OFSTED
2 June 2026
Latest inspection
Latest published outcome
Met
Renewed framework
Safeguarding
Met
Inclusion
Expected standard
Curriculum & teaching
Expected standard
Achievement
Needs attention
Attendance & behaviour
Expected standard
Personal development
Expected standard
Leadership & governance
Expected standard
INSPECTION HISTORY
Previous Ofsted activity
8 February 2022
Graded inspection
Good
Published
22 March 2022
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Staffordshire
Trust
WINDSOR ACADEMY TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
445
445 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
193
43.4% of pupils
Male pupils
252
56.6% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
2.2 pts
above England
School
27.0%
Newcastle-under-Lyme
21.1%
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%
Newcastle-under-Lyme
10.1%
West Midlands
22.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.3 pts
below England
School
0.7%
Newcastle-under-Lyme
0.3%
West Midlands
0.6%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
93.3%
415
Any other White background
1.8%
8
African
1.1%
5
Any other Asian background
0.9%
4
Any other Mixed background
0.9%
4
Pakistani
0.7%
3
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
15.7%
70 of
445 pupils
5.1 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
0.9 pts
below
England
6.0%
4.2 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
35.1
4.1 pts
below England
Latest published: -0.46 · 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
7.90%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
1.68 pts
higher than
England
School
7.90%
Newcastle-under-Lyme
5.53%
West Midlands
6.28%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
23.03%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
7.21 pts
higher than
England
School
23.03%
Newcastle-under-Lyme
12.97%
West Midlands
16.42%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
2.56%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.75 pts
higher than
England
School
2.56%
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 secondary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
56.7%
35.6 pts
below England
Sir Thomas Boughey Academy
56.7%
Newcastle-under-Lyme
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.