SCHOOL PROFILE

Oxhey First School

Primary Academy converter URN 146874
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 270 Published school capacity
Capacity used 89.3% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 9 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

26 September 2023
Latest published outcome Outstanding
OEIF
Quality of education Outstanding
Behaviour & attitudes Outstanding
Personal development Outstanding
Leadership & management Outstanding
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy converter
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Does not apply
Local authority Staffordshire
Trust CHILDREN FIRST LEARNING PARTNERSHIP
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 241 237 full-time · 4 part-time
Female pupils 116 48.1% of pupils
Male pupils 125 51.9% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

4.1%
20.7 pts below England
School 4.1%
Staffordshire Moorlands 16.9%
West Midlands 30.6%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

0.4%
19.9 pts below England
School 0.4%
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
96.3%
232
White and Asian
0.8%
2
White and Black Caribbean
0.8%
2
Any other Asian background
0.4%
1
Any other Mixed background
0.4%
1
Irish
0.4%
1
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 6.2% 15 of 241 pupils
14.6 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 6.2%
Staffordshire Moorlands 17.8%
West Midlands 21.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 5.0% 12 pupils
England 14.8% 9.8 pts below
EHC plans 1.2% 3 pupils
England 6.0% 4.8 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 6
Moderate learning difficulty 5
Social, emotional & mental health 3
Hearing impairment 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.

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

3.50%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

2.72 pts lower than England
School 3.50%
Staffordshire Moorlands 5.38%
West Midlands 6.28%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

4.68%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

11.14 pts lower than England
School 4.68%
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

89.3% 1.1 pts above England
Oxhey First School
89.3%
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