Fulfen Primary School

Primary · Community school · Ages 3–11 · Burntwood, Staffordshire

Last distance offered · Reception 2026

1.81 miles

Published by Staffordshire County Council · offers on 16 April 2026

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Fulfen Primary School is a primary school in Burntwood, Staffordshire for ages 3–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Outstanding, from the inspection on 21 November 2023. Staffordshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2024 to 2026 entry.

Fulfen Primary School catchment area: last distance offered

Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.

Entry	Last distance offered
Reception 2026	1.81 mi
Reception 2025	🔒 With a pass
Reception 2024	🔒 With a pass

What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment

What the figures show

The last child offered a Reception place in 2026 lived 1.81 miles away, the 19th longest of 58 Staffordshire primary schools with a published last distance (middle figure 1.27 miles).
The 2026 Reception last distance was further than in 2025 and 2024, and the 2026 figure was the longest of the 3 years; it swung sharply between some years.
Reception 2026 had 61 first-choice applications for 59 offers; 58 offers went to first-choice families, and 3 first-choice families were not offered a place.
In 2024/25, 73% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 9% reached the higher standard (England 8%).

Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Staffordshire schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.

Key facts

Address: Rugeley Road, Fulfen Cp School, Burntwood, WS7 9BJ
Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
Ages: 3–11
Council: Staffordshire
Pupils on roll: 409 January 2026 school census
Free school meals: 8.6% of pupils eligible
Pupils per teacher: 22.4

Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026

Ofsted

Outstanding Inspected 21 November 2023

Strengths

“This school is a special place to be – a place where pupils thrive due to the care and dedication of the adults that support them.”
“There exists a quiet determination to be the ‘best they can be’ for the community they serve, and an unwillingness to sit back and accept that things cannot be improved.”
“Leaders at all levels model their high ambition with passion.”

Safeguarding: Effective

Quoted from the Ofsted report published 19 January 2024 (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)	73%	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: 61 first-preference applications, 59 offers in total, 58 offers to first-preference applicants.

Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.

Nearby primary schools

Straight-line distance, in Staffordshire.

Highfields Primary Academy 0.3 mi School remains Good
Springhill Primary Academy 0.8 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
Ridgeway Primary Academy 1.1 mi Not judged Last distance published
Boney Hay Primary Academy 1.2 mi Standards maintained
Chase Terrace Primary School 1.3 mi Standards maintained
St Joseph & St Theresa Catholic Primary School 1.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
Holly Grove Primary Academy 1.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
Gentleshaw Primary Academy 1.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published