Chancel Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 2–11 · Rugeley, Staffordshire
Chancel Primary School is a primary school in Rugeley, Staffordshire for ages 2–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 4 March 2025. Staffordshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2024 to 2025 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Wolseley Road, Rugeley, WS15 2EW
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Staffordshire
- Pupils on roll
- 210 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 17.6% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 22.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 4 March 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils thrive and achieve well at this happy and nurturing school.”
- “The school is ambitious and wants the very best for pupils.”
- “Pupils are at the heart of everything.”
To improve
- “Although pupils achieve well in mathematics, as seen in the school’s published outcomes, pupils have fewer opportunities to strengthen their reasoning and problem-solving skills.”
- “In some lessons, the key knowledge that pupils need to learn is not succinctly and clearly identified.”
- “This leads to some confusion, disengagement and hinders their progress.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 2 April 2025 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 72% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 27 first-preference applications, 27 offers in total, 27 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Last distance offered and catchment
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- Last distance offered for Reception 2024 to 2025, as Staffordshire published it, drawn on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Earlier years of exam results
- Which schools pupils move on to or come from
- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
A last distance offered describes one past year and is not a catchment or a promise of a place. Check with the council before you apply.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Staffordshire.
- Forest Hills Primary School 0.5 mi No Ofsted grade
- Churchfield CofE Primary Academy 0.5 mi Good
- The John Bamford Primary School 0.8 mi School remains Good
- Etching Hill CofE Primary Academy 0.8 mi School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Chase View Community Primary School 1.1 mi Good Last distance published
- Redbrook Hayes Community Primary School 1.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- The St. Mary's CofE Primary School 1.3 mi Outstanding Last distance published