Forest Hills Primary School
School Road, Rugeley, WS15 2PD
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- PERRY HALL MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Sarah Powell (Headteacher)
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Perry Hall Multi Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Cannock Chase
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 79
- URN
- 148061
- Local authority
- Staffordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01889370020
About this school
Forest Hills Primary School is a primary academy in Rugeley. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 79 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. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person 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
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Early years
- Requires improvement
- 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 | 13 | 17 | 9 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 54% | 41% | 44% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 8% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 69% | 65% | 89% |
| Expected standard in maths | 62% | 53% | 56% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 62% | 35% | 67% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 103.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 98.0 | 98.0 | 99.0 |
| Reading progress | +3.90 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +4.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.50 | - | - |
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 Forest Hills 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 | 54% | 59.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 41% | 61.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 44% | 62% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 100 |
| 2023/24 | 88 |
| 2024/25 | 88 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Forest Hills Primary School compares
Forest Hills Primary School ranked 211th of 229 primary schools in Staffordshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 15% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 49% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 44% | 5.4% | 71.8% | 79 | — |
| Etching Hill CofE Primary Academy | 79% | 3.7% | 9.4% | 460 | 0.4 miles |
| The John Bamford Primary School | 80% | 4.7% | 22.5% | 268 | 0.4 miles |
| Chancel Primary School | 72% | 4.3% | 19.7% | 210 | 0.5 miles |
| Churchfield CofE Primary Academy | 63% | 5.9% | 39.8% | 155 | 0.8 miles |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School | — | — | — | 217 | 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)
- 71.83%
- English as an additional language
- 6.8%
- Overall absence
- 5.4%
- Persistent absence
- 12.12%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Etching Hill CofE Primary Academy0.4 miles
Primary · Rugeley
-
The John Bamford Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Rugeley
-
Chancel Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Rugeley
-
Churchfield CofE Primary Academy0.8 miles
Primary · Rugeley
-
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Rugeley
Other schools in Rugeley
Forest Hills Primary School ranks 12th 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
- 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
- The Croft Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Forest Hills Primary School teach?
- Forest Hills Primary School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Rugeley.
- Who is the headteacher of Forest Hills Primary School?
- The headteacher of Forest Hills Primary School is Mrs Sarah Powell (Headteacher), as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Forest Hills Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Forest Hills 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 Forest Hills Primary School?
- Forest Hills Primary School has 79 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Forest Hills Primary School full?
- Forest Hills Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 79 on roll (38%), 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 Forest Hills Primary School a faith school?
- No. Forest Hills Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Forest Hills Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Forest Hills Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Forest Hills Primary School?
- Forest Hills Primary School is part of PERRY HALL MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Forest Hills Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 54% in 2022/23 and 44% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Forest Hills Primary School rank locally?
- Forest Hills Primary School ranked 211th of 229 primary schools in Staffordshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 15% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 49% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Forest Hills Primary School's absence rate?
- Forest Hills Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Forest Hills Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Forest Hills 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 10 July 2026.