Poppyfield Primary Academy

Cannock Chase · WS12 4RY

General information Primary School · 4-11 years Who goes here 236 pupils, 14.4% FSM

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Poppyfield Primary Academy

General Information

Address: Bishop Street, Hednesford, Cannock, WS12 4RY – View on map
Phone: 01543758030
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Mrs Rebecca Scordis
Age range: 4-11 years
Demand for places (Reception, September 2026): 47 families put it first for 30 places – 16 for every 10 places. 64% of them were offered a place. 1 of the 30 places went to families living outside the council area. Children putting it first, for every 10 places: 2023 18 · 2024 19 · 2025 21 · 2026 16
Sixth form: No
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: None
Nursery provision: Yes

Who goes here

236 pupils out of 236 places At or near capacity

Pupils eligible for free school meals: 34
% eligible for free school meals: 14.4%
Pupil mix: 2 in 10 (similar to the Cannock Chase average)
English as an additional language: 3% (England 22%)

Staff

Teachers leaving each year

Teacher turnover: 4.5% a year (Cannock Chase 13.2%, typical in England 13.9%)
Where they went: about 0% moved to another school, 100% 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.

Behaviour

Awaiting Data

About this Behaviour status

We've asked this school for real behaviour figures under Freedom of Information and haven't had a response yet.

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: 3.9%
Persistently absent pupils: 7.9%
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: 8.5%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 3.8%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Moderate learning difficulty: 9 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 6 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 2 pupils
SEN support but no specialist assessment of type of need: 1 pupil
Speech, language and communications needs: 1 pupil

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Speech, language and communications needs: 4 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 3 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 1 pupil
Severe learning difficulty: 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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Educational Attainment

Good 2024 report

About this Ofsted rating

Ofsted changed how it rates schools in the last couple of years, so ratings from different years aren't always on the same scale - that's why we show the year alongside every rating.

Year 6 SATs results

SATs results for this school weren't published for 2024/25 - the Department for Education withholds them when a year group is too small to report without identifying pupils.

View full Ofsted inspection report

12th of 20 primary schools in Cannock Chase for Ofsted rating

#10Moorhill Primary SchoolGood
#11Norton Canes Primary AcademyGood
#12Poppyfield Primary AcademyGood
#13Pye Green AcademyGood
#14Redbrook Hayes Community Primary SchoolGood

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Ofsted Rating ranking

Based on real Ofsted ratings (via official DfE data) for schools on the same four-word grading scale.

Rank School Score

#1Bridgtown Primary SchoolGood
#2Chancel Primary SchoolGood
#3Chase View Community Primary SchoolGood
#4Churchfield CofE Primary AcademyGood
#5Etching Hill CofE Primary AcademyGood
#6Five Ways Primary SchoolGood
#7Hazel Slade Primary AcademyGood
#8Hob Hill CE/Methodist (VC) Primary SchoolGood
#9Jerome Primary SchoolGood
#10Moorhill Primary SchoolGood
#11Norton Canes Primary AcademyGood
#12Poppyfield Primary AcademyGood
#13Pye Green AcademyGood
#14Redbrook Hayes Community Primary SchoolGood
#15St Joseph's Catholic Primary SchoolGood
#16St Joseph's Catholic Primary SchoolGood
#17St Mary's Catholic Primary SchoolGood
#18St Peter's CofE Primary AcademyGood
#19The John Bamford Primary SchoolGood
#20West Hill Primary SchoolGood

Financials

Spending per pupil: £5,663 (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.

21st of 23 primary schools in Cannock Chase for spending per pupil

#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

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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

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