SCHOOL PROFILE

Bramshall Meadows First School

Primary Free schools URN 149079
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 176 Published school capacity
Capacity used 71.0% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 9 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

25 March 2025
Latest published outcome Not judged
OEIF
Quality of education Good
Behaviour & attitudes Good
Personal development Good
Leadership & management Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Free schools
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character —
Local authority Staffordshire
Trust INNOVATE2EDUCATE PARTNERSHIP LIMITED
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 125 108 full-time · 17 part-time
Female pupils 64 51.2% of pupils
Male pupils 61 48.8% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

5.6%
19.2 pts below England
School 5.6%
East Staffordshire 21.4%
West Midlands 30.6%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

8.8%
11.5 pts below England
School 8.8%
East Staffordshire 22.3%
West Midlands 22.4%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
East Staffordshire 1.0%
West Midlands 0.6%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
84.8%
106
Any other White background
3.2%
4
White and Black Caribbean
3.2%
4
Any other Mixed background
2.4%
3
White and Asian
2.4%
3
African
1.6%
2
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 9.6% 12 of 125 pupils
11.2 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 9.6%
East Staffordshire 18.8%
West Midlands 21.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 6.4% 8 pupils
England 14.8% 8.4 pts below
EHC plans 3.2% 4 pupils
England 6.0% 2.8 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 6
Social, emotional & mental health 2
Autistic spectrum disorder 1
Hearing impairment 1
Moderate learning difficulty 1
Vision 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

3.98%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

2.24 pts lower than England
School 3.98%
East Staffordshire 5.53%
West Midlands 6.28%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

7.55%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

8.27 pts lower than England
School 7.55%
East Staffordshire 13.17%
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%
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 primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

71.0% 17.2 pts below England
Bramshall Meadows First School
71.0%
East 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.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information