Poppyfield Primary Academy

Primary · Free schools · Ages 4–11 · Cannock, Staffordshire

Last distance offered · Reception 2026

Not published

From Staffordshire County Council · offers on 16 April 2026

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Poppyfield Primary Academy is a primary school in Cannock, Staffordshire for ages 4–11 (free schools). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 6 February 2024. Staffordshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2024 to 2026 entry.

Poppyfield 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	Not published
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

For Reception 2026 there were 47 first-choice applications for 30 offers (1.6 per offer), the 4th highest of 296 Staffordshire primary schools.
All 30 of those 2026 Reception offers went to first-choice families, and 17 first-choice families (36%) were not offered a place.
Free school meal eligibility is 14.4% of pupils, against a middle figure of 39.7% 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: Bishop Street, Hednesford, Cannock, WS12 4RY
Type: Free schools
Phase: Primary
Ages: 4–11
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Council: Staffordshire
Pupils on roll: 236 January 2026 school census
Free school meals: 14.4% of pupils eligible
Pupils per teacher: 22.1

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

Ofsted

Good Inspected 6 February 2024

Strengths

“Pupils arrive happily every day because dedicated and caring staff ensure that they feel safe in school, feel cared for and that learning is an enjoyable experience.”
“This starts in the early years, where children settle quickly and get off to an exceptional start with their education.”
“A typical comment from parents and carers is that they ‘couldn’t ask for more’.”

To improve

“However, in a small number of subjects, the school has not identified precisely what pupils should know and remember when they reach the end of units of work.”
“This means staff are not able to identify what pupils understand.”
“However, activities in lessons are not always adapted effectively to ensure that these pupils make as much progress as possible.”

Safeguarding: Effective

Quoted from the Ofsted report published 15 March 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Applications and offers

2026 Reception entry: 47 first-preference applications, 30 offers in total, 30 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.

Chadsmoor Community Infants and Nursery School 0.3 mi Good
West Hill Primary School 0.3 mi Good Last distance published
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School 0.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
Chadsmoor CofE (VC) Junior School 0.6 mi School remains Good
St Peter's CofE Primary Academy 0.7 mi Good Last distance published
Redhill Primary School 0.8 mi Standards maintained
Pye Green Academy 0.8 mi Good Last distance published
Moorhill Primary School 0.9 mi Some aspects not as strong