Primary school in Rugeley, Staffordshire
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
Newman Grove, Rugeley, Staffordshire, WS15 1BN
Ofsted
Remained Good at its last ungraded inspection, on 15 September 2022.
Ofsted stopped awarding single-word overall grades in September 2024. This grade is 3 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
- 217
- Places
- 210
- How full
- Full — 217 pupils against 210 places
- Girls / boys
- 97 / 120
The neighbourhood around the school
Census 2021 figures for Cannock Chase 003A, 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
- 25%
- Adults with no qualifications
- 21%
- Households owning their home
- 71%
- Households in social housing
- 10%
- Households with no car
- 18%
- Adults economically inactive
- 33%
England 33.8%
England 18.3%
England 62.7%
England 17%
England 21.9%
England 39.9%
School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- Ages 2–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- Yes
- Boarding
- Day school
- Trust
- ST GABRIEL THE ARCHANGEL CATHOLIC MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Headteacher: David Jobburns
- Local authority
- Staffordshire
- Ward
- Brereton & Ravenhill
- Constituency
- Cannock Chase
- URN
- 152008
The unique reference number used in all official school data.
Nearest primary schools
| School | Ofsted | Expected standard | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Churchfield CofE Primary AcademyAcademy converter | Good 2023 | 63% | 0.3 mi |
| Chase View Community Primary SchoolCommunity school | Good 2022 | 28% | 0.4 mi |
| Redbrook Hayes Community Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Good 2023 | 48% | 0.4 mi |
| Chancel Primary SchoolCommunity school | No grade | 72% | 0.8 mi |
| Hob Hill CE/Methodist (VC) Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Good 2024 | 63% | 1 mi |
| Forest Hills Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Requires improvement 2023 | 44% | 1.1 mi |
| The John Bamford Primary SchoolCommunity school | Good 2024 | 80% | 1.2 mi |
| Etching Hill CofE Primary AcademyAcademy converter | Good 2023 | 79% | 1.3 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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