Poppyfield Primary Academy
Cannock · Staffordshire
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About Poppyfield Primary Academy
Poppyfield Primary Academy is a primary academy in Cannock, Staffordshire. View current jobs, teaching vacancies and school support roles posted by the school.
VICTORIA ACADEMIES TRUST is a Multi-academy trust. The trust operates 11 member schools: 10 primary schools, 1 special school. Local authorities: Birmingham | Sandwell | Staffordshire | Walsall | Worcestershire. Regions: West Midlands. — from the VICTORIA ACADEMIES TRUST public record.
Poppyfield Primary Academy is a primary academy in Cannock, Staffordshire, part of VICTORIA ACADEMIES TRUST. It has no live vacancies on SchoolJobs right now.
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School information
- Official name
- Poppyfield Primary Academy
- Address
- Bishop Street, Hednesford
- Postcode
- WS12 4RY
- Country
- England
- Local authority
- Staffordshire
- Parliamentary constituency
- Cannock Chase
- URN (official identifier)
- 147082
- Establishment number
- 2037
- School status
- Open
- Education phase
- Primary
- Age range
- 4–11 years
- Gender intake
- Mixed
- Number of pupils
- 236
- As of November 2026
- Capacity
- 236
- School type
- Free school
- Governance
- Academy
- Academy trust
- VICTORIA ACADEMIES TRUST
- Local authority
- Staffordshire
- Headteacher
- Mrs Rebecca Scordis
- Ofsted inspection
- Good · Inspected 6 Feb 2024Source: Ofsted management information · 30 Sep 2026 · Open Government Licence v3.0
- Official website
- www.poppyfieldacademy.org.uk
- Telephone
- 01543758030
- Date opened
- 2 Sep 2019
Source: get-information-schools.service.gov.uk . Official data last refreshed November 2026.
Pupils at Poppyfield Primary Academy
| 2025/26 | This school | Staffordshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils | 236 | 126,471 | 8,355,420 |
| Eligible for free school meals | 14.4% | 21.3% | 26.5% |
| SEN support | 8.5% | 13.8% | 14.6% |
| Education, health and care plan (EHCP) | 3.8% | 5.3% | 5.9% |
| First language other than English (EAL) | 2.5% | 9.1% | 21.6% |
Local authority and England figures are calculated from the same DfE school-level files across state-funded schools.
Source: Department for Education, Schools, pupils and their characteristics and Special educational needs in England , academic year 2025/26. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Ofsted inspection history
1 published inspection for Poppyfield Primary Academy.
· S5 Inspection
Read reportOverall effectiveness: Good
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Quality of education
- Good
- Early years provision
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding is effective
- Yes
- Effectiveness of leadership and management
- Good
Report published 14 Mar 2024
Source: Ofsted, State-funded school inspections and outcomes: management information (files from 2005 to the latest monthly release; data checked 6 Nov 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Pupil absence at Poppyfield Primary Academy
| 2025/26 (autumn and spring term) | This school | Staffordshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall absence (sessions missed) | 4.1% | 4.6% | 5.1% |
| Persistent absence (pupils missing 10%+) | 9.3% | 10.8% | 13.2% |
Local authority and England figures are for state-funded primary schools in the same release.
Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England , 2025/26 autumn and spring terms. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Pupil premium at Poppyfield Primary Academy
Deprivation pupil premium allocation for 2026 to 2027: £49,600 for 32 eligible pupils.
| Financial year 2026-27 | This school | Staffordshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils eligible | 15.2% | 22.2% | 27.7% |
| Allocation per pupil on roll | £236 | £295 | £370 |
Deprivation pupil premium only; service child and looked-after children premiums are not published per school. Local authority and England figures use the same file.
Source: Department for Education, Pupil premium allocations 2026 to 2027 (September 2026) . Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
School finances at Poppyfield Primary Academy
2024/25 academic year (academy accounts return) · Primary · 208 pupils. Excludes the trust's central costs.
| This school | Staffordshire average (per pupil · % of spend) | England average (per pupil · % of spend) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total income | £1,311,000 £6,303 per pupil | £6,831 | £7,179 |
| Total spending | £1,178,000 £5,663 per pupil | £6,489 | £6,721 |
| Teaching staff | £552,000 £2,654 per pupil · 46.9% | £3,199 · 49.3% | £3,211 · 47.8% |
| Education support staff | £207,000 £995 per pupil · 17.6% | £1,230 · 19.0% | £1,313 · 19.5% |
| Supply and agency staff | £100,000 £481 per pupil · 8.5% | £169 · 2.6% | £203 · 3.0% |
| …of which agency supply | £100,000 £481 per pupil · 8.5% | £140 · 2.2% | £160 · 2.4% |
| In-year balance | £133,000 | ||
| Revenue reserve | £0 | ||
Previous year (2023/24): spending £5,517 per pupil, supply and agency £330 per pupil — spending up £146 per pupil on 2023/24.
Finance data is from the official return for that year and may not reflect the school's current position. Averages are pupil-weighted and use the same return, year and phase.
Full detail on DfE's Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool · Local authority finance averages
Source: Department for Education, Academies Accounts Return 2024/25 via FBIT data sources, checked 6 Nov 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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