Heath Hayes Primary Academy
Wimblebury Road, Cannock, WS12 2EP
203 pupils · 85% of 240 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Trust
- REACH2 ACADEMY TRUST
- Local authority
- Staffordshire
- Free school meals
- 13.9%
Ofsted
Expected standard (2025) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Strong standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Strong standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 18 November 2025, published 24 March 2026. 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 | 61% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 7% |
“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 — 0.97 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 30 | 29 | 85 | 30 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 26 | 21 | 90 | 24 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 30 | 27 | 88 | 30 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 30 | 25 | 83 | 30 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 29 | 26 | 82 | 27 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 25 | 23 | 80 | 24 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 21 | 19 | 72 | 21 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 30 | 38 | 83 | 30 |
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
- Five Ways Primary School 0.7 km · Some aspects not as strong (2025)
- Gorsemoor Primary School 1 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- St Peter's CofE Primary Academy 1.6 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School 1.8 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Norton Canes Primary Academy 2.1 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Jerome Primary School 2.4 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · 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.