SCHOOL PROFILE

St Martins School (3-16 Learning Community)

All-through Academy sponsor led URN 143142
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 660 Published school capacity
Capacity used 106.5% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 16 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

24 January 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 sponsor led
Phase All-through
Gender Mixed
Religious character Does not apply
Local authority Shropshire
Trust THE 3-18 EDUCATION TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 703 703 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 370 52.6% of pupils
Male pupils 333 47.4% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

21.5%
3.3 pts below England
School 21.5%
Shropshire 17.3%
West Midlands 30.6%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

2.7%
17.6 pts below England
School 2.7%
Shropshire 5.4%
West Midlands 22.4%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.1%
0.9 pts below England
School 0.1%
Shropshire 0.4%
West Midlands 0.6%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
88.8%
624
Any other White background
6.7%
47
African
0.9%
6
Gypsy / Roma
0.7%
5
Indian
0.7%
5
White and Black African
0.7%
5
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 23.0% 162 of 703 pupils
2.2 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 23.0%
Shropshire 21.3%
West Midlands 21.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 21.1% 148 pupils
England 14.8% 6.3 pts above
EHC plans 2.0% 14 pupils
England 6.0% 4.0 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
No specialist assessment yet 46
Social, emotional & mental health 30
Specific learning difficulty 30
Speech, language & communication 24
Autistic spectrum disorder 14
Moderate learning difficulty 11

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 4 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
ATTAINMENT 8

Average attainment score

36.4 2.8 pts below England
School 36.4
Shropshire 34.0
West Midlands 38.3
England 39.2
English & maths grade 5+ 25.6% England 36.0% 10.4 pts below England
English & maths grade 4+ 46.5% England 51.4% 4.9 pts below England
EBacc entry 61.6% England 30.6% 31.0 pts above England
EBacc average point score 3.39 England 3.41
Progress 8 Not available for 2024/25

Latest published: -0.52 · 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

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

9.78%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

3.56 pts higher than England
School 9.78%
Shropshire 5.92%
West Midlands 6.28%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

26.03%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

10.21 pts higher than England
School 26.03%
Shropshire 14.62%
West Midlands 16.42%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

3.68%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.87 pts higher than England
School 3.68%
Shropshire 1.38%
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 all-through schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

106.5% 15.4 pts above England
St Martins School (3-16 Learning Community)
106.5%
Shropshire
106.5%
West Midlands
76.3%
England
91.1%
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