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Overview
SCHOOL PROFILE

Woodcroft Academy

Primary Academy converter URN 147421
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 206 Published school capacity
Capacity used 67.0% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 9 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest ungraded inspection

21 February 2024
Latest published outcome School remains Good
Published 17 April 2024 View Ofsted record
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy converter
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Does not apply
Local authority Staffordshire
Trust ST BART'S MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 138 127 full-time · 11 part-time
Female pupils 70 50.7% of pupils
Male pupils 68 49.3% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

9.4%
15.4 pts below England
School 9.4%
Staffordshire Moorlands 16.9%
West Midlands 30.6%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

2.2%
18.1 pts below England
School 2.2%
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
94.9%
131
White and Black African
2.2%
3
White and Asian
1.4%
2
Any other Mixed background
0.7%
1
Any other White background
0.7%
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 9.4% 13 of 138 pupils
11.4 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 9.4%
Staffordshire Moorlands 17.8%
West Midlands 21.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 8.0% 11 pupils
England 14.8% 6.8 pts below
EHC plans 1.5% 2 pupils
England 6.0% 4.6 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Moderate learning difficulty 3
Social, emotional & mental health 3
Specific learning difficulty 2
Multi-sensory impairment 1
Physical disability 1
No specialist assessment yet 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

2.65%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

3.56 pts lower than England
School 2.65%
Staffordshire Moorlands 5.38%
West Midlands 6.28%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

0.98%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

14.84 pts lower than England
School 0.98%
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

67.0% 21.2 pts below England
Woodcroft Academy
67.0%
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