Fulfen Primary School
Rugeley Road, Burntwood, WS7 9BJ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Miss Melanie Sturch
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Lichfield
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 409
- URN
- 124209
- Local authority
- Staffordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01538226070
About this school
Fulfen Primary School is a community primary school in Burntwood. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 409 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 64 | 63 | 56 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 66% | 83% | 73% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 5% | 8% | 9% |
| Expected standard in reading | 72% | 89% | 84% |
| Expected standard in maths | 91% | 92% | 77% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 75% | 79% | 80% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 107.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 106.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +3.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.70 | - | - |
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 Fulfen 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 | 66% | 59.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 83% | 61.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 73% | 62% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 409 |
| 2023/24 | 404 |
| 2024/25 | 398 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Fulfen Primary School compares
Fulfen Primary School ranked 76th of 229 primary schools in Staffordshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 73% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 81% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 73% | 4.2% | 10.1% | 409 | — |
| Highfields Primary Academy | 32% | 4.9% | 12.5% | 205 | 0.3 miles |
| Springhill Primary Academy | 45% | 6.3% | 41.8% | 211 | 0.8 miles |
| Ridgeway Primary Academy | 67% | 4.6% | 18.1% | 608 | 1.1 miles |
| Boney Hay Primary Academy | 52% | 6.2% | 31.6% | 220 | 1.2 miles |
| Chase Terrace Primary School | 61% | 7.7% | 32.8% | 221 | 1.3 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)
- 10.05%
- English as an additional language
- 1.3%
- Overall absence
- 4.19%
- Persistent absence
- 6.3%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Highfields Primary Academy0.3 miles
Primary · Burntwood
-
Springhill Primary Academy0.8 miles
Primary · Burntwood
-
Ridgeway Primary Academy1.1 miles
Primary · Burntwood
-
Boney Hay Primary Academy1.2 miles
Primary · Burntwood
-
Chase Terrace Primary School1.3 miles
Primary · Burntwood
Other schools in Burntwood
Fulfen Primary School ranks 1st of the 7 ranked primary schools in Burntwood.
- Boney Hay Primary Academy Primary
- Chase Terrace Primary School Primary
- Highfields Primary Academy Primary
- Holly Grove Primary Academy Primary
- Ridgeway Primary Academy Primary
- Springhill Primary Academy Primary
- St Joseph & St Theresa Catholic Primary School Primary
- Chase Terrace Academy Secondary
- Erasmus Darwin Academy Secondary
- Chasetown Community School Special schools
Recorded changes at this school
Previous headteacher: Miss Jane Davies (until July 2026).
- Headteacher changed from Miss Jane Davies to Miss Melanie Sturch recorded 23 Jul 2026
Common questions
- What year groups does Fulfen Primary School teach?
- Fulfen Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Burntwood.
- Who is the headteacher of Fulfen Primary School?
- The headteacher of Fulfen Primary School is Miss Melanie Sturch, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Fulfen Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Fulfen 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 Fulfen Primary School?
- Fulfen Primary School has 409 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Fulfen Primary School full?
- Fulfen Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 409 on roll (97%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Fulfen Primary School a faith school?
- No. Fulfen Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Fulfen Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Fulfen Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Fulfen Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 66% in 2022/23 and 73% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Fulfen Primary School rank locally?
- Fulfen Primary School ranked 76th of 229 primary schools in Staffordshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 73% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 81% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Fulfen Primary School's absence rate?
- Fulfen Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.2% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Fulfen Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Fulfen 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 23 July 2026.