Primary school in Cannock, Staffordshire
Poppyfield Primary Academy
Bishop Street, Hednesford, Cannock, WS12 4RY
Ofsted
Graded Good at its last graded inspection, on 6 February 2024.
Ofsted stopped awarding single-word overall grades in September 2024. This grade is 2 years old and will not be updated — the school keeps it until its next inspection, which will not produce a replacement grade.
Pupils
- Pupils on roll
- 236
- Places
- 236
- How full
- Full — 236 pupils against 236 places
- Girls / boys
- 110 / 126
- Overall absence
- 4%
- Persistently absent
- 8%
primary schools average 5.2%
primary schools average 12.8% — pupils missing 10% or more of sessions
- Free school meals, last 6 years
- 13%
- English as an additional language
- 2%
- With an EHC plan
- 3%
- On SEN support
- 7%
England 25.7%
England 18.7%
England 3.5%
England 15%
The neighbourhood around the school
Census 2021 figures for Cannock Chase 004B, the statistical neighbourhood the school sits in — roughly 1,500 residents. It describes the area, not the pupils, who may travel in from further away.
- Adults with a degree
- 23%
- Adults with no qualifications
- 20%
- Households owning their home
- 84%
- Households in social housing
- 3%
- Households with no car
- 10%
- Adults economically inactive
- 38%
England 33.8%
England 18.3%
England 62.7%
England 17%
England 21.9%
England 39.9%
School details
- Type
- Free schools
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- Ages 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Religious character
- None
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- Yes
- Boarding
- Day school
- Trust
- VICTORIA ACADEMIES TRUST
- Headteacher
- Headteacher: Rebecca Scordis
- Local authority
- Staffordshire
- Ward
- Hednesford Green Heath
- Constituency
- Cannock Chase
- URN
- 147082
The unique reference number used in all official school data.
Nearest primary schools
| School | Ofsted | Expected standard | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chadsmoor Community Infants and Nursery SchoolCommunity school | Good 2024 | — | 0.3 mi |
| West Hill Primary SchoolCommunity school | Good 2024 | 72% | 0.3 mi |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Good 2023 | — | 0.5 mi |
| Chadsmoor CofE (VC) Junior SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Good 2023 | 66% | 0.6 mi |
| St Peter's CofE Primary AcademyAcademy converter | Good 2022 | 51% | 0.7 mi |
| Redhill Primary SchoolAcademy converter | No grade | 67% | 0.8 mi |
| Pye Green AcademyAcademy converter | Good 2022 | 74% | 0.8 mi |
| Moorhill Primary SchoolAcademy converter | No grade | 37% | 0.9 mi |
Where these figures come from
- School details, address and pupil numbers — Get Information About Schools, the DfE register, as at 14 August 2026.
- Exam results — DfE performance tables, 2024/25.
- Free school meals, EAL and SEN — school census, 2024/25.
- Ofsted — Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 30 June 2026.
- Neighbourhood figures — ONS Census 2021, lower layer super output area.
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