SCHOOL PROFILE

Forsbrook CofE Controlled Primary School

Primary Voluntary controlled school URN 132260
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 215 Published school capacity
Capacity used 98.1% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 4 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

24 October 2023
Latest published outcome Outstanding
OEIF
Quality of education Outstanding
Behaviour & attitudes Outstanding
Personal development Outstanding
Leadership & management Outstanding
INSPECTION HISTORY

Previous Ofsted activity

12 October 2022
Ungraded inspection School remains Outstanding (Concerns) - S5 Next
Published 24 November 2022
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

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 211 211 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 110 52.1% of pupils
Male pupils 101 47.9% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

8.5%
16.3 pts below England
School 8.5%
Staffordshire Moorlands 16.9%
West Midlands 30.6%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

1.4%
18.9 pts below England
School 1.4%
Staffordshire Moorlands 2.9%
West Midlands 22.4%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.9%
0.1 pts below England
School 0.9%
Staffordshire Moorlands 0.3%
West Midlands 0.6%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
93.4%
197
African
1.4%
3
Any other White background
1.4%
3
White and Black African
1.4%
3
White and Black Caribbean
1.4%
3
Indian
0.5%
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 10.9% 23 of 211 pupils
9.9 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 10.9%
Staffordshire Moorlands 17.8%
West Midlands 21.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 6.6% 14 pupils
England 14.8% 8.1 pts below
EHC plans 4.3% 9 pupils
England 6.0% 1.8 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 9
Moderate learning difficulty 5
Specific learning difficulty 5
Autistic spectrum disorder 2
Other difficulty or disability 1
Vision impairment 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.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

74.0% 13.6 pts above England
School 74.0%
Staffordshire Moorlands 62.7%
West Midlands 60.0%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

81.0%

7.2 pts above England

School 81.0%
Staffordshire Moorlands 74.0%
West Midlands 73.0%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

81.0%

10.7 pts above England

School 81.0%
Staffordshire Moorlands 69.2%
West Midlands 69.9%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

81.0%

9.0 pts above England

School 81.0%
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

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

3.42%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

2.80 pts lower than England
School 3.42%
Staffordshire Moorlands 5.38%
West Midlands 6.28%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

3.80%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

12.01 pts lower than England
School 3.80%
Staffordshire Moorlands 12.49%
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%
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

98.1% 10.0 pts above England
Forsbrook CofE Controlled Primary School
98.1%
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.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information