OFSTED
27 November 2024
Latest ungraded inspection
Latest published outcome
Good
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership & management
Good
INSPECTION HISTORY
Previous Ofsted activity
28 January 2020
Graded inspection
Good
Published
23 February 2020
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy sponsor led
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Does not apply
Local authority
Staffordshire
Trust
INNOVATE2EDUCATE PARTNERSHIP LIMITED
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
334
295 full-time ·
39 part-time
Female pupils
155
46.4% of pupils
Male pupils
179
53.6% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
15.8 pts
below England
School
9.0%
East Staffordshire
21.4%
West Midlands
30.6%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
16.1 pts
below England
School
4.2%
East Staffordshire
22.3%
West Midlands
22.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.0 pts
below England
School
0.0%
East Staffordshire
1.0%
West Midlands
0.6%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
91.0%
304
Any other White background
2.7%
9
Any other Mixed background
1.5%
5
White and Asian
1.2%
4
Any other Asian background
0.9%
3
White and Black African
0.9%
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
17.1%
57 of
334 pupils
3.8 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
0.5 pts
above
England
6.0%
4.2 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.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
3.48%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
2.74 pts
lower than
England
School
3.48%
East Staffordshire
5.53%
West Midlands
6.28%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
3.35%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
12.47 pts
lower than
England
School
3.35%
East Staffordshire
13.17%
West Midlands
16.42%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
0.00%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.80 pts
lower than
England
School
0.00%
East Staffordshire
1.52%
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 primary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
111.0%
22.8 pts
above England
Picknalls First School
111.0%
East Staffordshire
86.6%
West Midlands
91.3%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.