OFSTED
6 May 2026
Latest inspection
Latest published outcome
Met
Renewed framework
Safeguarding
Met
Inclusion
Strong standard
Curriculum & teaching
Expected standard
Achievement
Expected standard
Attendance & behaviour
Strong standard
Personal development
Strong standard
Leadership & governance
Strong standard
INSPECTION HISTORY
Previous Ofsted activity
28 November 2023
Graded inspection
Requires improvement
Published
18 January 2024
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy alternative provision sponsor led
Phase
Not applicable
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Does not apply
Local authority
Staffordshire
Trust
MANOR HALL ACADEMY TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
39
39 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
13
33.3% of pupils
Male pupils
26
66.7% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
34.2 pts
above England
School
59.0%
Stafford
18.1%
West Midlands
30.6%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
20.3 pts
below England
School
0.0%
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
82.1%
32
White and Black Caribbean
5.1%
2
Any other Black background
2.6%
1
Any other Mixed background
2.6%
1
Any other White background
2.6%
1
Gypsy / Roma
2.6%
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
43.6%
17 of
39 pupils
22.8 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
26.2 pts
above
England
6.0%
3.5 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.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open not applicable schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
70.9%
8.9 pts
below England
Bailey Street Alternative Provision Academy
70.9%
Stafford
82.4%
West Midlands
76.9%
England
79.8%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.