OFSTED
4 February 2025
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Not judged
OEIF
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour & attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership & management
Outstanding
INSPECTION HISTORY
Previous Ofsted activity
19 January 2023
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next
Published
8 March 2023
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy special converter
Phase
Not applicable
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Does not apply
Local authority
Staffordshire
Trust
THE SHAW EDUCATION 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
32
30.2% of pupils
Male pupils
74
69.8% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
22.4 pts
above England
School
47.2%
Newcastle-under-Lyme
21.1%
West Midlands
30.6%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
14.6 pts
below England
School
5.7%
Newcastle-under-Lyme
10.1%
West Midlands
22.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.1 pts
below England
School
0.9%
Newcastle-under-Lyme
0.3%
West Midlands
0.6%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
87.7%
93
Any other White background
2.8%
3
Pakistani
2.8%
3
African
1.9%
2
Any other Asian background
0.9%
1
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
100.0%
106 of
106 pupils
79.2 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
14.8 pts
below
England
6.0%
94.0 pts
above
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
2.4
36.8 pts
below England
Latest published: -1.38 · 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
7.13%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
0.91 pts
higher than
England
School
7.13%
Newcastle-under-Lyme
5.53%
West Midlands
6.28%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
24.32%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
8.51 pts
higher than
England
School
24.32%
Newcastle-under-Lyme
12.97%
West Midlands
16.42%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
1.80%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
In line with
England
School
1.80%
Newcastle-under-Lyme
1.26%
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 not applicable schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
117.8%
38.0 pts
above England
Coppice Academy
117.8%
Newcastle-under-Lyme
82.1%
West Midlands
76.9%
England
79.8%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.