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Overview
SCHOOL PROFILE

Grange School

Primary Academy converter URN 145377
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 180 Published school capacity
Capacity used 93.3% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 7 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

14 November 2023
Latest published outcome Good
OEIF
Quality of education Good
Behaviour & attitudes Good
Personal development Good
Leadership & management Good
INSPECTION HISTORY

Previous Ofsted activity

14 July 2022
Ungraded inspection School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next
Published 25 September 2022
Published 18 December 2023 View Ofsted record
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy converter
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Does not apply
Local authority Staffordshire
Trust CENTRAL CO-OPERATIVE LEARNING TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 168 142 full-time · 26 part-time
Female pupils 68 40.5% of pupils
Male pupils 100 59.5% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

31.0%
6.2 pts above England
School 31.0%
East Staffordshire 21.4%
West Midlands 30.6%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

67.9%
47.6 pts above England
School 67.9%
East Staffordshire 22.3%
West Midlands 22.4%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
East Staffordshire 1.0%
West Midlands 0.6%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

Pakistani
32.7%
55
White British
20.8%
35
Any other White background
10.7%
18
African
9.5%
16
Any other Asian background
7.1%
12
Any other ethnic group
5.4%
9
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 22.0% 37 of 168 pupils
1.2 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 22.0%
East Staffordshire 18.8%
West Midlands 21.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 19.1% 32 pupils
England 14.8% 4.3 pts above
EHC plans 3.0% 5 pupils
England 6.0% 3.1 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 19
Social, emotional & mental health 9
Moderate learning difficulty 5
Specific learning difficulty 2
Other difficulty or disability 1
Vision impairment 1

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

Attendance profile

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

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

7.78%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

1.56 pts higher than England
School 7.78%
East Staffordshire 5.53%
West Midlands 6.28%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

24.27%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

8.46 pts higher than England
School 24.27%
East Staffordshire 13.17%
West Midlands 16.42%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.97%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

0.83 pts lower than England
School 0.97%
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 primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

93.3% 5.1 pts above England
Grange School
93.3%
East Staffordshire
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.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information