Redbrook Hayes Community Primary School, Rugeley
Redbrook Hayes Community Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 2 to 11 in Rugeley, part of Central Co-Operative Learning Trust. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in January 2016. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in February 2023 did not change this grade. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 13th-highest of the 14 schools in Rugeley with published results, and 12,729th of 14,452 across England. It was 94% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- Below England average
- Ofsted
- Good (2016)
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
- Attendance
- In line with England
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
Redbrook Hayes Community Primary School in detail
Results
In 2025, 63% of Year 6 pupils at Redbrook Hayes Community Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 59% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 79% and 77% in Staffordshire and 77% and 75% across England.
Results fell from 70% in reading and 83% in maths in 2024.
With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.
Getting a place at Redbrook Hayes Community Primary School
For September 2026 entry, 19 families put Redbrook Hayes Community Primary School as their first choice and 27 named it as one of their preferences, for 19 places offered. That is one first choice for every place. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.
Admissions history and your chances at Redbrook Hayes Community Primary School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Redbrook Hayes Community Primary School are Chase View Community Primary School (0.4 miles, Good, 69% reading, 55% maths); St Joseph's Catholic Primary School (0.4 miles); Hob Hill CE/Methodist (VC) Primary School (0.6 miles, Good, 74% reading, 76% maths); and Churchfield CofE Primary Academy (0.8 miles, Good, 69% reading, 63% maths).
Each of them had higher 2025 results than Redbrook Hayes Community Primary School.
Chase View Community Primary SchoolSt Joseph's Catholic Primary SchoolHob Hill CE/Methodist (VC) Primary SchoolChurchfield CofE Primary Academy
The trust
Redbrook Hayes Community Primary School is one of 9 schools run by Central Co-Operative Learning Trust, an academy trust.
Who goes there
3.1% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
In 2026, 49 pupils (21.8%) received SEN support and 17 (7.6%) 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.
Staffing
Redbrook Hayes Community Primary School had 13 teachers in 2026, one for every 15 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Rugeley Town Rail Station, about 980 metres away (roughly a 12-minute walk).
10 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Talbot Road (adjacent), 110 metres away.
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, Redbrook Hayes Community Primary School issued 14 suspensions, 5.5 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Redbrook Hayes Community Primary School are Rugeley John Taylor (0.9 miles) and The Hart School (1.2 miles).
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; DfE school workforce census; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); DfE exclusions statistics
Location
Staffordshire published that the last place for 2025 entry went to a family 12.926 miles away (straight line). The cut-off moves every year.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 4 years agoThis judgement is from January 2016, 10 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.
Overall
Latest (ungraded) inspection: The school remains Good.
Ofsted Insights
Ofsted rated this school Good at its January 2016 inspection - up from Requires Improvement.
Rated Good for
Leadership & management.
At a Glance
28.0%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has declined from 70% to 63% (2024 to 2025). Maths has declined from 83% to 59% (2024 to 2025). Writing has declined from 70% to 52% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
27.3
Avg class size
25.7
Infant (KS1)
28.5
KS2
7
Total classes
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Keep up with Redbrook Hayes Community Primary School
Before and after school care
Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near Redbrook Hayes Community Primary School.
- Progressive Sports @ Chase View650m away · Not yet graded
- Progressive Sports @ St Joseph's720m away · Not yet graded
- Progressive Sports @ Hob Hill920m away · Not yet graded
Term dates
Redbrook Hayes Community Primary 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
Train Stations
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Redbrook Hayes Community Primary School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Redbrook Hayes Community Primary 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
- 5
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 3
- Children hurt
- 1
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, 3 serious and 2 slight.
1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot.
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.
Commute and house prices
Your chances of a place at Redbrook Hayes Community Primary School
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What the report includes for Redbrook Hayes Community Primary School:
- The straight-line distance from your home to Redbrook Hayes Community Primary School.
- Last distance offered for 2025 entry, from Staffordshire's own figures, and how your distance compares each year.
- Applications, first choices and offers at Redbrook Hayes Community Primary School for 2020 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
94%
Near capacity
198 pupils
210 places
12 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Rugeley
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Rugeley
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: Every first choice offered
Inspection History(2)
Ungraded inspection: The school remains Good.
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
49
SEN Support
17
EHC Plans
29.3%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
225
Total Pupils
120
Boys
105
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
13
Teachers
17.3:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£52,649
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£5,593
Per pupil
£1251k
Total funding
£82k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
5.1%
Overall absence
14.8%
Persistent absence
176
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
Redbrook Hayes Community Primary School
Questions parents ask about Redbrook Hayes Community Primary School
What are SATs results like at Redbrook Hayes Community Primary School?
Of the pupils at Redbrook Hayes Community Primary School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 63% reached the expected standard in reading and 59% did so in maths.
What is Redbrook Hayes Community Primary School's Ofsted rating?
Redbrook Hayes Community Primary School's most recent Ofsted inspection, in February 2023, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in January 2016, it was rated Good.
How close to Redbrook Hayes Community Primary School do you need to live?
Staffordshire published for September 2025 entry that the last place offered at Redbrook Hayes Community Primary School on distance went to a family 12.926 miles away. This is the authority's own figure for one year, not a fixed boundary - the cut-off moves with the number of applications, so treat it as a guide rather than a guarantee.
Is it hard to get a place at Redbrook Hayes Community Primary School?
Redbrook Hayes Community Primary School was not full in 2025: it ran at 94% of its 210 places.
How big are the classes at Redbrook Hayes Community Primary School?
Classes at Redbrook Hayes Community Primary School average 27.3 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to Redbrook Hayes Community Primary School?
Redbrook Hayes Community Primary School has around 225 pupils on roll. 28% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Redbrook Hayes Community Primary School?
5.1% of sessions were missed at Redbrook Hayes Community Primary School in 2024/25. 14.8% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Redbrook Hayes Community Primary School?
Apply through Staffordshire's coordinated admissions process, naming Redbrook Hayes Community Primary 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.
Does Redbrook Hayes Community Primary School have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Ofsted's childcare register lists 3 out-of-school clubs within a kilometre of Redbrook Hayes Community Primary School: Progressive Sports @ Chase View (650m away, registered, not yet graded), Progressive Sports @ St Joseph's (720m away, registered, not yet graded) and Progressive Sports @ Hob Hill (920m away, registered, not yet graded). The school may also run its own clubs, which don't have to register with Ofsted.
How many road collisions happen near Redbrook Hayes Community Primary School?
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, 3 serious and 2 slight. 1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot. 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 Redbrook Hayes Community Primary School?
Redbrook Hayes Community Primary School is at Talbot Road, Brereton, Rugeley, Staffordshire, WS15 1AU.
Sources: Staffordshire admissions booklet; Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)