OFSTED
7 December 2022
Latest graded inspection
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 special converter
Phase
Not applicable
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Does not apply
Local authority
Staffordshire
Trust
ESTEEM MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
246
246 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
76
30.9% of pupils
Male pupils
170
69.1% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
16.7 pts
above England
School
41.5%
East Staffordshire
21.4%
West Midlands
30.6%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
0.4 pts
below England
School
19.9%
East Staffordshire
22.3%
West Midlands
22.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.6 pts
above England
School
1.6%
East Staffordshire
1.0%
West Midlands
0.6%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
69.9%
172
Pakistani
12.2%
30
Any other White background
4.9%
12
Any other Mixed background
2.0%
5
White and Black Caribbean
2.0%
5
African
1.6%
4
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
100.0%
246 of
246 pupils
79.2 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
14.8 pts
below
England
6.0%
94.0 pts
above
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
2.7
36.5 pts
below England
Latest published: -1.48 · 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
10.79%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
4.57 pts
higher than
England
School
10.79%
East Staffordshire
5.53%
West Midlands
6.28%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
28.35%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
12.53 pts
higher than
England
School
28.35%
East Staffordshire
13.17%
West Midlands
16.42%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
6.19%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
4.38 pts
higher than
England
School
6.19%
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 not applicable schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
109.3%
29.6 pts
above England
The Fountains High School
109.3%
East Staffordshire
82.1%
West Midlands
76.9%
England
79.8%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.