Gentleshaw Primary Academy
Darlings Lane, Rugeley, WS15 4LY
201 pupils · 144% of 140 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Trust
- FUTURE GENERATION TRUST
- Local authority
- Staffordshire
- Free school meals
- 4.5%
Ofsted
Expected standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Needs attention |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Needs attention |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
| Early years | Needs attention |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 6 January 2026, published 1 March 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 75% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 4% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.92 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 24 | 22 | 46 | 24 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 30 | 37 | 62 | 30 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 25 | 20 | 68 | 25 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 30 | 29 | 60 | 30 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 30 | 34 | 79 | 30 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 25 | 24 | 54 | 25 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 21 | 21 | 49 | 21 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 17 | 17 | 44 | 17 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Boney Hay Primary Academy 1.6 km · Standards maintained (2025)
- Holly Grove Primary Academy 2.2 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- Chase Terrace Primary School 2.6 km · Standards maintained (2024)
- Hazel Slade Primary Academy 2.9 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- Highfields Primary Academy 2.9 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Fulfen Primary School 3.1 km · Outstanding (2023) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.