The Croft Primary School
Rugeley Road, Armitage, Rugeley, WS15 4AZ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Miss Charlotte Wetton
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Lichfield
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 165
- URN
- 124054
- Local authority
- Staffordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01543490261
About this school
The Croft Primary School is a community primary school in Rugeley. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 165 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected The Croft Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Needs attention
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 28 | 28 | 29 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 64% | 64% | 76% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 4% | 3% |
| Expected standard in reading | 79% | 75% | 86% |
| Expected standard in maths | 75% | 75% | 83% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 68% | 79% | 86% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 107.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 104.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.30 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How The Croft Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Staffordshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 64% | 59.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 64% | 61.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 76% | 62% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 198 |
| 2023/24 | 186 |
| 2024/25 | 179 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How The Croft Primary School compares
The Croft Primary School ranked 61st of 227 primary schools in Staffordshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 80% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 74% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 76% | 4.5% | 14% | 165 | — |
| Henry Chadwick Primary School | 53% | 3.5% | 19.8% | 104 | 1.0 miles |
| Hayes Meadow Primary School | 37% | 5.4% | 30% | 187 | 1.0 miles |
| St James Church of England Primary Academy | 45% | 3.8% | 6.6% | 103 | 1.0 miles |
| Hob Hill CE/Methodist (VC) Primary School | 63% | 3.9% | 15.4% | 215 | 1.2 miles |
| Redbrook Hayes Community Primary School | 48% | 5.1% | 28.9% | 225 | 1.8 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
Inspection history
-
Graded inspection report16 June 2026
- 17 May 2022
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 13.97%
- English as an additional language
- 2.2%
- Overall absence
- 4.49%
- Persistent absence
- 11.66%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Henry Chadwick Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Rugeley
-
Hayes Meadow Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Rugeley
-
St James Church of England Primary Academy1.0 miles
Primary · Rugeley
-
Hob Hill CE/Methodist (VC) Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · Rugeley
-
Redbrook Hayes Community Primary School1.8 miles
Primary · Rugeley
Other schools in Rugeley
The Croft Primary School ranks 4th of the 14 ranked primary schools in Rugeley.
- Chancel Primary School Primary
- Chase View Community Primary School Primary
- Churchfield CofE Primary Academy Primary
- Etching Hill CofE Primary Academy Primary
- Forest Hills Primary School Primary
- Gentleshaw Primary Academy Primary
- Hayes Meadow Primary School Primary
- Henry Chadwick Primary School Primary
- Hob Hill CE/Methodist (VC) Primary School Primary
- Redbrook Hayes Community Primary School Primary
- St James Church of England Primary Academy Primary
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does The Croft Primary School teach?
- The Croft Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Rugeley.
- Who is the headteacher of The Croft Primary School?
- The headteacher of The Croft Primary School is Miss Charlotte Wetton, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has The Croft Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected The Croft Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at The Croft Primary School?
- The Croft Primary School has 165 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is The Croft Primary School full?
- The Croft Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 165 on roll (79%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is The Croft Primary School a faith school?
- No. The Croft Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does The Croft Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records The Croft Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have The Croft Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 64% in 2022/23 and 76% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does The Croft Primary School compare with other schools in Staffordshire?
- The Croft Primary School ranked 61st of 227 primary schools in Staffordshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 80% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 74% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is The Croft Primary School's absence rate?
- The Croft Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are The Croft Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, The Croft Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 1 September 2026.