OFSTED
12 February 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
3 December 2019
Graded inspection
Good
Published
15 January 2020
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy sponsor led
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Staffordshire
Trust
LIFT SCHOOLS
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
621
621 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
288
46.4% of pupils
Male pupils
333
53.6% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
6.1 pts
above England
School
30.9%
East Staffordshire
21.4%
West Midlands
30.6%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
66.3 pts
above England
School
86.6%
East Staffordshire
22.3%
West Midlands
22.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.0 pts
below England
School
0.0%
East Staffordshire
1.0%
West Midlands
0.6%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
Pakistani
36.1%
224
Any other White background
24.6%
153
White British
10.3%
64
Any other ethnic group
7.1%
44
African
6.8%
42
Gypsy / Roma
3.9%
24
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
12.9%
80 of
621 pupils
7.9 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
3.2 pts
below
England
6.0%
4.7 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 2 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
EXPECTED STANDARD
Reading, writing & maths
87.0%
26.6 pts
above England
EXPECTED STANDARD
88.0%
Reading
14.2 pts above England
School
88.0%
East Staffordshire
73.3%
West Midlands
73.0%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
92.0%
Writing
21.7 pts above England
School
92.0%
East Staffordshire
72.5%
West Midlands
69.9%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
92.0%
Maths
20.0 pts above England
School
92.0%
East Staffordshire
73.0%
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
4.80%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
1.41 pts
lower than
England
School
4.80%
East Staffordshire
5.53%
West Midlands
6.28%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
12.41%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
3.40 pts
lower than
England
School
12.41%
East Staffordshire
13.17%
West Midlands
16.42%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
1.95%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.15 pts
higher than
England
School
1.95%
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 primary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
98.6%
10.4 pts
above England
Lift Anglesey
98.6%
East Staffordshire
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.