OFSTED
21 May 2024
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Requires improvement
OEIF
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour & attitudes
Requires improvement
Personal development
Requires improvement
Leadership & management
Requires improvement
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Staffordshire
Trust
THE TALENTUM LEARNING TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
735
735 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
346
47.1% of pupils
Male pupils
389
52.9% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
11.2 pts
below England
School
13.6%
Staffordshire Moorlands
16.9%
West Midlands
30.6%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
18.4 pts
below England
School
1.9%
Staffordshire Moorlands
2.9%
West Midlands
22.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.9 pts
below England
School
0.1%
Staffordshire Moorlands
0.3%
West Midlands
0.6%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
93.9%
690
Any other White background
2.4%
18
Any other Mixed background
0.8%
6
Unclassified
0.7%
5
African
0.4%
3
Any other ethnic group
0.4%
3
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
13.5%
99 of
735 pupils
7.4 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
4.2 pts
below
England
6.0%
3.2 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 4 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
ATTAINMENT 8
Average attainment score
44.2
5.0 pts
above England
Latest published: -0.13 · 2023/24
Comparisons are averages of published school-level results for open schools. They are not pupil-weighted official local authority 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
10.42%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
4.20 pts
higher than
England
School
10.42%
Staffordshire Moorlands
5.38%
West Midlands
6.28%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
26.03%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
10.21 pts
higher than
England
School
26.03%
Staffordshire Moorlands
12.49%
West Midlands
16.42%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
5.44%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
3.63 pts
higher than
England
School
5.44%
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 secondary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
80.7%
11.6 pts
below England
Westwood College
80.7%
Staffordshire Moorlands
86.1%
West Midlands
94.1%
England
92.3%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.