Nursing home · Staffordshire

St Thomas' Priory

Armitage Lane,, Armitage, Rugeley, WS15 1PT

Requires improvement Safe: Requires improvementEffective: Requires improvementCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Requires improvement Rated 5 months ago
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St Thomas' Priory is a nursing home in Rugeley, run by Rugeley Invest Ltd. CQC registers it for 106 places and supports older people, people living with dementia, younger adults, people with a physical disability and people with mental health needs.

CQC rated it Requires improvement overall in April 2026. It was rated Good for caring and responsive. Across Staffordshire, 78% of the 236 rated care homes are Good or Outstanding.

CQC rating

Requires improvement
Published 7 April 2026 Rated 5 months ago
  • SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?Requires improvement
  • EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?Requires improvement
  • CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?Good
  • ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?Good
  • Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?Requires improvement

Read the full inspection report on cqc.org.uk ↗

How it compares in Staffordshire

St Thomas' Priory is in the Requires improvement tier, alongside 50 other homes in Staffordshire. Of the 236 rated care homes here, 78% are Good or Outstanding (England: 83%).

  • Outstanding 8 (3%)
  • Good, with Outstanding areas 14 (5%)
  • Good 131 (49%)
  • Good, with an area to improve 31 (12%)
  • Requires improvement 51 (19%)
  • Inadequate 1 (0%)
  • Not yet rated 32 (12%)

Half of Staffordshire's ratings are more than 5.5 years old. How tiers work

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