Heath Hayes Primary Academy

Heath Hayes Primary Academy is performing well, showcasing a strong commitment to inclusion and pupil well-being. The school effectively creates a supportive environment for all pupils, particularly those with special educational needs and disadvantages, ensuring they are valued and supported to succeed. The curriculum is ambitious and tailored to meet the diverse needs of learners, resulting in pupils achieving in line with national averages in core subjects. The nurturing approach helps foster positive relationships and personal development, preparing pupils for life beyond school.

Strengths

• Strong emphasis on inclusion, valuing all pupils.
• Effective support for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities.
• High-quality personal development and wellbeing programs.
• Ambitious and carefully designed curriculum that is engaging.
• Positive relationships between staff and pupils.

Areas for Improvement

• Writing skills need broader application across the curriculum.
• A small number of pupils struggle to meet high behaviour expectations.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Heath Hayes Primary Academy attended 94.3% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 12.4% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 4.1% of pupils at Heath Hayes Primary Academy were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Heath Hayes Primary Academy had 20.7 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 0.0% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 15.3% of pupils at Heath Hayes Primary Academy were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 4.4% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 Heath Hayes Primary Academy received £6,897 and spent £6,965 for each of its 198 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £45,000 (£228 per pupil).

Across all 65 schools of Reach2 Academy Trust, income was £7,346 and spending £7,105 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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All schools in Cannock · Staffordshire local authority: places and applications

Heath Hayes Primary Academy is part of Reach2 Academy Trust, which runs 65 schools. The nearest others:

• Norton Canes Primary Academy Cannock
• Springhill Primary Academy Burntwood
• Five Spires Academy Lichfield
• Silkmore Primary Academy Stafford
• Bushbury Lane Academy Wolverhampton
• Veritas Primary Academy Stafford
• Manor Park Primary Academy Birmingham
• Henhurst Ridge Primary Academy Burton-On-Trent
• Scientia Academy Burton-Upon-Trent
• Moor Green Primary Academy Birmingham

What is Heath Hayes Primary Academy's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Heath Hayes Primary Academy is Expected standard, from an inspection in March 2026.

When was Heath Hayes Primary Academy last inspected by Ofsted?

Heath Hayes Primary Academy was last inspected in March 2026.

How many pupils does Heath Hayes Primary Academy have?

Heath Hayes Primary Academy has 203 pupils on roll.

What age range does Heath Hayes Primary Academy cover?

Heath Hayes Primary Academy for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are Heath Hayes Primary Academy's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 61% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Heath Hayes Primary Academy?

Heath Hayes Primary Academy is at Wimblebury Road, Heath Hayes, Cannock, Staffordshire, WS12 2EP.