SCHOOL PROFILE

Paget High School

Secondary Community school URN 124392
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 1,034 Published school capacity
Capacity used 58.6% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 11 – 18 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

4 October 2022
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 Secondary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Does not apply
Local authority Staffordshire
Trust Not applicable
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 606 606 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 323 53.3% of pupils
Male pupils 283 46.7% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

32.5%
7.7 pts above England
School 32.5%
East Staffordshire 21.4%
West Midlands 30.6%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

51.7%
31.4 pts above England
School 51.7%
East Staffordshire 22.3%
West Midlands 22.4%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

1.7%
0.7 pts above England
School 1.7%
East Staffordshire 1.0%
West Midlands 0.6%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

Pakistani
40.4%
245
White British
24.6%
149
Any other White background
11.1%
67
African
5.8%
35
Any other Asian background
5.1%
31
Any other Mixed background
3.8%
23
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 20.3% 123 of 606 pupils
0.5 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 20.3%
East Staffordshire 18.8%
West Midlands 21.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 17.3% 105 pupils
England 14.8% 2.5 pts above
EHC plans 3.0% 18 pupils
England 6.0% 3.1 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Specific learning difficulty 51
Social, emotional & mental health 24
Speech, language & communication 14
No specialist assessment yet 12
Autistic spectrum disorder 7
Physical disability 4

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

Key stage 4 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
ATTAINMENT 8

Average attainment score

38.5 0.7 pts below England
School 38.5
East Staffordshire 41.1
West Midlands 38.3
England 39.2
English & maths grade 5+ 32.0% England 36.0% 4.0 pts below England
English & maths grade 4+ 46.6% England 51.4% 4.8 pts below England
EBacc entry 3.9% England 30.6% 26.7 pts below England
EBacc average point score 3.14 England 3.41
Progress 8 Not available for 2024/25

Latest published: -0.19 · 2023/24

Comparisons are averages of published school-level results for open schools. They are not pupil-weighted official local authority attainment rates.

ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

8.87%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

2.65 pts higher than England
School 8.87%
East Staffordshire 5.53%
West Midlands 6.28%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

27.59%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

11.77 pts higher than England
School 27.59%
East Staffordshire 13.17%
West Midlands 16.42%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

5.00%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

3.20 pts higher than England
School 5.00%
East Staffordshire 1.52%
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 secondary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

58.6% 33.7 pts below England
Paget High School
58.6%
East Staffordshire
86.1%
West Midlands
94.1%
England
92.3%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information