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St Lukes CofE Primary School

Primary · Voluntary controlled school · Mixed · Staffordshire

New Penkridge Road, Cannock, WS11 1HN

Website 01543227450

75

headline score

Ranking (England)

—

No ranked results

Ofsted

School remains Good

No graded inspection

Application demand

97%

1st preference success · Oversubscribed

Attendance

96.5%

3.6% persistently absent

Above averageAround averageBelow averagecompared with the England average for state-funded schools.

At a glance

Pupils on roll

419

Capacity used

Has space

91%

459 places

GCSE rank (England)

—

KS2 rank (England)

—

Application demand

Primary entry · official council applications and offers

Oversubscribed

97%

1st preference success rate

58 of 60 families who put it first got an offer

59

Places offered

102

Total applications

1.7

Applications per place

Preference (Sept 2025 entry)ApplicationsOffersSuccess
1st preference6058● 97%
2nd preference271● 4%
3rd preference150● 0%
Total1025958%

1st preference success by year

91%
2020
87%
2021
76%
2022
71%
2023
93%
2024
97%
2025

Staffordshire lets families list 3 preferences. Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.

Details

Type
Voluntary controlled school
Phase
Primary
Age range
3–11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England
Sixth form
No
Nursery
Has Nursery Classes
Boarding
No boarders
Headteacher
Shaun Miles
Address
New Penkridge Road, Cannock, WS11 1HN
Phone
01543227450
Local authority
Staffordshire
Ward / constituency
Cannock Park & Old Fallow · Cannock Chase
Area
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
134353

Pupils

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Free school meals11%——
English as additional language2%——
SEN support12%——
48% boys (202)52% girls (217)

Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 3 of 5)

1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.

419 pupils · 459 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.

Ofsted inspections

  1. 26

    06 January 2026

    S5 Inspection · report card

    InclusionStrong standard
    AchievementStrong standard
    Safeguarding standardsMet
    Curriculum and teachingStrong standard
    Attendance and behaviourStrong standard
    Leadership and governanceStrong standard
    Early yearsStrong standard
    Personal development and wellbeingStrong standard
    Post-16 provisionNot applicable
  2. 21

    11 November 2021

    Ungraded inspection

    School remains Good
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Attendance

2024/2025 school year · 357 pupils

Attendance

96.5%

Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%

Overall absence

3.5%

Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%

Persistent absence

3.6%

Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%

Severe absence

0.0%

Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%

Unauthorised absence

1.1%

Absences the school didn't approve

Persistent absence by year

2%
20/21
7%
21/22
7%
22/23
8%
23/24
4%
24/25

Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.

Primary results (Key Stage 2)

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Expected standard in reading, writing & maths75%——
Higher standard2%——
Reading progress——0.0
Writing progress——0.0
Maths progress——0.0

Primary results by subject (SATs)

Year 6 pupils meeting each standard, against England

Reading, writing & maths combined

Expected standard79%
+17% vs England
Higher standard2%
-6% vs England

Reading

Expected standard85%
+10% vs England
Higher standard36%
+3% vs England
Average score107
+1 vs England

Writing

Expected standard81%
+9% vs England
Greater depth6%
-7% vs England

Maths

Expected standard98%
+24% vs England
Higher standard32%
+6% vs England
Average score107
+2 vs England

Grammar, punctuation & spelling

Expected standard89%
+16% vs England
Higher standard42%
+12% vs England
Average score109
+4 vs England

Science

Expected standard87%
+5% vs England

England average · Scaled scores run 80–120 (100 = expected standard).

Primary results over time

852019742023752024792025

Expected standard (RWM) by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)

ResultSchoolEngland (approx.)
Expected standard (RWM)79%61%
Higher standard2%8%

House prices near the school

Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.

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Key application dates

National deadlines in England. Apply through Staffordshire council, not the school.

EntryDeadlineOffer day
Reception (primary)15 January16 April (or next working day)

Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.