SCHOOL PROFILE

Doxey Academy

Primary Academy sponsor led URN 150855
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 210 Published school capacity
Capacity used 95.7% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 2 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

7 February 2023
Latest published outcome Requires improvement
OEIF
Quality of education Requires improvement
Behaviour & attitudes Requires improvement
Personal development Good
Leadership & management Requires improvement
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy sponsor led
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Does not apply
Local authority Staffordshire
Trust THE CREATIVE LEARNING PARTNERSHIP TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 201 185 full-time · 16 part-time
Female pupils 105 52.2% of pupils
Male pupils 96 47.8% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

42.8%
18.0 pts above England
School 42.8%
Stafford 18.1%
West Midlands 30.6%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

9.5%
10.8 pts below England
School 9.5%
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
69.7%
140
African
7.5%
15
White and Black Caribbean
7.5%
15
Any other White background
4.5%
9
Any other Mixed background
3.0%
6
Any other Black background
2.0%
4
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 29.9% 60 of 201 pupils
9.0 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 29.9%
Stafford 20.1%
West Midlands 21.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 22.4% 45 pupils
England 14.8% 7.6 pts above
EHC plans 7.5% 15 pupils
England 6.0% 1.4 pts above
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Social, emotional & mental health 20
Speech, language & communication 17
Autistic spectrum disorder 7
Moderate learning difficulty 5
Specific learning difficulty 5
No specialist assessment yet 4

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

74.0% 13.6 pts above England
School 74.0%
Stafford 70.0%
West Midlands 60.0%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

95.0%

21.2 pts above England

School 95.0%
Stafford 82.4%
West Midlands 73.0%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

89.0%

18.7 pts above England

School 89.0%
Stafford 77.6%
West Midlands 69.9%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

79.0%

7.0 pts above England

School 79.0%
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

7.49%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

1.27 pts higher than England
School 7.49%
Stafford 5.35%
West Midlands 6.28%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

22.22%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

6.41 pts higher than England
School 22.22%
Stafford 11.61%
West Midlands 16.42%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

3.70%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.90 pts higher than England
School 3.70%
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

95.7% 7.5 pts above England
Doxey Academy
95.7%
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