Forest Hills Primary School

Cannock Chase · WS15 2PD

General information Primary School · 2-11 years Who goes here 79 pupils, 76.8% FSM

Educational attainment Ofsted report card

Parent score Rate this school No reviews yet - be the first SEN 32.9% on SEN support Behaviour Typical record Staff 14.9% turnover Financials £9,538 per pupil Environment Buildings and facilities

FOI Transparency How openly this school shares data

Cooperative 70 /100

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Forest Hills Primary School

General Information

Address: School Road, Rugeley, WS15 2PD – View on map
Phone: 01889370020
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Mrs Sarah Powell (Headteacher)
Age range: 2-11 years
Demand for places (Reception, September 2026): 10 families put it first for 10 places – 10 for every 10 places. Every one of them was offered a place. No places went to families living outside the council area. Children putting it first, for every 10 places: 2023 10 · 2024 10 · 2025 10 · 2026 10
Sixth form: No
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: Does not apply
Nursery provision: Yes

Who goes here

79 pupils out of 210 places Plenty of room

Pupils eligible for free school meals: 53
% eligible for free school meals: 76.8%
Pupil mix: 3 in 10 (more mixed than the Cannock Chase average)
English as an additional language: 5% (England 22%)

Staff

Teachers leaving each year

Teacher turnover: 14.9% a year (Cannock Chase 13.2%, typical in England 13.9%)
Where they went: about 100% moved to another school, 0% left state schools altogether (retirement, other careers, independent schools, abroad)
Data years: 2022/23 to 2024/25 (average of 3 years, DfE school workforce census)

Teachers who moved school or left state schools in the year after each November, as a share of all the school's teachers. Some turnover is healthy – retirements, promotions, moving house. This is a small staff, so one or two teachers leaving moves the figure a lot.

Supply and cover teaching

Classes taught mainly by supply or cover staff for half a term or more: 0 (a full term or more: 0)
Teaching posts vacant or only temporarily filled during the year: 0
Days of supply or agency teacher cover: 58
Data year: 2025/26 (from the school, under Freedom of Information)

Government figures only count teachers on contracts of 28 days or more, so a class covered by a run of supply teachers doesn't show up in them – which is why we ask schools directly.

Behaviour

Typical record 2025/26

About this Behaviour status

Based on real data requested under Freedom of Information, compared against other schools of the same type that have also responded - not a judgement on any single figure alone.

Reading the numbers: higher figures below often mean a school records thoroughly and takes concerns seriously, rather than more incidents happening. A school reporting unusually low figures sometimes has a reporting gap rather than a problem-free intake. If a figure stands out, it's worth asking the school how it records.

Data year: 2025/26
Bullying incidents: 0
Physical aggression / violence incidents: 1
Child protection referrals: 11
Safeguarding concerns: 136
Racist incidents: 2
Suspensions (fixed-term exclusions): 4
Permanent exclusions: 1
Sexual harassment or sexual violence between pupils (recorded incidents): 0 (led to a suspension or exclusion: 0; referred to social care or police: 3) – a higher number can mean a school takes reports seriously and records them carefully

See the bullying figures for every school in Cannock Chase →

Figures may show "<5" for some schools.

What does "<5" mean?

A figure shown as "<5" means the real number is below 5 - the standard convention for this kind of data, used to avoid identifying individual pupils. Different schools may also record and define incidents differently, so read comparisons with care.

2nd of 2 primary schools in Cannock Chase for behaviour

#1St Joseph's Catholic Primary School60%
#2Forest Hills Primary School40%

Click to see the full ranking

Behaviour ranking

Each school's score (out of 100) reflects how it compares to other schools in the area across all reported behaviour metrics — bullying, physical aggression, safeguarding referrals and racist incidents. A higher score means fewer reported incidents relative to peers. Ranked by real FOI-reported figures. Schools that have declined to provide this data sit at the bottom — refusing a legal request is treated as worse than any honestly-reported result.

