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
3.3 pts
below England
School
21.5%
Shropshire
17.3%
West Midlands
30.6%
England
24.8%
17.6 pts
below England
School
2.7%
Shropshire
5.4%
West Midlands
22.4%
England
20.3%
0.9 pts
below England
School
0.1%
Shropshire
0.4%
West Midlands
0.6%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
Any other White background
6.7%
47
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%
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.
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%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.