The John Bamford Primary School
Rugeley, WS15 2PA · Staffordshire · primary school
37th of 217 primary schools in Staffordshire we can score, 309 in total — the rest without enough published data. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.
Narrow the comparison to schools whose pupils have similar backgrounds and it does better still — 9.3/10 against 3,198 of them, against 8.7/10 nationally. Both figures are results only, without the inspection grade. A lower figure here means a stronger comparison group, not a weaker school.
How this is worked out
| Measure | Percentile | Weight | Adds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Expected standard (RWM) 2024/25 | 80.0 · 88 | 40% | 3.51 |
| Ofsted | 52 | 35% | 1.81 |
| Higher standard (RWM) 2024/25 | 16.0 · 85 | 25% | 2.13 |
Each measure is read as a position among comparable schools, so a school in the middle of the country scores 5. Full method.
Get to know the school
How it's doing. In 2024/25, 80.0% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing, and maths, compared to the national median of 64%. 16.0% reached the higher standard. Ofsted rated the school Good in July 2024. Narrow the comparison to schools whose pupils have similar backgrounds and it does better still (9.3 out of 10 against similar schools, 8.7 out of 10 against all schools).
Beyond the classroom. Pupils join Science Club, Rocksteady Music School, O-Pals, Play Detectives, JB Little Explorers, ELSA Wellbeing Group, Peer Mediators, Digital Leaders, and STEAM Ambassadors. Sports include Football and Wake Up, Shake Up!, while arts cover Choir and Drawing and Colouring. An after-school club is available, but there is no breakfast club.
Getting in. The school has 268 pupils in a building with 343 places, leaving 75 spare spots. This means the school has real spare room, so a place is likely and classes are smaller than it is built for.
Worth asking on a visit. How does the school support pupils who arrive without a breakfast club? What specific support is available for the 16.0% aiming for the higher standard? How do the 75 spare places affect class sizes and resource allocation?
Written by AI from this school's published results, inspection record and its own website — not by Ofsted, the school, or SchoolsGPT staff. Every figure above comes from the sources on this page. Check anything that matters with the school.
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