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Etching Hill CofE Primary Academy

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

personMrs Marie Smith

corporate_fareFUTURE GENERATION TRUST

location_onRugeley, WS15 2XY

language Visit Website phone 1889221864

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2013

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Students

449

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Expected Standard

79%

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Demand Ratio

0.9x

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Etching Hill CofE Primary Academy is a Academy converter primary school in Rugeley, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 14% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Etching Hill CofE Primary Academy is an academy converter in Rugeley, Staffordshire, admitting pupils aged 3-11. It is part of FUTURE GENERATION TRUST. The school has approximately 477 pupils on roll, of whom 9% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 79% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 11% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #50 of 216 primaries in Staffordshire and #3,255 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2013. The school's current overall rating is Good.

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

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 22.1:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.1 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

79%

LA 62%

Reading87% LA 75%

Writing82% LA 72%

Maths89% LA 73%

Read SS

109

Maths SS

110

GPS SS

111

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

69%

LA 62%England 61%

Reading86% LA 75% · Eng 74%

Writing78% LA 73% · Eng 72%

Maths78% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

67%

LA 60%England 60%

Reading82% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Writing82% LA 71% · Eng 71%

Maths84% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.5

Read

LA -0.1

-2.2 to 1.3

0.2

Write

LA -0.1

-1.5 to 1.8

1.4

Maths

LA -0.2

-0.3 to 3.0

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

No digital report timeline available.

Inspection History

2 Evaluations

2013-11-26

S5 Inspection EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2011-09-12

None EIF

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

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 477 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
2024/25 (Spring term)	477	0	0.0%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	469	1	0.2%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	406	4	1.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	445	1	0.2%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	405	1	0.2%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	449	1	0.2%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	449	1	0.2%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	449	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	397	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	396	1	0.3%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	398	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	386	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	384	1	0.3%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	386	3	0.8%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	376	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	376	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	376	2	0.5%	0.6%

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.

Moderate Learning Difficulty 31 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 7 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 6 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 5 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 3 pupils

Visual Impairment 1 pupils

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Etching Hill CofE Primary Academy

School Summary

Academic Performance

Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Inspection History

Admissions Insight

How Places Are Allocated

Faith Priority (Church of England)

Distance to School

School Capacity

Primary Admission Trends

Students & School Environment

School Size

Language Diversity

Inclusive Support

Attendance

Ethnicity Breakdown

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Funding & Staffing

School Funding Allocation

Funding Breakdown

Staffing

Teacher Turnover

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