OFSTED
18 March 2025
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Not judged
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership & management
Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Community school
Phase
Middle deemed secondary
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
542
542 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
292
53.9% of pupils
Male pupils
250
46.1% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
7.1 pts
below England
School
17.7%
Stafford
18.1%
West Midlands
30.6%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
17.3 pts
below England
School
3.0%
Stafford
8.2%
West Midlands
22.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.6 pts
below England
School
0.4%
Stafford
0.4%
West Midlands
0.6%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
90.2%
489
Any other White background
2.2%
12
Any other Mixed background
1.3%
7
White and Black Caribbean
1.3%
7
White and Black African
1.1%
6
Indian
0.9%
5
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
22.9%
124 of
542 pupils
2.1 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
4.6 pts
above
England
6.0%
2.5 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
52.0%
8.4 pts
below England
EXPECTED STANDARD
78.0%
Reading
4.2 pts above England
School
78.0%
Stafford
82.4%
West Midlands
73.0%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
71.0%
Writing
0.7 pts above England
School
71.0%
Stafford
77.6%
West Midlands
69.9%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
61.0%
Maths
11.0 pts below England
School
61.0%
Stafford
79.4%
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
5.16%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
1.06 pts
lower than
England
School
5.16%
Stafford
5.35%
West Midlands
6.28%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
12.10%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
3.71 pts
lower than
England
School
12.10%
Stafford
11.61%
West Midlands
16.42%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
1.68%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.13 pts
lower than
England
School
1.68%
Stafford
1.46%
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 middle deemed secondary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
90.3%
0.6 pts
above England
Walton Priory Middle School
90.3%
Stafford
86.8%
West Midlands
89.8%
England
89.8%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.