OFSTED
2 June 2026
Latest inspection
Latest published outcome
Met
Renewed framework
Safeguarding
Met
Inclusion
Strong standard
Curriculum & teaching
Strong standard
Achievement
Expected standard
Attendance & behaviour
Strong standard
Personal development
Strong standard
Leadership & governance
Expected standard
INSPECTION HISTORY
Previous Ofsted activity
12 September 2023
Graded inspection
Requires improvement
Published
9 October 2023
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy sponsor led
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Does not apply
Local authority
Staffordshire
Trust
PERRY HALL MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
79
69 full-time ·
10 part-time
Female pupils
45
57.0% of pupils
Male pupils
34
43.0% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
42.3 pts
above England
School
67.1%
Cannock Chase
27.0%
West Midlands
30.6%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
15.2 pts
below England
School
5.1%
Cannock Chase
4.2%
West Midlands
22.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.0 pts
below England
School
0.0%
Cannock Chase
0.5%
West Midlands
0.6%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
86.1%
68
White and Asian
3.8%
3
White and Black Caribbean
3.8%
3
Indian
2.5%
2
Any other White background
1.3%
1
Chinese
1.3%
1
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
41.8%
33 of
79 pupils
20.9 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
18.1 pts
above
England
6.0%
2.8 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
2024/25
Key stage 2 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
EXPECTED STANDARD
Reading, writing & maths
44.0%
16.4 pts
below England
EXPECTED STANDARD
89.0%
Reading
15.2 pts above England
School
89.0%
Cannock Chase
74.4%
West Midlands
73.0%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
67.0%
Writing
3.3 pts below England
School
67.0%
Cannock Chase
70.4%
West Midlands
69.9%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
56.0%
Maths
16.0 pts below England
School
56.0%
Cannock Chase
72.3%
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
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
5.40%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
0.82 pts
lower than
England
School
5.40%
Cannock Chase
6.05%
West Midlands
6.28%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
12.12%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
3.69 pts
lower than
England
School
12.12%
Cannock Chase
16.32%
West Midlands
16.42%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
1.52%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.29 pts
lower than
England
School
1.52%
Cannock Chase
1.25%
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
37.6%
50.6 pts
below England
Forest Hills Primary School
37.6%
Cannock Chase
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.