SCHOOL PROFILE

Woodhouse Academy

Middle deemed secondary Academy converter URN 141074
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 480 Published school capacity
Capacity used 83.8% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 9 – 13 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

14 February 2023
Latest published outcome Good
OEIF
Quality of education Good
Behaviour & attitudes Good
Personal development Good
Leadership & management Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy converter
Phase Middle deemed secondary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Does not apply
Local authority Staffordshire
Trust WOODHOUSE ACADEMY
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 402 402 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 183 45.5% of pupils
Male pupils 219 54.5% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

13.2%
11.6 pts below England
School 13.2%
Staffordshire Moorlands 16.9%
West Midlands 30.6%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

0.0%
20.3 pts below England
School 0.0%
Staffordshire Moorlands 2.9%
West Midlands 22.4%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.2%
0.8 pts below England
School 0.2%
Staffordshire Moorlands 0.3%
West Midlands 0.6%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
95.5%
384
Any other Mixed background
1.0%
4
White and Asian
1.0%
4
Any other Asian background
0.7%
3
Any other White background
0.7%
3
Any other Black background
0.2%
1
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 9.5% 38 of 402 pupils
11.4 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 9.5%
Staffordshire Moorlands 17.8%
West Midlands 21.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 6.2% 25 pupils
England 14.8% 8.6 pts below
EHC plans 3.2% 13 pupils
England 6.0% 2.8 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Social, emotional & mental health 11
Autistic spectrum disorder 10
Moderate learning difficulty 10
Specific learning difficulty 5
Speech, language & communication 2

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

80.0% 19.6 pts above England
School 80.0%
Staffordshire Moorlands 62.7%
West Midlands 60.0%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

94.0%

20.2 pts above England

School 94.0%
Staffordshire Moorlands 74.0%
West Midlands 73.0%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

92.0%

21.7 pts above England

School 92.0%
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

4.60%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

1.62 pts lower than England
School 4.60%
Staffordshire Moorlands 5.38%
West Midlands 6.28%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

11.29%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

4.53 pts lower than England
School 11.29%
Staffordshire Moorlands 12.49%
West Midlands 16.42%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.69%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.11 pts lower than England
School 0.69%
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 middle deemed secondary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

83.8% 6.0 pts below England
Woodhouse Academy
83.8%
Staffordshire Moorlands
86.8%
West Midlands
89.8%
England
89.8%
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