Hayes Meadow Primary SchoolThe Richard Crosse CofE Primary School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.

Summary of the comparison

Hayes Meadow Primary School and The Richard Crosse CofE Primary School are primary schools.

Hayes Meadow Primary School scores 56 out of 100 (grade C, average) and The Richard Crosse CofE Primary School scores 77 out of 100 (grade B, strong). The Richard Crosse CofE Primary School is ahead on our composite score.
Hayes Meadow Primary School was judged Good and The Richard Crosse CofE Primary School was judged Good.
On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 37.0% for Hayes Meadow Primary School and 69.0% for The Richard Crosse CofE Primary School.
The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at Hayes Meadow Primary School (71.0% in 2022-23, 37.0% in 2024-25) and has fallen at The Richard Crosse CofE Primary School (75.0% in 2022-23, 69.0% in 2024-25).

Hayes Meadow Primary School versus The Richard Crosse CofE Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure	RugeleyHayes Meadow Primary School	Burton-on-TrentThe Richard Crosse CofE Primary School	England average
Overview
Our score	C56/100	B77/100Stronger figure
Local ranking	119th of 289 in Staffordshire	18th of 289 in Staffordshire Stronger figure
Inspection	Ofsted: Good	Ofsted: Good
School type	Community school	Academy converter
Phase	Primary	Primary
Age range	3-11	3-11
Gender	Mixed	Mixed
Pupils on roll	187	113
Capacity	210	120
Location	Rugeley, WS15 4EU	Burton-on-Trent, DE13 7JE
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard	37.0%	69.0% Stronger figure	62.0%
At higher standard	0.0%	19.0% Stronger figure	8.0%
Reading average scaled score	101.0	108.0 Stronger figure	106.0
Maths average scaled score	98.0	105.0 Stronger figure	105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census	187	113
Free school meals (ever 6)	29.9%	0.0%
English as an additional language	2.1%	0.0%
SEN support	18.7%	12.4%
SEN with an EHC plan	2.1%	1.8%
Attendance
Overall absence	5.4%	2.0% Stronger figure	6.2%
Persistent absence	12.0%	0.0% Stronger figure	15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.