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EnglandWest MidlandsLichfieldWS15 4AZThe Croft Primary School
Primary

The Croft Primary School

Primary

Lichfield · Rugeley · WS15 4AZ www.croft.staffs.sch.uk

Pupils
179
cap. 210
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
76%
RWM expected · 2024/25
3%
RWM higher · 2024/25
179
Pupils · 2024/25
2%
EAL · 2024/25
12%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
76%
RWM expected · 2024/25
3%
RWM higher · 2024/25
179
Pupils · 2024/25
2%
EAL · 2024/25
12%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 17/05/2022

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityStaffordshire
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio18.3:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of The Croft Primary School · Primary · Staffordshire

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
76%
+12pp
82%73%64%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 76%
RWM higher standard
3%
-1pp
9%5%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 3%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
86%
Reading higher standard
41%
Writing expected standard
83%
Writing higher standard
10%
Maths expected standard
83%
Maths higher standard
17%
Science expected standard
90%
SPAG expected standard
86%
SPAG higher standard
21%
Reading scaled score
108.0
Maths scaled score
104.0
GPS scaled score
106.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
179
Pupil : teacher ratio
18.3
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
2%
FSM eligible
14%
SEN
13%
Overall absence
4%
Persistent absence
12%

Contact

Address
Rugeley Road, Armitage, Rugeley, WS15 4AZ
Local authority
Staffordshire
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2576%3%86%41%83%10%83%17%90%86%108.0104.0106.013%179
2023/2464%4%75%39%68%4%75%21%79%79%107.0104.0107.011%186
2022/2364%0%79%29%71%0%75%18%86%68%105.0103.0104.0-0.70-1.50-1.3013%198
2018/1971%6%84%26%84%13%77%19%87%87%105.0104.0105.0+0.00-1.00-1.9010%207
2017/1882%9%91%50%82%14%82%36%82%82%109.0106.0108.0+2.20-1.60+0.7010%202
2016/1763%0%80%23%73%0%70%13%77%70%105.0102.0105.0+0.50-2.90-2.7012%197

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2517922.413%2%14%4%12%
2023/2418623.311%1%12%5%11%
2022/2319824.813%1%10%5%18%
2021/2219924.916%0%12%5%11%
2020/2119824.812%0%9%
2018/1920725.910%0%8%3%4%
2017/1820222.410%0%10%4%5%
2016/1719721.912%0%8%3%6%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.