OFSTED
17 May 2023
Latest ungraded inspection
Latest published outcome
School remains Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Staffordshire
Trust
PRIMITAS LEARNING PARTNERSHIP
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
1,112
1,112 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
551
49.6% of pupils
Male pupils
561
50.4% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
7.5 pts
below England
School
17.3%
Lichfield
17.9%
West Midlands
30.6%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
17.2 pts
below England
School
3.1%
Lichfield
4.9%
West Midlands
22.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.6 pts
above England
School
1.6%
Lichfield
0.4%
West Midlands
0.6%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
91.1%
1,013
Any other White background
2.1%
23
Any other Mixed background
1.7%
19
White and Asian
1.3%
15
White and Black Caribbean
1.1%
12
Indian
0.7%
8
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
17.2%
191 of
1,112 pupils
3.6 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
1.9 pts
below
England
6.0%
1.7 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
47.8
8.6 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
7.32%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
1.10 pts
higher than
England
School
7.32%
Lichfield
5.88%
West Midlands
6.28%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
18.56%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
2.75 pts
higher than
England
School
18.56%
Lichfield
13.95%
West Midlands
16.42%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
1.77%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.03 pts
lower than
England
School
1.77%
Lichfield
1.64%
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
102.6%
10.3 pts
above England
Erasmus Darwin Academy
102.6%
Lichfield
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.