Schools in Rugeley
Staffordshire · 20 schools
Year 7 applications for September 2027 close in 4 days
Deadline Saturday 31 October 2026. Apply to Staffordshire (the council where you live). Offers on 1 March.
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.
Schools in Rugeley (20)
- The St. Mary's CofE Primary School
Primary · Ages 3-11 · WS15 3LN
Ofsted: Outstanding (2023)KS2: 88% expected (2025)90% of first choices got in - Chase View Community Primary School
Primary · Ages 2-11 · WS15 1NE
Ofsted: Good (2022)New report cardKS2: 62% expected (2025) - Churchfield CofE Primary Academy
Primary · Ages 2-11 · WS15 2LB
Ofsted: Good (2023)KS2: 66% expected (2025) - Etching Hill CofE Primary Academy
Primary · Ages 3-11 · WS15 2XY
Ofsted: Good (2013)KS2: 88% expected (2025) - Gentleshaw Primary Academy
Primary · Ages 3-11 · WS15 4LY
Ofsted: Good (2021)New report cardKS2: 88% expected (2025) - Hayes Meadow Primary School
Primary · Ages 3-11 · WS15 4EU
Ofsted: Good (2014)KS2: 54% expected (2025) - Henry Chadwick Primary School
Primary · Ages 3-11 · WS15 3QN
Ofsted: Good (2024)KS2: 73% expected (2025) - Hob Hill CE/Methodist (VC) Primary School
Primary · Ages 3-11 · WS15 1ED
Ofsted: Good (2024)KS2: 75% expected (2025) - JP Alternative Education
All-through · Ages 10-17 · Independent · WS15 2UB
Ofsted: Good (2023)Attainment 8: 0.2 (2025) - Redbrook Hayes Community Primary School
Primary · Ages 2-11 · WS15 1AU
Ofsted: Good (2016)KS2: 61% expected (2025) - St James Church of England Primary Academy
Primary · Ages 4-11 · WS15 4PL
Ofsted: Good (2013)KS2: 78% expected (2025) - The Croft Primary School
Primary · Ages 4-11 · WS15 4AZ
Ofsted: Good (2022)New report cardKS2: 85% expected (2025) - The John Bamford Primary School
Primary · Ages 2-11 · WS15 2PA
Ofsted: Good (2013)KS2: 83% expected (2025) - Forest Hills Primary School
Primary · Ages 2-11 · WS15 2PD
Ofsted: Requires Improvement (2023)New report cardKS2: 73% expected (2025) - St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
Primary · Ages 2-11 · WS15 1BN
- The Richard Clarke First School
Primary · Ages 4-9 · WS15 3BT
By type:Primary schools in Rugeley (16)All-through schools in Rugeley (2)Special schools in Rugeley (1)Secondary schools in Rugeley (1)
20
16 primary · 1 secondary
4,384
71% capacity used
5
1 outstanding · 4 good
6,174
1,790 spare places
Ofsted Ratings
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Area Performance (2026)
Attainment 8
43.9
GCSE Eng+Maths
37.7%
School Capacity & Demand
Housing Growth Detected
806 new homes approved nearby. This could generate an estimated +202 primary and +145 secondary pupils.
Source: MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years)
Primary Schools
86% occupied · 470 spare places
Secondary Schools
93% occupied · 81 spare places
Questions parents ask about schools in Rugeley
How many schools are there in Rugeley?
Rugeley has 20 open schools: 16 state primary, 2 state secondary or all-through, 1 independent and 1 special.
Source: DfE Get Information About Schools
Which schools in Rugeley are rated Outstanding?
1 school in Rugeley was rated Outstanding at its most recent graded Ofsted inspection: The St. Mary's CofE Primary School. Counting Good as well, 94% of the 17 graded schools here are rated Good or better. Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall grades in September 2024, so these are the grades from each school's last full inspection.
The St. Mary's CofE Primary School
Source: Ofsted
Which primary schools in Rugeley have the best SATs results?
Of the 14 primary schools in Rugeley with 2025 Key Stage 2 results, the highest shares of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading and maths were at Etching Hill CofE Primary Academy (87% in reading, 89% in maths); Gentleshaw Primary Academy (79% in reading, 96% in maths); and The St. Mary's CofE Primary School (90% in reading, 85% in maths). Small schools can swing a long way from one year to the next, because each pupil is a large share of the result.
Etching Hill CofE Primary AcademyGentleshaw Primary AcademyThe St. Mary's CofE Primary School
Source: DfE school performance data
Are there grammar schools in Rugeley?
No. None of the state secondary schools in Rugeley selects pupils by ability, so every state secondary here is comprehensive.
Source: DfE Get Information About Schools
How close do you need to live to get into schools in Rugeley?
It depends on the school, and the cut-off moves every year with the number of applications. Staffordshire published how far the last place offered went at these schools: Rugeley John Taylor, 2.027 miles for 2026 entry; Chancel Primary School, 0.606 miles for 2025 entry; Chase View Community Primary School, 3.764 miles for 2025 entry; Hayes Meadow Primary School, 2.173 miles for 2025 entry; Redbrook Hayes Community Primary School, 12.926 miles for 2025 entry. These are the authority's own figures, not fixed boundaries.
Rugeley John TaylorChancel Primary SchoolChase View Community Primary SchoolHayes Meadow Primary SchoolRedbrook Hayes Community Primary School
How do I apply for a school place in Rugeley?
Apply to Staffordshire through its coordinated admissions process, even for academies and faith schools. In England the closing date is 31 October for secondary places and 15 January for primary places, in the year before your child starts. Independent schools run their own admissions, so apply to those directly.