OFSTED
12 October 2022
Latest ungraded inspection
Latest published outcome
School remains Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Voluntary controlled school
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
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
834
834 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
419
50.2% of pupils
Male pupils
415
49.8% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
7.9 pts
above England
School
32.7%
East Staffordshire
21.4%
West Midlands
30.6%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
11.4 pts
above England
School
31.7%
East Staffordshire
22.3%
West Midlands
22.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.9 pts
below England
School
0.1%
East Staffordshire
1.0%
West Midlands
0.6%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
54.9%
458
Pakistani
15.0%
125
Any other White background
13.1%
109
African
3.1%
26
Any other Asian background
2.9%
24
White and Black Caribbean
2.2%
18
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
19.1%
159 of
834 pupils
1.8 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
1.2 pts
above
England
6.0%
2.9 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 4 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
ATTAINMENT 8
Average attainment score
39.4
0.2 pts
above England
Latest published: -0.27 · 2023/24
Comparisons are averages of published school-level results for open schools. They are not pupil-weighted official local authority 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
10.13%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
3.91 pts
higher than
England
School
10.13%
East Staffordshire
5.53%
West Midlands
6.28%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
30.24%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
14.43 pts
higher than
England
School
30.24%
East Staffordshire
13.17%
West Midlands
16.42%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
3.76%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.96 pts
higher than
England
School
3.76%
East Staffordshire
1.52%
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 secondary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
70.1%
22.2 pts
below England
Abbot Beyne School
70.1%
East Staffordshire
86.1%
West Midlands
94.1%
England
92.3%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.