OFSTED
14 February 2023
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Good
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Requires improvement
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Free schools
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Staffordshire
Trust
JOHN TAYLOR MAT
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
1,315
1,315 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
662
50.3% of pupils
Male pupils
653
49.7% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
2.7 pts
below England
School
22.1%
East Staffordshire
21.4%
West Midlands
30.6%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
7.2 pts
above England
School
27.5%
East Staffordshire
22.3%
West Midlands
22.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.8 pts
above England
School
1.8%
East Staffordshire
1.0%
West Midlands
0.6%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
47.5%
624
Pakistani
17.4%
229
Any other White background
10.3%
135
Unclassified
6.2%
81
Any other Asian background
3.3%
43
Any other ethnic group
3.1%
41
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
16.5%
217 of
1,315 pupils
4.3 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
0.6 pts
below
England
6.0%
3.7 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 4 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
ATTAINMENT 8
Average attainment score
46.4
7.2 pts
above England
Latest published: -0.30 · 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
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
7.70%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
1.48 pts
higher than
England
School
7.70%
East Staffordshire
5.53%
West Midlands
6.28%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
24.21%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
8.40 pts
higher than
England
School
24.21%
East Staffordshire
13.17%
West Midlands
16.42%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
2.89%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.09 pts
higher than
England
School
2.89%
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 secondary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
84.8%
7.5 pts
below England
John Taylor Free School
84.8%
East Staffordshire
86.1%
West Midlands
94.1%
England
92.3%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.