OFSTED
26 November 2024
Latest ungraded inspection
Latest published outcome
Standards maintained
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England
Local authority
Staffordshire
Trust
THE KEY EDUCATIONAL TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
120
120 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
51
42.5% of pupils
Male pupils
69
57.5% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
8.1 pts
below England
School
16.7%
Stafford
18.1%
West Midlands
30.6%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
12.8 pts
below England
School
7.5%
Stafford
8.2%
West Midlands
22.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.0 pts
below England
School
0.0%
Stafford
0.4%
West Midlands
0.6%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
81.7%
98
African
2.5%
3
Any other Asian background
2.5%
3
Any other Mixed background
2.5%
3
White and Black Caribbean
2.5%
3
Indian
1.7%
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
18.3%
22 of
120 pupils
2.5 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
1.9 pts
above
England
6.0%
4.4 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.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
4.39%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
1.82 pts
lower than
England
School
4.39%
Stafford
5.35%
West Midlands
6.28%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
11.50%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
4.31 pts
lower than
England
School
11.50%
Stafford
11.61%
West Midlands
16.42%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
0.00%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.80 pts
lower than
England
School
0.00%
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 primary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
80.0%
8.2 pts
below England
Christ Church CofE First School
80.0%
Stafford
86.6%
West Midlands
91.3%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.