OFSTED
21 January 2025
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Not judged
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership & management
Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Foundation school
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Does not apply
Local authority
Staffordshire
Trust
Tame Valley Co-Operative Learning Trust
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
106
106 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
52
49.1% of pupils
Male pupils
54
50.9% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
17.3 pts
below England
School
7.5%
Lichfield
17.9%
West Midlands
30.6%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
17.5 pts
below England
School
2.8%
Lichfield
4.9%
West Midlands
22.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.0 pts
below England
School
0.0%
Lichfield
0.4%
West Midlands
0.6%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
85.8%
91
Indian
3.8%
4
Any other White background
2.8%
3
African
1.9%
2
White and Black Caribbean
1.9%
2
Any other Mixed background
0.9%
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
8.5%
9 of
106 pupils
12.3 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
6.3 pts
below
England
6.0%
6.0 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.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 2 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
EXPECTED STANDARD
Reading, writing & maths
60.0%
0.4 pts
below England
EXPECTED STANDARD
80.0%
Reading
6.2 pts above England
School
80.0%
Lichfield
74.9%
West Midlands
73.0%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
93.0%
Writing
22.7 pts above England
School
93.0%
Lichfield
69.6%
West Midlands
69.9%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
80.0%
Maths
8.0 pts above England
School
80.0%
Lichfield
71.6%
West Midlands
71.4%
England
72.0%
School results show the percentage of
pupils meeting the expected standard.
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages and are not
pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
4.77%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
1.45 pts
lower than
England
School
4.77%
Lichfield
5.88%
West Midlands
6.28%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
8.99%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
6.83 pts
lower than
England
School
8.99%
Lichfield
13.95%
West Midlands
16.42%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
1.12%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.68 pts
lower than
England
School
1.12%
Lichfield
1.64%
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
101.0%
12.8 pts
above England
Thomas Barnes Primary School
101.0%
Lichfield
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.