Poppyfield Primary Academy

Term dates

Free schools can set their own term dates. Many follow Staffordshire council's dates, shown below as a guide, but check with the school, especially for INSET days.

• Term
• Holiday
• INSET day
• Exeat

See Staffordshire's full dates

Admissions

Places for Reception and junior school are applied for through your home council, not the school.

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How places are given: there's no entrance test. When there are more applicants than places, places usually go by criteria such as siblings, distance or catchment area. Check the council's or school's admissions policy for the exact rules.

How many families applied: Reception

For September 2026, 47 families put this school as their first choice, and 30 places were offered. 30 of the families who put it first got a place (64%). More families put it first than there were places.

Offers made on national offer day, from the Department for Education. Waiting lists and appeals can change things later. The hardest schools to get into.

Before and after school

No club is registered with Ofsted at this school's address. Ask the school about breakfast or after-school care, or find clubs nearby.

Ofsted inspection

Latest graded inspection, 6 February 2024. Overall: Good

Quality of education

Good

Behaviour and attitudes

Outstanding

Personal development

Outstanding

Leadership and management

Good

Early years

Outstanding

Read the Ofsted reports

From Ofsted's published inspection data (Open Government Licence). Report cards and older grades use different scales, so they can't be compared directly.

About and location

Type

Free school

Phase

Primary

Ages

4–11

Pupils

236 (capacity 236)

Gender

Mixed

Academy trust

VICTORIA ACADEMIES TRUST

Phone

01543758030

Address

Bishop Street, Hednesford, Cannock, WS12 4RY

Website

poppyfieldacademy.org.uk

Official school record, including Ofsted reports