SCHOOL PROFILE

Glenthorne Community Primary School

Primary Community school URN 124162
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 315 Published school capacity
Capacity used 85.4% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 2 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

16 April 2024
Latest published outcome Good
OEIF
Quality of education Good
Behaviour & attitudes Good
Personal development Outstanding
Leadership & management Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Community school
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Does not apply
Local authority Staffordshire
Trust Not applicable
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 269 269 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 134 49.8% of pupils
Male pupils 135 50.2% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

13.4%
11.4 pts below England
School 13.4%
South Staffordshire 16.8%
West Midlands 30.6%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

0.4%
19.9 pts below England
School 0.4%
South Staffordshire 2.1%
West Midlands 22.4%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
South Staffordshire 0.2%
West Midlands 0.6%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
92.2%
248
White and Black Caribbean
3.7%
10
Any other Mixed background
1.1%
3
Any other ethnic group
0.7%
2
African
0.4%
1
Any other Asian background
0.4%
1
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 25.7% 69 of 269 pupils
4.8 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 25.7%
South Staffordshire 18.5%
West Midlands 21.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 20.8% 56 pupils
England 14.8% 6.0 pts above
EHC plans 4.8% 13 pupils
England 6.0% 1.2 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Social, emotional & mental health 23
Moderate learning difficulty 17
Speech, language & communication 15
Specific learning difficulty 6
Autistic spectrum disorder 4
Other difficulty or disability 3

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

66.0% 5.6 pts above England
School 66.0%
South Staffordshire 63.2%
West Midlands 60.0%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

80.0%

6.2 pts above England

School 80.0%
South Staffordshire 75.2%
West Midlands 73.0%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

70.0%

0.3 pts below England

School 70.0%
South Staffordshire 72.5%
West Midlands 69.9%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

82.0%

10.0 pts above England

School 82.0%
South Staffordshire 75.0%
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

4.66%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

1.56 pts lower than England
School 4.66%
South Staffordshire 5.55%
West Midlands 6.28%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

11.45%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

4.37 pts lower than England
School 11.45%
South Staffordshire 13.09%
West Midlands 16.42%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.76%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.04 pts lower than England
School 0.76%
South Staffordshire 1.49%
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

85.4% 2.8 pts below England
Glenthorne Community Primary School
85.4%
South 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