SCHOOL PROFILE

Our Lady of Grace Catholic Academy

Primary Academy converter URN 140129
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 120 Published school capacity
Capacity used 79.2% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 4 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

7 May 2025
Latest published outcome Not judged
OEIF
Quality of education Good
Behaviour & attitudes Outstanding
Personal development Outstanding
Leadership & management Outstanding
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy converter
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Roman Catholic
Local authority Staffordshire
Trust ST GABRIEL THE ARCHANGEL CATHOLIC MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 95 95 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 51 53.7% of pupils
Male pupils 44 46.3% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

38.9%
14.1 pts above England
School 38.9%
Staffordshire Moorlands 16.9%
West Midlands 30.6%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

11.6%
8.7 pts below England
School 11.6%
Staffordshire Moorlands 2.9%
West Midlands 22.4%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

2.1%
1.1 pts above England
School 2.1%
Staffordshire Moorlands 0.3%
West Midlands 0.6%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
78.9%
75
Any other White background
5.3%
5
African
4.2%
4
Indian
4.2%
4
Chinese
2.1%
2
White and Black African
2.1%
2
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 11.6% 11 of 95 pupils
9.2 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 11.6%
Staffordshire Moorlands 17.8%
West Midlands 21.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 7.4% 7 pupils
England 14.8% 7.4 pts below
EHC plans 4.2% 4 pupils
England 6.0% 1.8 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 5
Moderate learning difficulty 4
Multi-sensory impairment 1
Social, emotional & mental health 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

83.0% 22.6 pts above England
School 83.0%
Staffordshire Moorlands 62.7%
West Midlands 60.0%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

83.0%

9.2 pts above England

School 83.0%
Staffordshire Moorlands 74.0%
West Midlands 73.0%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

83.0%

12.7 pts above England

School 83.0%
Staffordshire Moorlands 69.2%
West Midlands 69.9%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

83.0%

11.0 pts above England

School 83.0%
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

3.94%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

2.27 pts lower than England
School 3.94%
Staffordshire Moorlands 5.38%
West Midlands 6.28%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

13.98%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

1.84 pts lower than England
School 13.98%
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

79.2% 9.0 pts below England
Our Lady of Grace Catholic Academy
79.2%
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