OFSTED
22 June 2023
Latest ungraded inspection
Latest published outcome
School remains Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy sponsor led
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Staffordshire
Trust
CREATIVE EDUCATION TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
1,157
1,157 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
583
50.4% of pupils
Male pupils
574
49.6% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
3.3 pts
above England
School
28.1%
Cannock Chase
27.0%
West Midlands
30.6%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
16.2 pts
below England
School
4.1%
Cannock Chase
4.2%
West Midlands
22.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.4 pts
above England
School
2.4%
Cannock Chase
0.5%
West Midlands
0.6%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
91.7%
1,061
Any other White background
3.0%
35
African
0.9%
10
Any other Mixed background
0.9%
10
White and Asian
0.8%
9
White and Black Caribbean
0.5%
6
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
18.7%
216 of
1,157 pupils
2.2 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
0.7 pts
above
England
6.0%
2.8 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 4 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
ATTAINMENT 8
Average attainment score
46.5
7.3 pts
above England
Latest published: -0.06 · 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
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
9.46%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
3.24 pts
higher than
England
School
9.46%
Cannock Chase
6.05%
West Midlands
6.28%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
27.29%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
11.47 pts
higher than
England
School
27.29%
Cannock Chase
16.32%
West Midlands
16.42%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
4.10%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
2.29 pts
higher than
England
School
4.10%
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 secondary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
93.5%
1.1 pts
above England
The Hart School
93.5%
Cannock Chase
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.