SCHOOL PROFILE

Great Wood Community Primary School

Primary Academy converter URN 145048
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 177 Published school capacity
Capacity used 57.1% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 4 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest inspection

19 May 2026
Latest published outcome Met
Renewed framework
Safeguarding Met
Inclusion Needs attention
Curriculum & teaching Needs attention
Achievement Needs attention
Attendance & behaviour Expected standard
Personal development Expected standard
Leadership & governance Expected standard
INSPECTION HISTORY

Previous Ofsted activity

16 February 2022
Ungraded inspection School remains Good
Published 30 March 2022
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy converter
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Does not apply
Local authority Staffordshire
Trust THE MOORLANDS PRIMARY FEDERATION
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 101 101 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 51 50.5% of pupils
Male pupils 50 49.5% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

18.8%
6.0 pts below England
School 18.8%
Staffordshire Moorlands 16.9%
West Midlands 30.6%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

0.0%
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.

0.0%
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
91.1%
92
White and Asian
4.0%
4
Any other Mixed background
3.0%
3
Pakistani
2.0%
2
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 9.9% 10 of 101 pupils
10.9 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 9.9%
Staffordshire Moorlands 17.8%
West Midlands 21.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 7.9% 8 pupils
England 14.8% 6.9 pts below
EHC plans 2.0% 2 pupils
England 6.0% 4.1 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Moderate learning difficulty 3
Speech, language & communication 3
Autistic spectrum disorder 2
Severe learning difficulty 1
Social, emotional & mental health 1

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 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

79.0% 18.6 pts above England
School 79.0%
Staffordshire Moorlands 62.7%
West Midlands 60.0%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

93.0%

19.2 pts above England

School 93.0%
Staffordshire Moorlands 74.0%
West Midlands 73.0%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

86.0%

15.7 pts above England

School 86.0%
Staffordshire Moorlands 69.2%
West Midlands 69.9%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

100.0%

28.0 pts above England

School 100.0%
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

Attendance profile

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

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

3.53%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

2.69 pts lower than England
School 3.53%
Staffordshire Moorlands 5.38%
West Midlands 6.28%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

5.43%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

10.38 pts lower than England
School 5.43%
Staffordshire Moorlands 12.49%
West Midlands 16.42%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.00%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.80 pts lower than England
School 0.00%
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 primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

57.1% 31.1 pts below England
Great Wood Community Primary School
57.1%
Staffordshire Moorlands
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.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information