OFSTED
6 May 2026
Latest inspection
Latest published outcome
Met
Renewed framework
Safeguarding
Met
Inclusion
Strong standard
Curriculum & teaching
Expected standard
Achievement
Expected standard
Attendance & behaviour
Strong standard
Personal development
Expected standard
Leadership & governance
Strong standard
INSPECTION HISTORY
Previous Ofsted activity
10 March 2022
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good
Published
5 May 2022
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Does not apply
Local authority
Staffordshire
Trust
CENTRAL CO-OPERATIVE LEARNING TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
617
600 full-time ·
17 part-time
Female pupils
287
46.5% of pupils
Male pupils
330
53.5% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
6.3 pts
below England
School
18.5%
East Staffordshire
21.4%
West Midlands
30.6%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
10.3 pts
below England
School
10.0%
East Staffordshire
22.3%
West Midlands
22.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.8 pts
below England
School
0.2%
East Staffordshire
1.0%
West Midlands
0.6%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
81.8%
505
Pakistani
7.8%
48
White and Black Caribbean
3.9%
24
White and Asian
2.1%
13
Any other White background
1.6%
10
Any other ethnic group
1.1%
7
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
15.6%
96 of
617 pupils
5.3 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
3.8 pts
below
England
6.0%
1.5 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 2 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
EXPECTED STANDARD
Reading, writing & maths
64.0%
3.6 pts
above England
EXPECTED STANDARD
78.0%
Reading
4.2 pts above England
School
78.0%
East Staffordshire
73.3%
West Midlands
73.0%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
68.0%
Writing
2.3 pts below England
School
68.0%
East Staffordshire
72.5%
West Midlands
69.9%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
79.0%
Maths
7.0 pts above England
School
79.0%
East Staffordshire
73.0%
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
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
3.56%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
2.66 pts
lower than
England
School
3.56%
East Staffordshire
5.53%
West Midlands
6.28%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
5.38%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
10.44 pts
lower than
England
School
5.38%
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
106.7%
18.6 pts
above England
William Shrewsbury Primary School
106.7%
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.