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Churchfield CofE Primary Academy

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMr Chris Dobson

corporate_fareST CHAD'S ACADEMIES TRUST

location_onRugeley, WS15 2LB

language Visit Website phone 1889224520

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2023

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Students

138

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Expected Standard

63%

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Demand Ratio

0.9x

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Churchfield CofE Primary Academy is a Academy converter primary school in Rugeley, serving ages 2-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 53% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Churchfield CofE Primary Academy is an academy converter in Rugeley, Staffordshire, admitting pupils aged 2-11. It is part of ST CHAD'S ACADEMIES TRUST. The school has approximately 128 pupils on roll, of whom 40% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 63% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined. The school ranks #148 of 216 primaries in Staffordshire and #8,647 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2023. The school's current overall rating is Good. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Good, and leadership and management Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 0.9× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 26.3:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.0 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

63%

LA 62%

Reading69% LA 75%

Writing69% LA 72%

Maths63% LA 73%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

62%

LA 62%England 61%

Reading71% LA 75% · Eng 74%

Writing71% LA 73% · Eng 72%

Maths67% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

53%

LA 60%England 60%

Reading59% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Writing76% LA 71% · Eng 71%

Maths53% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

100

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

-3.4

Read

LA -0.1

-6.5 to -0.3

-0.1

Write

LA -0.1

-3.1 to 2.8

-4.6

Maths

LA -0.2

-7.5 to -1.7

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

30%

LA 64%England 65%

Reading33% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Writing67% LA 77% · Eng 78%

Maths47% LA 77% · Eng 79%

Read SS

Maths SS

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

-7.7

Read

LA -0.5

-10.0 to -5.4

-4.4

Write

LA -0.5

-6.5 to -2.3

-7.3

Maths

LA -0.8

-9.3 to -5.3

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

65%

LA 64%

Reading80% LA 75%

Writing80% LA 78%

Maths75% LA 75%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.1

Read

LA -0.4

-2.6 to 2.8

-2.3

Write

LA -0.3

-4.8 to 0.2

-1.1

Maths

LA -0.6

-3.5 to 1.3

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

27 September 2023

Inspection Report

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04 February 2020

Inspection Report

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06 April 2017

Inspection Report

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Inspection Report

Inspection History

4 Evaluations

2023-09-27

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2020-02-04

S5 Inspection EIF

Requires improvement

Education

Requires improvement

Behaviour

Requires improvement

Development

Good

Leadership

Requires improvement

2016-05-10

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 EIF

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2014-05-07

None Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

Requires improvement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

Requires improvement

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Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.0%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.0%(0 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 128 pupils. During this period, there were 0 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.0%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg	Perm. Excl.
2024/25 (Spring term)	128	0	0.0%	0.8%	0
2024/25 (Autumn term)	131	0	0.0%	0.9%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	136	0	0.0%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	134	0	0.0%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	134	0	0.0%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	133	0	0.0%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	138	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	135	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	147	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	141	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	137	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	148	2	1.4%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	149	1	0.7%	0.1%	1
2020/21 (Autumn term)	146	1	0.7%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	150	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	150	2	1.3%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	157	9	5.7%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	178	6	3.4%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	184	9	4.9%	0.5%	1
2018/19 (Autumn term)	187	16	8.6%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	182	6	3.3%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	186	4	2.2%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	178	1	0.6%	0.5%	0

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Speech, Language & Communication 13 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 5 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 3 pupils

Physical Disability 2 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 2 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 1 pupils

Multi-Sensory Impairment 1 pupils