SCHOOL PROFILE

Perton First School

Primary Community school URN 124177
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 300 Published school capacity
Capacity used 92.7% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 2 – 9 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest ungraded inspection

15 February 2023
Latest published outcome School remains 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 278 278 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 139 50.0% of pupils
Male pupils 139 50.0% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

9.7%
15.1 pts below England
School 9.7%
South Staffordshire 16.8%
West Midlands 30.6%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

5.4%
14.9 pts below England
School 5.4%
South Staffordshire 2.1%
West Midlands 22.4%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

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

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
86.3%
240
White and Black Caribbean
4.3%
12
Any other Asian background
1.8%
5
White and Asian
1.8%
5
White and Black African
1.8%
5
Any other White background
1.4%
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 20.1% 56 of 278 pupils
0.7 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 20.1%
South Staffordshire 18.5%
West Midlands 21.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 16.2% 45 pupils
England 14.8% 1.4 pts above
EHC plans 4.0% 11 pupils
England 6.0% 2.1 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Social, emotional & mental health 17
Speech, language & communication 15
Moderate learning difficulty 10
Specific learning difficulty 9
Autistic spectrum disorder 4
No specialist assessment yet 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

3.76%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

2.45 pts lower than England
School 3.76%
South Staffordshire 5.55%
West Midlands 6.28%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

6.96%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

8.86 pts lower than England
School 6.96%
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

92.7% 4.5 pts above England
Perton First School
92.7%
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