Rank School Score

#1St Joseph's Catholic Primary School60%
#2Forest Hills Primary School40%

Across Staffordshire: suspensions by reason

Suspensions for sexual misconduct: 12 (0.2 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Permanent exclusions for sexual misconduct: 1
Suspensions for bullying: 8 (0.1 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Suspensions for abuse against sexual orientation or gender identity: 1 (0.0 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.0)
Data year: 2024/25 (DfE suspensions and exclusions statistics)

These are figures for all state primary schools in Staffordshire (the council area this school is in), not this school's own – the government doesn't publish them school by school. A suspension can have up to three reasons. Most sexual harassment between pupils never leads to a suspension, so these figures show only part of the picture.

Attendance

Overall absence: 5.4%
Persistently absent pupils: 12.1%
Data year: 2024/25

About persistent absence

A pupil is counted as "persistently absent" if they miss 10% or more of their possible school sessions - roughly one day in every two weeks. Schools and Ofsted both pay close attention to this figure specifically, since it can highlight a pattern the overall absence rate alone might hide.

SEN

No dedicated Unit or Resourced Provision

SEN Unit and Resourced Provision

Most mainstream schools don't have a dedicated SEN Unit or Resourced Provision - it isn't a mark against a school that doesn't, just a different kind of setup than one that does.

Pupils on SEN Support: 32.9%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 8.9%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Speech, language and communications needs: 17 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 4 pupils
Moderate learning difficulty: 2 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 2 pupils
Vision impairment: 1 pupil

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Speech, language and communications needs: 3 pupils
Physical disability: 1 pupil
Moderate learning difficulty: 1 pupil
Specific learning difficulty: 1 pupil
Autistic spectrum disorder: 1 pupil

These figures show the makeup of the school.

About these SEND figures

These figures give a sense of the makeup of the school - they aren't a judgement on the quality of support provided.

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Behaviour

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Headteacher Approval

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SafeguardingSafeguarding (parent rating)How parents rate the school on keeping children safe - how safe their child feels, and how well concerns are listened to and acted on. It's parents' experience, not an inspection result; Ofsted checks safeguarding separately.

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Wraparound CareWraparound Care (parent rating)How parents rate the school's breakfast and after-school clubs - availability, cost and quality. Only asked for infant, junior and primary schools, where it matters most for working parents.

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Would recommend –

This score reflects how openly the school responded to our Freedom of Information request. Schools that withhold information are rated lower — even the act of hiding data tells parents something about a school’s openness.

Response: Full response (+60)
Timeliness: Response date not recorded (+10)
Optional data: No optional data (+0)

Exemplary (80–100) · Cooperative (60–79) · Reluctant (40–59) · Obstructive (20–39) · Opaque (0–19)

Educational Attainment

Ofsted report card June 2026

Ofsted's new report cards grade each part of school life separately, instead of giving one overall word.

Safeguarding Met
Inclusion Strong standard
Curriculum and teaching Strong standard
Achievement Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour Strong standard
Personal development and wellbeing Strong standard
Early years Expected standard
Leadership and governance Expected standard

Before this, under the old system, Ofsted rated the school Requires improvement (2023). The report card above replaces that grade.

How Ofsted report cards work

Since November 2025, Ofsted grades each area of a school on its own five-point scale, and no longer gives a single word like “Good” or “Outstanding”. Safeguarding (keeping children safe) is simply met or not met.

Exceptional The very best practice nationally
Strong standard Above what Ofsted expects
Expected standard What Ofsted expects of every school
Needs attention Some weaknesses the school needs to fix
Urgent improvement Serious weaknesses needing urgent action

“Expected standard” is a sound result – it's what Ofsted expects a good school to do. Report cards aren't directly comparable with the old single grades, which is why we don't turn them into one.

Year 6 SATs results

Met the expected standard in reading, writing & maths: 44% (England 62%)
Reached the higher standard: 0% (England 8%)
Compared with the area: 21 percentage points below the Cannock Chase average (65%)
Compared with schools with similar pupils: As expected (3-year average 46% against an expected 49%)
3-year average (expected standard): 46%
Expected standard by subject: Reading 89% · Writing 67% · Maths 56% · Grammar, punctuation & spelling 67%
Average test scores: reading 104, maths 99
Based on: 9 Year 6 pupils, 2024/25

View the School Context Comparator – how this school's SATs results compare with schools teaching similar pupils.

SATs results over time

This schoolCannock Chase averageEngland→ Broadly steady No clear rise or fall since 2022/23 (changes this small are normal from one year group to the next). In 2024/25 this school was 21 percentage points below the Cannock Chase average (65%).

