Hob Hill CE/Methodist (VC) Primary School

Primary · Voluntary controlled school · Ages 3–11 · Rugeley, Staffordshire

Last distance offered · Reception 2024

1.336 miles

Furthest distance (miles): "1.336" · Published by Staffordshire County Council · offers on 16 April 2024

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Hob Hill CE/Methodist (VC) Primary School is a primary school in Rugeley, Staffordshire for ages 3–11 (voluntary controlled school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 23 January 2024. Staffordshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2024 entry.

Hob Hill CE/Methodist (VC) 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 2024	1.336 mi

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

What the figures show

In 2024/25, 63% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), while 3% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
In 2024 the last Reception place was offered 1.336 miles away, the 7th shortest of the 17 Staffordshire primary schools with a published Reception 2024 last distance, this one included.
For Reception 2026 there were 22 first-choice applications for 22 offers, and every first-choice family was offered a place.
Free school meal eligibility is 13.5% of pupils, against a middle figure of 19.4% across the 8 nearest primary schools in Staffordshire.

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: Armitage Lane, Brereton, Rugeley, WS15 1ED
Type: Voluntary controlled school
Phase: Primary
Ages: 3–11
Religious character: Church of England/Methodist
Council: Staffordshire
Pupils on roll: 215 January 2026 school census
Free school meals: 13.5% of pupils eligible
Pupils per teacher: 21.5

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

Ofsted

Good Inspected 23 January 2024

Strengths

“‘Hob Hill is a small school with a big heart’, is how one person described this school.”
“Many parents, pupils and staff agree.”
“Pupils feel that they belong to a ‘family’ and feel it is a place where everyone feels included.”

To improve

“However, not all subjects are monitored effectively.”
“This means that, in some subject areas, the school does not know the impact of learning sequences on what pupils know, remember and can do.”
“Some staff, however, have not received the necessary support to deliver subject-specific content.”

Safeguarding: Effective

Quoted from the Ofsted report published 29 February 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)	63%	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: 22 first-preference applications, 22 offers in total, 22 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.

Redbrook Hayes Community Primary School 0.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School 1.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
Chase View Community Primary School 1.0 mi Good Last distance published
The Croft Primary School 1.2 mi No Ofsted grade
Churchfield CofE Primary Academy 1.3 mi Good
Chancel Primary School 1.7 mi Not judged Last distance published
St James Church of England Primary Academy 1.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
Henry Chadwick Primary School 1.8 mi Good