The John Bamford Primary School

Community school · Primary school · Rugeley, Staffordshire
WS15 2PA
Composite score
70.7

School overview

The John Bamford Primary School is a primary school serving Rugeley, Staffordshire, classified by the DfE as a community school. It has 293 pupils aged 2 to 11 on roll. 80% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, well above the national average (national figure: 61%). The proportion reaching the expected standard has fallen by 1.0 percentage points compared with the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it among the top 11% of primary schools in England.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 107 in reading and 108 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 16% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). The John Bamford Primary School does not currently have a recent graded Ofsted judgement on record (often the case for newer or recently converted schools), so it is worth asking when its next inspection is expected. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links further down the page.

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#1,678
National rank
#136
In West Midlands
#32
In Staffordshire
Top 11%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
80%
% achieving higher RWM
16%
Reading average scaled score
107.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
108.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
Maths progress

School profile

Pupils on roll 293 % FSM ever-6 22.5% % EAL 2.0% Age range 2–11 Gender Mixed

Location

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