OFSTED
21 May 2025
Latest ungraded inspection
Latest published outcome
Standards maintained
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy sponsor led
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Staffordshire
Trust
REACH2 ACADEMY TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
443
414 full-time ·
29 part-time
Female pupils
207
46.7% of pupils
Male pupils
236
53.3% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
5.6 pts
below England
School
19.2%
East Staffordshire
21.4%
West Midlands
30.6%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
16.5 pts
above England
School
36.8%
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
34.3%
152
White British
30.2%
134
Any other White background
10.4%
46
Any other ethnic group
5.2%
23
White and Black Caribbean
4.3%
19
Any other Asian background
4.1%
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
20.1%
89 of
443 pupils
0.7 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
3.0 pts
above
England
6.0%
3.8 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
48.0%
12.4 pts
below England
EXPECTED STANDARD
68.0%
Reading
5.8 pts below England
School
68.0%
East Staffordshire
73.3%
West Midlands
73.0%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
67.0%
Writing
3.3 pts below England
School
67.0%
East Staffordshire
72.5%
West Midlands
69.9%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
67.0%
Maths
5.0 pts below England
School
67.0%
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
6.65%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
0.43 pts
higher than
England
School
6.65%
East Staffordshire
5.53%
West Midlands
6.28%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
19.62%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
3.80 pts
higher than
England
School
19.62%
East Staffordshire
13.17%
West Midlands
16.42%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
0.54%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.26 pts
lower than
England
School
0.54%
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
105.5%
17.3 pts
above England
Scientia Academy
105.5%
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.