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The Richard Clarke First School

East Staffordshire, WS15 3BTPrimaryAges 4–9MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Good
May 2024
KS2 Results
No data
Competition
0.9×
Not oversubscribed
24 1st-choice / 26 places
Ranking
Not ranked

About The Richard Clarke First School

The Richard Clarke First School is a small state primary in East Staffordshire, and its most recent Ofsted inspection in 2024 rated it Good overall, with leadership and management also judged Good. That puts it in the majority of Staffordshire primaries — the local authority has 308 primary schools, and only 20 of those hold an Outstanding rating. The school's Progress 8 score is not available in the data, but its Key Stage 2 average is not published either, so a direct comparison against the Staffordshire LA average of 65 is not possible from the information provided. What stands out instead is the school's size: with just 109 pupils against a capacity of 150, it is significantly undersubscribed, which is unusual in a county where many primaries are oversubscribed. The school's most recent ungraded inspection in May 2024 noted it 'remains Good (Improving)', suggesting steady progress since its last graded inspection in 2012, when it also received a Good rating.

Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range4 to 9 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterDoes not apply
AddressSchoolhouse Lane, Rugeley, East Staffordshire, WS15 3BT
HeadteacherKay Hanson
Local AuthorityStaffordshire
Number of Pupils109
Free School Meals (FSM)0.9%
School Capacity109 / 150 (73% full)

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

2 May 2024
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Overall Effectiveness
Good
Leadership & Management
Good

Latest monitoring visit (2 May 2024): School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next

Source: Ofsted, 8 Mar 2012. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

Facilities

6
ICT SuiteSports HallPlaying FieldsDining HallForest SchoolChapel

Facilities may vary. Contact the school for current availability.

Extracurriculars

9

Sports

RoundersFootballCricketNetballAthleticsGymnastics

Clubs & Activities

Book ClubScience ClubArt Club

Activities may vary by term. Contact the school for current offerings.

SEND Support

DyslexiaMental HealthSpeech & LanguageVisionPhysical

Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.

School day

Verified

Teaching hours

09:00 – 15:30

Breakfast club

07:45-09:00

After-school care

15:30-18:00

Source: richardclarke.staffs.sch.uk. Extracted automatically — confirm with the school before relying on these times.

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The Richard Clarke First School has been rated "Good" by Ofsted. This means the school provides a good standard of education and effectively supports all pupils to succeed.