SCHOOL PROFILE

Tillington Manor Primary School

Primary Academy converter URN 149585
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 240 Published school capacity
Capacity used 89.2% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest inspection

28 April 2026
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

14 February 2023
Graded inspection Requires improvement
Published 12 June 2023
12 December 2019
Ungraded inspection School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next
Published 19 January 2020
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy converter
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

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 214 214 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 115 53.7% of pupils
Male pupils 99 46.3% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

44.9%
20.1 pts above England
School 44.9%
Stafford 18.1%
West Midlands 30.6%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

10.7%
9.6 pts below England
School 10.7%
Stafford 8.2%
West Midlands 22.4%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.5%
0.5 pts below England
School 0.5%
Stafford 0.4%
West Midlands 0.6%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
79.9%
171
Any other White background
3.7%
8
Indian
3.3%
7
African
2.8%
6
Any other Mixed background
2.3%
5
White and Asian
2.3%
5
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 30.4% 65 of 214 pupils
9.5 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 30.4%
Stafford 20.1%
West Midlands 21.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 28.0% 60 pupils
England 14.8% 13.3 pts above
EHC plans 2.3% 5 pupils
England 6.0% 3.7 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Social, emotional & mental health 19
Speech, language & communication 19
Specific learning difficulty 14
Autistic spectrum disorder 6
Hearing impairment 2
Physical 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

60.0% 0.4 pts below England
School 60.0%
Stafford 70.0%
West Midlands 60.0%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

77.0%

3.2 pts above England

School 77.0%
Stafford 82.4%
West Midlands 73.0%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

77.0%

6.7 pts above England

School 77.0%
Stafford 77.6%
West Midlands 69.9%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

67.0%

5.0 pts below England

School 67.0%
Stafford 79.4%
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

4.86%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

1.35 pts lower than England
School 4.86%
Stafford 5.35%
West Midlands 6.28%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

11.11%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

4.70 pts lower than England
School 11.11%
Stafford 11.61%
West Midlands 16.42%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

2.12%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

0.31 pts higher than England
School 2.12%
Stafford 1.46%
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

89.2% 1.0 pts above England
Tillington Manor Primary School
89.2%
Stafford
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