OFSTED
9 July 2024
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Inadequate
OEIF
Quality of education
Inadequate
Behaviour & attitudes
Inadequate
Personal development
Requires improvement
Leadership & management
Inadequate
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Free schools
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Staffordshire
Trust
PENK VALLEY ACADEMY TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
217
217 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
99
45.6% of pupils
Male pupils
118
54.4% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
3.8 pts
above England
School
28.6%
South Staffordshire
16.8%
West Midlands
30.6%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
18.9 pts
below England
School
1.4%
South Staffordshire
2.1%
West Midlands
22.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.1 pts
below England
School
0.9%
South Staffordshire
0.2%
West Midlands
0.6%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
91.7%
199
White and Black Caribbean
3.7%
8
Any other White background
1.4%
3
Any other Mixed background
0.9%
2
White and Black African
0.9%
2
Any other ethnic group
0.5%
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
40.1%
87 of
217 pupils
19.3 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
17.9 pts
above
England
6.0%
1.3 pts
above
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
37.6
1.6 pts
below England
Latest published: -0.21 · 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
10.07%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
3.85 pts
higher than
England
School
10.07%
South Staffordshire
5.55%
West Midlands
6.28%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
27.61%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
11.80 pts
higher than
England
School
27.61%
South Staffordshire
13.09%
West Midlands
16.42%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
6.34%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
4.54 pts
higher than
England
School
6.34%
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 secondary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
72.3%
20.0 pts
below England
The Rural Enterprise Academy
72.3%
South 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.