The John Bamford Primary School
Crabtree Way, Rugeley, WS15 2PA
268 pupils · 78% of 343 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Community school
- Ages
- 2–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Local authority
- Staffordshire
- Free school meals
- 22%
Ofsted
Good (2024) — Ungraded inspection — “School remains Good” (previous grade confirmed, not re-graded)
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 12 June 2024, published 8 July 2024. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 80% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 16% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 1 first-choice application per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 27 | 27 | 48 | 27 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 32 | 31 | 75 | 32 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 35 | 33 | 69 | 35 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 41 | 37 | 83 | 41 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 43 | 40 | 95 | 43 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 45 | 43 | 106 | 45 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 42 | 38 | 78 | 42 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 29 | 29 | 71 | 29 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Etching Hill CofE Primary Academy 0.2 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Forest Hills Primary School 0.7 km · Requires improvement (2023) · previous system
- Chancel Primary School 1.3 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Churchfield CofE Primary Academy 1.4 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School 1.9 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- Chase View Community Primary School 2.1 km · Good (2022) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.