OFSTED
7 December 2021
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Inadequate
OEIF
Quality of education
Inadequate
Behaviour & attitudes
Inadequate
Personal development
Inadequate
Leadership & management
Inadequate
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy special sponsor led
Phase
Not applicable
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Does not apply
Local authority
Stoke-on-Trent
Trust
THE SHAW EDUCATION TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
144
144 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
19
13.2% of pupils
Male pupils
125
86.8% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
30.1 pts
above England
School
54.9%
Stafford
18.1%
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%
Stafford
8.2%
West Midlands
22.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.0 pts
below England
School
0.0%
Stafford
0.4%
West Midlands
0.6%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
95.1%
137
White and Black Caribbean
2.8%
4
White and Asian
1.4%
2
African
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
100.0%
144 of
144 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
2.2
37.0 pts
below England
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
33.12%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
26.90 pts
higher than
England
School
33.12%
Stafford
5.35%
West Midlands
6.28%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
70.86%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
55.05 pts
higher than
England
School
70.86%
Stafford
11.61%
West Midlands
16.42%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
29.80%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
28.00 pts
higher than
England
School
29.80%
Stafford
1.46%
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
102.9%
23.1 pts
above England
Portland School
102.9%
Stafford
78.6%
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.