OFSTED
10 June 2025
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Not judged
OEIF
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour & attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership & management
Outstanding
INSPECTION HISTORY
Previous Ofsted activity
11 May 2023
Ungraded inspection
School remains Outstanding (Concerns) - S5 Next
Published
22 June 2023
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy special converter
Phase
Not applicable
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Does not apply
Local authority
Staffordshire
Trust
MANOR HALL ACADEMY TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
55
55 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
8
14.5% of pupils
Male pupils
47
85.5% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
29.7 pts
above England
School
54.5%
Staffordshire Moorlands
16.9%
West Midlands
30.6%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
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.
1.0 pts
below England
School
0.0%
Staffordshire Moorlands
0.3%
West Midlands
0.6%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
94.5%
52
White and Black Caribbean
3.6%
2
White and Asian
1.8%
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
100.0%
55 of
55 pupils
79.2 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
14.8 pts
below
England
6.0%
94.0 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 2 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
EXPECTED STANDARD
Reading, writing & maths
0.0%
60.4 pts
below England
EXPECTED STANDARD
43.0%
Reading
30.8 pts below England
School
43.0%
Staffordshire Moorlands
74.0%
West Midlands
73.0%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
0.0%
Writing
70.3 pts below England
School
0.0%
Staffordshire Moorlands
69.2%
West Midlands
69.9%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
21.0%
Maths
51.0 pts below England
School
21.0%
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
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
12.01%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
5.79 pts
higher than
England
School
12.01%
Staffordshire Moorlands
5.38%
West Midlands
6.28%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
32.35%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
16.54 pts
higher than
England
School
32.35%
Staffordshire Moorlands
12.49%
West Midlands
16.42%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
5.88%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
4.08 pts
higher than
England
School
5.88%
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 not applicable schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
98.2%
18.4 pts
above England
Cicely Haughton School
98.2%
Staffordshire Moorlands
80.9%
West Midlands
76.9%
England
79.8%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.