Year 6 SATs: 21st of 23 junior and primary schools in the area

=18St Peter's CofE Primary Academy51%
#20Redbrook Hayes Community Primary School48%
#21Forest Hills Primary School44%
#22Moorhill Primary School37%
#23Chase View Community Primary School28%

Click to see the full ranking

Year 6 SATs ranking

Junior and primary schools in this area, ranked by the % of Year 6 pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (official DfE results, 2024/25). Schools with the same result share a place (shown as =). In small schools one or two children can move a school several places, so treat close positions as roughly equal.

Rank School Score

#1Jerome Primary School84%
#2The John Bamford Primary School80%
=3Etching Hill CofE Primary Academy79%
=3St Lukes CofE Primary School79%
#5Bridgtown Primary School76%
#6Pye Green Academy74%
#7Norton Canes Primary Academy73%
=8Chancel Primary School72%
=8West Hill Primary School72%
#10Redhill Primary School67%
#11Chadsmoor CofE (VC) Junior School66%
#12Gorsemoor Primary School65%
=13Churchfield CofE Primary Academy63%
=13Hob Hill CE/Methodist (VC) Primary School63%
#15Heath Hayes Primary Academy61%
#16Hazel Slade Primary Academy59%
#17Five Ways Primary School52%
=18Longford Primary Academy51%
=18St Peter's CofE Primary Academy51%
#20Redbrook Hayes Community Primary School48%
#21Forest Hills Primary School44%
#22Moorhill Primary School37%
#23Chase View Community Primary School28%

View full Ofsted inspection report

Financials

Spending per pupil: £9,538 (2024-25)

About this spending figure

A higher or lower position here isn't a sign of a better or worse school - schools have different needs and circumstances - but it can help reassure you that a school has sufficient funding behind your child's education.

1st of 23 primary schools in Cannock Chase for spending per pupil

#1Forest Hills Primary School£9,538
#2Churchfield CofE Primary Academy£9,367
#3Moorhill Primary School£8,357

Click to see the full ranking

Spending Per Pupil ranking

Based on official DfE financial return data (Consistent Financial Reporting / Academies Accounts Return) - not a ranking of school quality.

Rank School Score

#1Forest Hills Primary School£9,538
#2Churchfield CofE Primary Academy£9,367
#3Moorhill Primary School£8,357
#4Redhill Primary School£8,083
#5Chase View Community Primary School£8,029
#6Chancel Primary School£7,516
#7Norton Canes Primary Academy£7,422
#8Hob Hill CE/Methodist (VC) Primary School£7,212
#9Redbrook Hayes Community Primary School£7,000
#10Longford Primary Academy£6,917
#11The John Bamford Primary School£6,834
#12Jerome Primary School£6,809
#13St Lukes CofE Primary School£6,806
#14West Hill Primary School£6,794
#15Bridgtown Primary School£6,773
#16Gorsemoor Primary School£6,553
#17Heath Hayes Primary Academy£6,490
#18Five Ways Primary School£6,317
#19St Peter's CofE Primary Academy£6,142
#20Hazel Slade Primary Academy£5,763
#21Poppyfield Primary Academy£5,663
#22Etching Hill CofE Primary Academy£5,545
#23Pye Green Academy£4,949

View on the Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool (GOV.UK)

Environment

Data received 2025/26

About this Environment status

Based on real information requested under Freedom of Information, covering step-free access, specialist facilities, classroom climate, and technology provision.

Accessibility

Step-free for pupils, staff and visitors: Yes
Overall accessibility: Fully
Lifts for pupil use: Not needed - single-storey site
Accessible toilets: Yes
Changing Places facility: Yes
Sensory room: No

Climate

Classrooms with air conditioning: 0%
Mechanical ventilation: No
Air cooling units: No
Shaded outdoor areas: Some
Heatwave procedures: Yes - informal arrangements

Technology

Pupil devices (approx.): 75
Pupils per device: 1:1 (one each)
Digital display in every classroom: Yes
Interactive whiteboards: Yes - all classrooms
1:1 pupil device programme: No
Coding / robotics equipment: Yes - Lego coding sets
Assistive technology for SEND pupils: No

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