Norton Canes Primary Academy
Primary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 3–11 · Cannock, Staffordshire
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
1.489 miles
Furthest distance (miles): "1.489" · Published by Staffordshire County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2024–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Norton Canes Primary Academy is a primary school in Cannock, Staffordshire for ages 3–11 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 11 July 2024. Staffordshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2024 to 2026 entry.
Norton Canes Primary Academy 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 | 1.489 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 1.489 miles away, the 23rd longest of 58 Staffordshire primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance.
- That 2026 Reception figure was nearer the school than in 2025 and further than in 2024, and it swung sharply between some years.
- Reception 2026 had 39 first-choice applications for 48 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 9 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- Of 8 schools (this one and the 7 of the 8 nearest primary schools in Staffordshire that have results), its 2024/25 reading, writing and maths figure, 73%, was 2nd highest.
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
- School Road, Norton Canes, Cannock, WS11 9SQ
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Staffordshire
- Pupils on roll
- 280 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 28.6% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 24.4
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 11 July 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils learn to ‘fly high’ at Norton Canes.”
- “They demonstrate independence and resilience when faced with challenges and show a growing sense of self-belief in their abilities.”
- “Pupils feel safe because of the confidence they have that adults will help them when they need support.”
To improve
- “The school is aware that there is ongoing work to do around further subject-specific aspects of the curriculum to ensure that all areas are delivered as intended.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 17 September 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: 39 first-preference applications, 48 offers in total, 39 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.
- Jerome Primary School 0.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Heath Hayes Primary Academy 1.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Joseph & St Theresa Catholic Primary School 1.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Gorsemoor Primary School 1.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Holly Grove Primary Academy 1.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Five Ways Primary School 1.5 mi Some aspects not as strong Last distance published
- Chase Terrace Primary School 1.5 mi Standards maintained
- Ridgeway Primary Academy 1.9 mi Not judged Last distance published
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