OFSTED
30 April 2025
Latest ungraded inspection
Latest published outcome
Good
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
INSPECTION HISTORY
Previous Ofsted activity
1 October 2019
Graded inspection
Good
Published
23 October 2019
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Voluntary controlled school
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England
Local authority
Staffordshire
Trust
Not applicable
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
176
176 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
88
50.0% of pupils
Male pupils
88
50.0% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
14.6 pts
below England
School
10.2%
Staffordshire Moorlands
16.9%
West Midlands
30.6%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
19.2 pts
below England
School
1.1%
Staffordshire Moorlands
2.9%
West Midlands
22.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.4 pts
below England
School
0.6%
Staffordshire Moorlands
0.3%
West Midlands
0.6%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
93.2%
164
White and Black Caribbean
1.7%
3
Any other Black background
1.1%
2
Any other Mixed background
1.1%
2
White and Black African
1.1%
2
African
0.6%
1
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
15.3%
27 of
176 pupils
5.5 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
1.7 pts
below
England
6.0%
3.8 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
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
2024/25
Key stage 2 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
EXPECTED STANDARD
Reading, writing & maths
86.0%
25.6 pts
above England
EXPECTED STANDARD
86.0%
Reading
12.2 pts above England
School
86.0%
Staffordshire Moorlands
74.0%
West Midlands
73.0%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
89.0%
Writing
18.7 pts above England
School
89.0%
Staffordshire Moorlands
69.2%
West Midlands
69.9%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
93.0%
Maths
21.0 pts above England
School
93.0%
Staffordshire Moorlands
73.4%
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
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
5.07%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
1.14 pts
lower than
England
School
5.07%
Staffordshire Moorlands
5.38%
West Midlands
6.28%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
7.01%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
8.81 pts
lower than
England
School
7.01%
Staffordshire Moorlands
12.49%
West Midlands
16.42%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
0.64%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.17 pts
lower than
England
School
0.64%
Staffordshire Moorlands
1.29%
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
80.7%
7.4 pts
below England
St Anne's CofE (VC) Primary School
80.7%
Staffordshire Moorlands
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.