St Lukes CofE Primary School, Cannock

In its own words: "St Luke's CE(C) Primary School was opened in January 2005 following the amalgamation of Cannock Nursery, John Wood Infants and Walhouse Junior School. 2025 marks the school's 20th Anniversary. Our aim is to foster the best possible relationships between home and school to provide the very best education for all children."

From the headteacher's welcome: "From our youngest pupils in Nursery ..........to our most experienced staff, we firmly believe that we are all on an ever-learning journey: learning about ourselves; learning about each other; and striving to reach our potential within our caring Christian environment. As a Church School, we are keen to promote our links with the Parish Church of St. Luke's."

The school runs after-school care.

In 2025, 85% of Year 6 pupils at St Lukes CofE Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 98% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 79% and 77% in Staffordshire and 77% and 75% across England.

Results rose from 82% in reading and 89% in maths in 2024.

For September 2026 entry, 61 families put St Lukes CofE Primary 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. 2 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state primary schools to St Lukes CofE Primary School are Longford Primary Academy (0.6 miles, Requires improvement, 66% reading, 68% maths); St Mary's Catholic Primary School (0.7 miles); Moorhill Primary School (1.1 miles, 50% reading, 53% maths); and Bridgtown Primary School (1.1 miles, Good, 86% reading, 86% maths).

St Lukes CofE Primary School's 2025 results were higher than all 3 of them.

80 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about St Lukes CofE Primary School (as of April 2026): 89% would recommend the school, 91% say their child is happy there and 38% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child feels safe (93%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (38%).

10.5% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 3.3% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 51 pupils (12.2%) received SEN support and 7 (1.7%) 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 autism.

The nearest railway station is Cannock Rail Station, about 0.9 miles away in a straight line.

4 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Ferndell Close (opposite), 80 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 164 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, public order offences and anti-social behaviour. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Staffordshire (86), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, St Lukes CofE Primary School issued 9 suspensions, 2.2 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to St Lukes CofE Primary School are Cardinal Griffin Catholic College (0.4 miles), Cannock Chase High School (0.7 miles) and Staffordshire University Academy (1.7 miles).