OFSTED
Ofsted inspection information
Latest published outcome
No overall judgement
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Free schools
Phase
All-through
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Staffordshire
Trust
JOHN TAYLOR MAT
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
147
147 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
86
58.5% of pupils
Male pupils
61
41.5% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
2.4 pts
above England
School
27.2%
Lichfield
17.9%
West Midlands
30.6%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
18.3 pts
below England
School
2.0%
Lichfield
4.9%
West Midlands
22.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.0 pts
below England
School
0.0%
Lichfield
0.4%
West Midlands
0.6%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
92.5%
136
White and Black Caribbean
2.7%
4
White and Asian
1.4%
2
Any other Mixed background
0.7%
1
Any other White background
0.7%
1
Chinese
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
24.5%
36 of
147 pupils
3.7 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
4.9 pts
above
England
6.0%
1.3 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.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open all-through schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
10.7%
80.4 pts
below England
Rugeley John Taylor
10.7%
Lichfield
10.7%
West Midlands
76.3%
England
91.1%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.