Norton Canes Primary Academy

State-Funded School

norton-canes-primary-academy-staffordshire-west-midlands

West MidlandsRegion

StaffordshireLocal Authority

Cannock ChaseConstituency

WS11 9SQPostcode

3.3

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Norton Canes Primary Academy is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 3–11, located in Staffordshire, West Midlands.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 280 pupils. Norton Canes Primary Academy is part of REAch2 Academy Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Below average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 69%
Higher standard: 0%
Reading score: 103
Maths score: 102

Ethnicity

White

96%

Mixed

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

280

Total Pupils

46%Boys

54%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

29%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 3 – 11
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 280
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)
MAT name: REAch2 Academy Trust

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

School remains Good

Ungraded inspection on 11 July 2024. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
31 Mar 2019	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.