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Overview
SCHOOL PROFILE

Lane Green First School

Primary Community school URN 124174
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 150 Published school capacity
Capacity used 96.7% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 9 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

25 March 2025
Latest published outcome Not judged
OEIF
Quality of education Good
Behaviour & attitudes Good
Personal development Good
Leadership & management Good
INSPECTION HISTORY

Previous Ofsted activity

27 November 2019
Ungraded inspection School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next
Published 7 January 2020
Published 15 May 2025 View Ofsted record
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 145 145 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 67 46.2% of pupils
Male pupils 78 53.8% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

26.2%
1.4 pts above England
School 26.2%
South Staffordshire 16.8%
West Midlands 30.6%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

0.7%
19.6 pts below England
School 0.7%
South Staffordshire 2.1%
West Midlands 22.4%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

1.4%
0.4 pts above England
School 1.4%
South Staffordshire 0.2%
West Midlands 0.6%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
77.2%
112
White and Black Caribbean
9.7%
14
Caribbean
2.8%
4
White and Asian
2.8%
4
African
2.1%
3
Any other White background
2.1%
3
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 14.5% 21 of 145 pupils
6.3 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 14.5%
South Staffordshire 18.5%
West Midlands 21.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 12.4% 18 pupils
England 14.8% 2.4 pts below
EHC plans 2.1% 3 pupils
England 6.0% 4.0 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 8
Autistic spectrum disorder 5
Social, emotional & mental health 4
Other difficulty or disability 2
Hearing impairment 1
Physical disability 1

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.

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

5.19%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

1.03 pts lower than England
School 5.19%
South Staffordshire 5.55%
West Midlands 6.28%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

12.50%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

3.32 pts lower than England
School 12.50%
South Staffordshire 13.09%
West Midlands 16.42%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.00%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.80 pts lower than England
School 0.00%
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

96.7% 8.5 pts above England
Lane Green First School
96.7%
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