black
1.4%
Mixed
3.7%
Chinese
0.2%
Other
0.5%
Unclassified
0.5%

2026 academic year

Key Indicators

Free School Meals20.5%
English as Additional Language2.1%

438

Total Pupils

220

Boys

218

Girls

2026 academic year

Workforce

20

Teachers

21.9:1

Pupil-teacher ratio

£51,259

Mean salary

2026 data

School Funding

£4,955

Per pupil

£2270k

Total funding

£115k

Pupil premium

Deprivation£157,135
EAL funding£2,095
Lump sum£145,100

2025-26 financial year allocations

Pupil Absence
2024/25

4.4%

Overall absence

10.6%

Persistent absence

360

Enrolments

Authorised3.2%
Unauthorised1.2%
Persistent (10%+)10.6%
Severe (50%+)0.3%

Absence trend

4.6%
18/19
4.5%
20/21
7.2%
21/22
5.0%
22/23
5.2%
23/24
4.4%
24/25
Overall absence rate

Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.

Secondary Schools Nearby

Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to

Questions parents ask about Pye Green Academy

What are SATs results like at Pye Green Academy?

Of the pupils at Pye Green Academy who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 79% reached the expected standard in reading and 91% did so in maths.

What is Pye Green Academy's Ofsted rating?

Pye Green Academy was rated Good at its most recent Ofsted inspection in September 2022.

How close to Pye Green Academy do you need to live?

Staffordshire publishes how far the last offered place was, in miles: 0.618 for 2025 entry, then 1.44 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 Pye Green Academy?

Pye Green Academy was close to full in 2025, at 98% of its capacity.

How big are the classes at Pye Green Academy?

Classes at Pye Green Academy average 29 pupils (2025/26). 2 classes have more than 30 pupils - infant classes are capped at 30 by law, with limited exceptions.

How many pupils go to Pye Green Academy?

Pye Green Academy has around 438 pupils on roll. 21% are eligible for free school meals.

What is attendance like at Pye Green Academy?

4.4% of sessions were missed at Pye Green Academy in 2024/25. 10.6% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).

How do I apply to Pye Green Academy?

Apply through Staffordshire's coordinated admissions process, naming Pye Green Academy 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 Pye Green Academy?

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 5 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 4 slight. 2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise. 2 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 Pye Green Academy?

Pye Green Academy is at Rosehill, Hednesford, Cannock, Staffordshire, WS12 4RT.

Sources: Staffordshire admissions booklets; Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)

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