The John Bamford Primary School

Community schoolPrimaryAges 2–11Mixed

Crabtree Way, Etching Hill, Rugeley, WS15 2PA

Headteacher · Mrs Louise Ferguson

From Get Information About Schools (DfE), updated 1 September 2026. Report a correction

Key facts

Pupils268Capacity 343

OfstedSchool remains GoodInspected 12 June 2024

Free school meals22%

School remains Good

Ungraded inspection on 12 June 2024.

Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 31 August 2026.

Reception applications close 15 January 2027

For September 2027. Apply through Staffordshire council, not the school. National offer day is 16 April 2027.

All 27 families who put it first were offered a place.

Places offered27

Applications48

First choice27

First-choice offers27

Applications count every family who named the school as any preference. Figures change every year, so they are a guide, not a guarantee.

Source: Department for Education, Primary and secondary school applications and offers 2026 (on-time applications, national offer day).