OFSTED
7 February 2024
Latest ungraded inspection
Latest published outcome
School remains Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England
Local authority
Staffordshire
Trust
STAFFORDSHIRE UNIVERSITY ACADEMIES TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
139
139 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
65
46.8% of pupils
Male pupils
74
53.2% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
14.7 pts
below England
School
10.1%
South Staffordshire
16.8%
West Midlands
30.6%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
20.3 pts
below England
School
0.0%
South Staffordshire
2.1%
West Midlands
22.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.0 pts
below England
School
0.0%
South Staffordshire
0.2%
West Midlands
0.6%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
86.3%
120
White and Black Caribbean
6.5%
9
Indian
2.2%
3
Gypsy / Roma
1.4%
2
White and Asian
1.4%
2
Any other Asian background
0.7%
1
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
4.3%
6 of
139 pupils
16.5 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
11.9 pts
below
England
6.0%
4.6 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.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
6.01%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
0.21 pts
lower than
England
School
6.01%
South Staffordshire
5.55%
West Midlands
6.28%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
13.27%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
2.55 pts
lower than
England
School
13.27%
South Staffordshire
13.09%
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%
South Staffordshire
1.49%
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
79.0%
9.2 pts
below England
St Paul's CofE First School
79.0%
South 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.