Heath Hayes Primary Academy

Primary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 3–11 · Cannock, Staffordshire

Last distance offered · Reception 2026

1.278 miles

Published by Staffordshire County Council · offers on 16 April 2026

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Heath Hayes Primary Academy is a primary school in Cannock, Staffordshire for ages 3–11 (academy sponsor led). Staffordshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2024 to 2026 entry.

Heath Hayes 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	1.278 mi
Reception 2024	🔒 With a pass

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

What the figures show

In 2026, the last child offered a Reception place lived 1.278 miles away, the 28th longest of 58 Staffordshire primary schools with a published last distance (middle figure 1.27 miles).
The 2026 Reception last distance was nearer the school than in 2024.
For Reception 2026 there were 29 first-choice applications for 30 offers: 24 offers went to first-choice families and 5 first-choice families were not offered a place.
In 2024/25, 61% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of primary school (England 62%), and 7% 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: Wimblebury Road, Heath Hayes, Cannock, WS12 2EP
Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
Ages: 3–11
Council: Staffordshire
Pupils on roll: 203 January 2026 school census
Free school meals: 14.3% of pupils eligible
Pupils per teacher: 20.7

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

Ofsted

No Ofsted grade Inspected 18 November 2025

Strengths

“Being a pupil at this school means feeling included, valued and supported every day.”
“Leaders place inclusion at the heart of everything they do, ensuring that every pupil, especially those with special educational needs and/or disabilities and those who are disadvantaged, can succeed.”
“Staff know pupils well and provide tailored support so that everyone can access learning.”

To improve

“However, while pupils with higher prior attainment achieve above-average outcomes in reading and mathematics, they achieve less well in writing.”
“While most pupils meet these expectations, a small number struggle to manage their behaviour.”
“While reading and mathematics are strengths, writing is less well developed and embedded.”

Safeguarding: met

Quoted from the Ofsted report published 16 March 2026 (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)	61%	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: 29 first-preference applications, 30 offers in total, 24 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.

Five Ways Primary School 0.4 mi Some aspects not as strong Last distance published
Gorsemoor Primary School 0.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
St Peter's CofE Primary Academy 1.0 mi Good Last distance published
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School 1.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
Norton Canes Primary Academy 1.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published
Jerome Primary School 1.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
Hazel Slade Primary Academy 1.5 mi School remains Good
Chadsmoor Community Infants and Nursery School 1.6 mi Good