OFSTED
8 July 2025
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Not judged
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership & management
Good
INSPECTION HISTORY
Previous Ofsted activity
27 September 2023
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next
Published
23 October 2023
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy special converter
Phase
Not applicable
Gender
Boys
Religious character
Does not apply
Local authority
Staffordshire
Trust
MANOR HALL ACADEMY TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
105
105 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
0
0.0% of pupils
Male pupils
105
100.0% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
41.9 pts
above England
School
66.7%
East Staffordshire
21.4%
West Midlands
30.6%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
17.4 pts
below England
School
2.9%
East Staffordshire
22.3%
West Midlands
22.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.0 pts
below England
School
0.0%
East Staffordshire
1.0%
West Midlands
0.6%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
86.7%
91
White and Asian
2.9%
3
White and Black Caribbean
2.9%
3
Any other Mixed background
1.9%
2
Any other White background
1.9%
2
White and Black African
1.9%
2
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%
105 of
105 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
2023/24
Key stage 4 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2023/24.
ATTAINMENT 8
Average attainment score
1.1
38.6 pts
below England
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
23.36%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
17.14 pts
higher than
England
School
23.36%
East Staffordshire
5.53%
West Midlands
6.28%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
60.29%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
44.48 pts
higher than
England
School
60.29%
East Staffordshire
13.17%
West Midlands
16.42%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
17.65%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
15.84 pts
higher than
England
School
17.65%
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 not applicable schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
109.4%
29.6 pts
above England
Loxley Hall School
109.4%
East Staffordshire
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.