Bridgtown Primary School
North Street, Bridgtown, Cannock, WS11 0AZ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Sarah Buzzard
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Cannock Chase
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 472
- Pupils on roll
- 328
- URN
- 124067
- Local authority
- Staffordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01543227100
About this school
Bridgtown Primary School is a community primary school in Cannock. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 328 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 4 December 2024, where inspectors found that standards have been maintained. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 41 | 46 | 49 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 73% | 72% | 76% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 2% | 2% | 2% |
| Expected standard in reading | 78% | 83% | 86% |
| Expected standard in maths | 78% | 80% | 86% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 85% | 85% | 94% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 105.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 106.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | +3.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +2.60 | - | - |
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 Bridgtown 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 | 73% | 59.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 72% | 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 | 6.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 307 |
| 2023/24 | 314 |
| 2024/25 | 322 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Bridgtown Primary School compares
Bridgtown Primary School ranked 62nd of 229 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 36% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 76% | 6.2% | 48.8% | 328 | — |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School | — | — | — | 219 | 0.5 miles |
| Longford Primary Academy | 51% | 8% | 44.9% | 265 | 0.8 miles |
| St Thomas More Catholic Primary School | — | — | — | 208 | 0.9 miles |
| Moat Hall Primary Academy | 75% | 5.6% | 35% | 359 | 1.0 miles |
| Glenthorne Community Primary School | 66% | 4.7% | 17% | 269 | 1.1 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 48.76%
- English as an additional language
- 3.1%
- Overall absence
- 6.17%
- Persistent absence
- 19.86%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Mary's Catholic Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Cannock
-
Longford Primary Academy0.8 miles
Primary · Cannock
-
St Thomas More Catholic Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Walsall
-
Moat Hall Primary Academy1.0 miles
Primary · Walsall
-
Glenthorne Community Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Walsall
Other schools in Cannock
Bridgtown Primary School ranks 3rd of the 16 ranked primary schools in Cannock.
- Chadsmoor CofE (VC) Junior School Primary
- Chadsmoor Community Infants and Nursery School Primary
- Five Ways Primary School Primary
- Gorsemoor Primary School Primary
- Hazel Slade Primary Academy Primary
- Heath Hayes Primary Academy Primary
- Jerome Primary School Primary
- Littleton Green Community School Primary
- Longford Primary Academy Primary
- Moorhill Primary School Primary
- Norton Canes Primary Academy Primary
- Poppyfield Primary Academy Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Bridgtown Primary School teach?
- Bridgtown Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Cannock.
- Who is the headteacher of Bridgtown Primary School?
- The headteacher of Bridgtown Primary School is Mrs Sarah Buzzard, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Bridgtown Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Bridgtown 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 big is Bridgtown Primary School?
- Bridgtown Primary School has 328 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Bridgtown Primary School full?
- Bridgtown Primary School has capacity for 472 pupils and 328 on roll (69%), 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 Bridgtown Primary School a faith school?
- No. Bridgtown Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Bridgtown Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Bridgtown Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Bridgtown Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 73% 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 Bridgtown Primary School rank locally?
- Bridgtown Primary School ranked 62nd of 229 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 36% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Bridgtown Primary School's absence rate?
- Bridgtown Primary School's overall absence rate is 6.2% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Bridgtown Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Bridgtown 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 30 June 2026.