SCHOOL PROFILE

St Lukes CofE Primary School

Primary Voluntary controlled school URN 134353
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 459 Published school capacity
Capacity used 91.3% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest inspection

6 January 2026
Latest published outcome Met
Renewed framework
Safeguarding Met
Inclusion Strong standard
Curriculum & teaching Strong standard
Achievement Strong standard
Attendance & behaviour Strong standard
Personal development Strong standard
Leadership & governance Strong standard
INSPECTION HISTORY

Previous Ofsted activity

11 November 2021
Ungraded inspection School remains Good
Published 13 December 2021
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Voluntary controlled school
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Church of England
Local authority Staffordshire
Trust Not applicable
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 419 419 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 217 51.8% of pupils
Male pupils 202 48.2% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

10.5%
14.3 pts below England
School 10.5%
Cannock Chase 27.0%
West Midlands 30.6%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

3.3%
17.0 pts below England
School 3.3%
Cannock Chase 4.2%
West Midlands 22.4%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.2%
0.8 pts below England
School 0.2%
Cannock Chase 0.5%
West Midlands 0.6%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
90.7%
380
Indian
1.7%
7
Any other Asian background
1.4%
6
Any other White background
1.4%
6
White and Black Caribbean
1.2%
5
Irish
0.7%
3
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 13.8% 58 of 419 pupils
7.0 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 13.8%
Cannock Chase 21.9%
West Midlands 21.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 12.2% 51 pupils
England 14.8% 2.6 pts below
EHC plans 1.7% 7 pupils
England 6.0% 4.4 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
No specialist assessment yet 26
Autistic spectrum disorder 8
Social, emotional & mental health 8
Speech, language & communication 8
Moderate learning difficulty 5
Hearing impairment 1

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

79.0% 18.6 pts above England
School 79.0%
Cannock Chase 60.2%
West Midlands 60.0%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

85.0%

11.2 pts above England

School 85.0%
Cannock Chase 74.4%
West Midlands 73.0%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

81.0%

10.7 pts above England

School 81.0%
Cannock Chase 70.4%
West Midlands 69.9%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

98.0%

26.0 pts above England

School 98.0%
Cannock Chase 72.3%
West Midlands 71.4%
England 72.0%
School results show the percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard. Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages and are not pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

3.45%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

2.76 pts lower than England
School 3.45%
Cannock Chase 6.05%
West Midlands 6.28%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

3.64%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

12.17 pts lower than England
School 3.64%
Cannock Chase 16.32%
West Midlands 16.42%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.00%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.80 pts lower than England
School 0.00%
Cannock Chase 1.25%
West Midlands 1.82%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

91.3% 3.1 pts above England
St Lukes CofE Primary School
91.3%
Cannock Chase
86.6%
West Midlands
91.3%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information