OFSTED
Latest ungraded inspection
18 October 2023
Latest published outcome
School remains Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy special converter
Phase
Not applicable
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Does not apply
Local authority
Staffordshire
Trust
MANOR HALL ACADEMY TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics
for 2025/26.
2025/26
Total pupils
135
135 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
34
25.2% of pupils
Male pupils
101
74.8% of pupils
7.8 pts
above England
School
32.6%
Cannock Chase
27.0%
West Midlands
30.6%
England
24.8%
20.3 pts
below England
School
0.0%
Cannock Chase
4.2%
West Midlands
22.4%
England
20.3%
1.0 pts
below England
School
0.0%
Cannock Chase
0.5%
West Midlands
0.6%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
Any other Mixed background
2.2%
3
White and Black Caribbean
2.2%
3
Any other White background
1.5%
2
Any other Black 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
100.0%
135 of
135 pupils
79.2 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
SEN support
0.0%
0 pupils
England
14.8%
14.8 pts
below
EHC plans
100.0%
135 pupils
England
6.0%
94.0 pts
above
PRIMARY NEEDS
Most common identified needs
Pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder
73
Speech, language & communication
48
Social, emotional & mental health
8
Moderate learning difficulty
2
Severe learning difficulty
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
7.13%
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
0.91 pts
higher than
England
School
7.13%
Cannock Chase
6.05%
West Midlands
6.28%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
Persistent absence
15.15%
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
0.66 pts
lower than
England
School
15.15%
Cannock Chase
16.32%
West Midlands
16.42%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
Severe absence
2.27%
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.47 pts
higher than
England
School
2.27%
Cannock Chase
1.25%
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
105.5%
25.7 pts
above England
Sherbrook Primary School
105.5%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.