Ofsted: Good

Marshlands School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMrs Kim Prince-Anson

location_onStafford, ST16 1PS

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2014

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Students

132

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Expected Standard

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Age Range

5-11

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Marshlands School is a Community special school school in Stafford, serving ages 5-11. Rated Good by Ofsted.

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School Summary

Marshlands School is a community special school in Stafford, Staffordshire, admitting pupils aged 5-11. The school has approximately 173 pupils on roll, of whom 40% are eligible for free school meals.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2014. The school's current overall rating is Good.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 11.3:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.0 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

LA 62%

Reading0% LA 75%

Writing0% LA 72%

Maths0% LA 73%

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Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

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2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

LA 62%England 61%

Reading0% LA 75% · Eng 74%

Writing0% LA 73% · Eng 72%

Maths4% LA 73% · Eng 73%

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Maths SS

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Write

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2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

LA 60%England 60%

Reading0% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Writing0% LA 71% · Eng 71%

Maths0% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Read SS

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

-10.0

Read

LA -0.1

-12.9 to -7.1

-8.4

Write

LA -0.1

-11.2 to -5.6

-8.7

Maths

LA -0.2

-11.4 to -6.0

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

LA 64%England 65%

Reading0% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Writing0% LA 77% · Eng 78%

Maths0% LA 77% · Eng 79%

Read SS

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

-7.0

Read

LA -0.5

-9.8 to -4.1

-3.9

Write

LA -0.5

-6.6 to -1.3

-8.4

Maths

LA -0.8

-10.9 to -5.9

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

LA 64%

Reading0% LA 75%

Writing0% LA 78%

Maths0% LA 75%

Read SS

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

-10.7

Read

LA -0.4

-14.9 to -6.5

-10.8

Write

LA -0.3

-14.8 to -6.8

-10.6

Maths

LA -0.6

-14.4 to -6.8

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

No digital report timeline available.

Inspection History

2 Evaluations

2014-12-02

S5 Inspection EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2012-05-24

None EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.0%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 7.3% for this term (secondary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.0%(0 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 7.398% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 173 pupils. During this period, there were 0 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.0%, which is below the termly national average of 7.3%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	173	0	0.0%	7.3%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	172	0	0.0%	7.8%
2023/24 (Summer term)	157	1	0.6%	7.4%
2023/24 (Spring term)	157	1	0.6%	7.1%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	153	0	0.0%	8.2%
2022/23 (Summer term)	137	1	0.7%	6.6%
2022/23 (Spring term)	132	0	0.0%	6.4%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	127	0	0.0%	5.9%
2021/22 (Summer term)	116	1	0.9%	4.7%
2021/22 (Spring term)	114	4	3.5%	4.9%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	107	0	0.0%	4.4%
2020/21 (Summer term)	106	1	0.9%	3.6%
2020/21 (Spring term)	103	0	0.0%	1.0%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	103	0	0.0%	3.9%
2019/20 (Summer term)	111	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	111	0	0.0%	3.2%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	102	3	2.9%	4.2%
2018/19 (Summer term)	105	0	0.0%	3.1%
2018/19 (Spring term)	101	0	0.0%	3.8%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	90	0	0.0%	3.8%
2017/18 (Summer term)	91	0	0.0%	3.4%
2017/18 (Spring term)	89	0	0.0%	3.0%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	86	0	0.0%	3.7%
2016/17 (Summer term)	86	0	0.0%	3.0%
2016/17 (Spring term)	79	0	0.0%	3.3%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	73	0	0.0%	3.1%

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Speech, Language & Communication 65 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 52 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 27 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 13 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 8 pupils

Visual Impairment 2 pupils

Physical Disability 2 pupils

Severe Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

Profound & Multiple Learning 1 pupils

Marshlands School

School Summary

Academic Performance

Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Inspection History

Admissions Insight

How Places Are Allocated

Distance to School

Students & School Environment

School Size

Language Diversity

Inclusive Support

Attendance

Ethnicity Breakdown

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Funding & Staffing

Staffing

Teacher Turnover