OFSTED
27 February 2024
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Good
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Community school
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Does not apply
Local authority
Staffordshire
Trust
Not applicable
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
146
146 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
81
55.5% of pupils
Male pupils
65
44.5% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
14.9 pts
above England
School
39.7%
Cannock Chase
27.0%
West Midlands
30.6%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
15.5 pts
below England
School
4.8%
Cannock Chase
4.2%
West Midlands
22.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.0 pts
below England
School
0.0%
Cannock Chase
0.5%
West Midlands
0.6%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
88.4%
129
Any other White background
4.1%
6
African
2.7%
4
Any other Black background
2.1%
3
Any other Mixed background
1.4%
2
Caribbean
0.7%
1
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
17.1%
25 of
146 pupils
3.7 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
1.8 pts
below
England
6.0%
1.9 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
7.47%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
1.25 pts
higher than
England
School
7.47%
Cannock Chase
6.05%
West Midlands
6.28%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
26.55%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
10.73 pts
higher than
England
School
26.55%
Cannock Chase
16.32%
West Midlands
16.42%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
0.00%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.80 pts
lower than
England
School
0.00%
Cannock Chase
1.25%
West Midlands
1.82%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open primary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
81.1%
7.1 pts
below England
Chadsmoor Community Infants and Nursery School
81.1%
Cannock Chase
86.6%
West Midlands
91.3%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.