Heath Hayes Primary Academy
Wimblebury Road, Heath Hayes, Cannock, WS12 2EP
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- REACH2 ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Louise Johnson
- Religious ethos
- None
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- REAch2 Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Cannock Chase
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 240
- Pupils on roll
- 203
- URN
- 140490
- Local authority
- Staffordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01543273690
About this school
Heath Hayes Primary Academy is a primary academy in Cannock. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 203 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Heath Hayes Primary Academy, and its latest judgement is set out 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 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
- Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- 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 | 26 | 28 | 28 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 62% | 57% | 61% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 4% | 4% | 7% |
| Expected standard in reading | 77% | 75% | 71% |
| Expected standard in maths | 88% | 71% | 79% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 77% | 57% | 68% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 104.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 103.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.90 | - | - |
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 Heath Hayes Primary Academy 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 | 62% | 59.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 57% | 61.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 61% | 62% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 200 |
| 2023/24 | 202 |
| 2024/25 | 197 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Heath Hayes Primary Academy compares
Heath Hayes Primary Academy ranked 148th of 229 primary schools in Staffordshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 43% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 45% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 61% | 5.7% | 16.2% | 203 | — |
| Five Ways Primary School | 52% | 4.9% | 14.4% | 597 | 0.4 miles |
| Gorsemoor Primary School | 65% | 5.3% | 17% | 384 | 0.6 miles |
| St Peter's CofE Primary Academy | 51% | 5.7% | 17% | 473 | 1.0 miles |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School | — | — | — | 223 | 1.1 miles |
| Norton Canes Primary Academy | 73% | 4.4% | 39.3% | 280 | 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.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 16.24%
- English as an additional language
- 2.5%
- Overall absence
- 5.67%
- Persistent absence
- 12.43%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Five Ways Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Cannock
-
Gorsemoor Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Cannock
-
St Peter's CofE Primary Academy1.0 miles
Primary · Cannock
-
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Cannock
-
Norton Canes Primary Academy1.3 miles
Primary · Cannock
Other schools in Cannock
Heath Hayes Primary Academy ranks 11th of the 16 ranked primary schools in Cannock.
- Bridgtown Primary School Primary
- 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
- 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 ages does Heath Hayes Primary Academy teach?
- Heath Hayes Primary Academy teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Cannock.
- Who is the headteacher of Heath Hayes Primary Academy?
- The headteacher of Heath Hayes Primary Academy is Mrs Louise Johnson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Heath Hayes Primary Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Heath Hayes Primary Academy, 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 Heath Hayes Primary Academy?
- Heath Hayes Primary Academy has 203 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Heath Hayes Primary Academy full?
- Heath Hayes Primary Academy has capacity for 240 pupils and 203 on roll (85%), 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 Heath Hayes Primary Academy a faith school?
- No. Heath Hayes Primary Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Heath Hayes Primary Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Heath Hayes Primary Academy as having nursery classes.
- Is Heath Hayes Primary Academy part of an academy trust?
- Heath Hayes Primary Academy is part of REACH2 ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Heath Hayes Primary Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 62% in 2022/23 and 61% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Heath Hayes Primary Academy compare with other schools in Staffordshire?
- Heath Hayes Primary Academy ranked 148th of 229 primary schools in Staffordshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 43% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 45% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Heath Hayes Primary Academy's absence rate?
- Heath Hayes Primary Academy's overall absence rate is 5.7% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Heath Hayes Primary Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Heath Hayes Primary Academy'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 July 2026.