SCHOOL PROFILE

Codsall Middle School

Middle deemed secondary Academy converter URN 142980
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 480 Published school capacity
Capacity used 107.5% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 9 – 13 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest ungraded inspection

23 October 2024
Latest published outcome Good
OEIF
Quality of education Good
Behaviour & attitudes Good
Personal development Good
Leadership & management Good
INSPECTION HISTORY

Previous Ofsted activity

11 September 2019
Graded inspection Good
Published 16 October 2019
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy converter
Phase Middle deemed secondary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Does not apply
Local authority Staffordshire
Trust CODSALL MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 516 516 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 254 49.2% of pupils
Male pupils 262 50.8% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

17.6%
7.2 pts below England
School 17.6%
South Staffordshire 16.8%
West Midlands 30.6%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

2.9%
17.4 pts below England
School 2.9%
South Staffordshire 2.1%
West Midlands 22.4%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
South Staffordshire 0.2%
West Midlands 0.6%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
82.6%
426
White and Black Caribbean
4.7%
24
Indian
3.7%
19
White and Asian
2.5%
13
Any other Mixed background
2.1%
11
Any other White background
1.6%
8
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 12.2% 63 of 516 pupils
8.6 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 12.2%
South Staffordshire 18.5%
West Midlands 21.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 8.9% 46 pupils
England 14.8% 5.9 pts below
EHC plans 3.3% 17 pupils
England 6.0% 2.7 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Social, emotional & mental health 16
Autistic spectrum disorder 12
Moderate learning difficulty 11
Speech, language & communication 10
Specific learning difficulty 8
Other difficulty or disability 2

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

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

63.0% 2.6 pts above England
School 63.0%
South Staffordshire 63.2%
West Midlands 60.0%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

79.0%

5.2 pts above England

School 79.0%
South Staffordshire 75.2%
West Midlands 73.0%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

74.0%

3.7 pts above England

School 74.0%
South Staffordshire 72.5%
West Midlands 69.9%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

73.0%

1.0 pts above England

School 73.0%
South Staffordshire 75.0%
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

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

4.83%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

1.39 pts lower than England
School 4.83%
South Staffordshire 5.55%
West Midlands 6.28%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

12.29%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

3.53 pts lower than England
School 12.29%
South Staffordshire 13.09%
West Midlands 16.42%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.38%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.43 pts lower than England
School 0.38%
South Staffordshire 1.49%
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

107.5% 17.7 pts above England
Codsall Middle School
107.5%
South Staffordshire
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.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information