The John Bamford Primary School
Primary schoolThe John Bamford Primary School is a primary school in Cannock Chase, for pupils aged 2 to 11. It had 268 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026School remains Good, June 2024
- Latest ungraded inspection
- School remains Good, 12 June 2024
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2024/25, 80% of pupils at The John Bamford Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 63% in Staffordshire and 62% in England.
16% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | Staffordshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 80% | 63% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 16% | 7% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107 | 106 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 108 | 105 | 105 |
- Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- Etching Hill CofE Primary AcademyPrimary. School remains Good (Improving), next inspection graded, December 2023. 79% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)230 m
- The Hart SchoolSecondary. School remains Good, June 2023. Attainment 8 of 43.9 (2025/26, provisional)600 m
- Forest Hills Primary SchoolPrimary. Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met. 44% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)670 m
- Chancel Primary SchoolPrimary. Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade. 72% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.3 km
- Churchfield CofE Primary AcademyPrimary. Good (overall), September 2023. 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.4 km
- JP Alternative EducationIndependent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file1.8 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Cannock Chase
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).