Ofsted: Good

Penkridge Middle School

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

personMr Andrew Grocutt

corporate_farePENK VALLEY ACADEMY TRUST

location_onStafford, ST19 5BW

language Visit Website phone 1785413400

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2017

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Students

492

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Expected Standard

57%

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Age Range

9-13

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Penkridge Middle School is a Academy converter secondary school in Stafford, serving ages 9-13. Rated Good by Ofsted.

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School Summary

Penkridge Middle School is an academy converter in Stafford, Staffordshire, admitting pupils aged 9-13. It is part of PENK VALLEY ACADEMY TRUST. The school has approximately 500 pupils on roll, of whom 17% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 57% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 2% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #179 of 248 primaries in Staffordshire and #10,858 of 15,231 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2017. The school's current overall rating is Good.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 18.3:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.1 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

57%

LA 62%

Reading74% LA 75%

Writing64% LA 72%

Maths77% LA 73%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

59%

LA 62%England 61%

Reading77% LA 75% · Eng 74%

Writing68% LA 73% · Eng 72%

Maths77% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

56%

LA 60%England 60%

Reading80% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Writing66% LA 71% · Eng 71%

Maths75% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.3

Read

LA -0.1

-0.9 to 1.5

-1.0

Write

LA -0.1

-2.2 to 0.1

-0.6

Maths

LA -0.2

-1.8 to 0.5

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

54%

LA 64%England 65%

Reading72% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Writing72% LA 77% · Eng 78%

Maths67% LA 77% · Eng 79%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.8

Read

LA -0.5

-2.9 to -0.7

-2.6

Write

LA -0.5

-3.7 to -1.6

-3.5

Maths

LA -0.8

-4.5 to -2.5

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

21 June 2022

Inspection Report

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05 April 2018

Inspection Report

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Inspection Report

Inspection History

2 Evaluations

2017-02-28

Maintained Academy and School Short inspection EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2013-06-11

None EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Outstanding

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

0.2%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.2%(1 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 500 pupils. During this period, there were 1 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.2%, which is below the termly national average of 7.3%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg	Perm. Excl.
2024/25 (Spring term)	500	1	0.2%	7.3%	0
2024/25 (Autumn term)	499	0	0.0%	7.8%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	482	5	1.0%	7.4%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	481	5	1.0%	7.1%	1
2023/24 (Autumn term)	485	9	1.9%	8.2%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	486	9	1.9%	6.6%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	492	7	1.4%	6.4%	2
2022/23 (Autumn term)	487	12	2.5%	5.9%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	465	9	1.9%	4.7%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	461	8	1.7%	4.9%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	459	5	1.1%	4.4%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	463	11	2.4%	3.6%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	462	1	0.2%	1.0%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	468	6	1.3%	3.9%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	465	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	465	7	1.5%	3.2%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	467	19	4.1%	4.2%	1
2018/19 (Summer term)	456	30	6.6%	3.1%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	454	22	4.8%	3.8%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	454	9	2.0%	3.8%	0

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.

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 25 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 25 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 21 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 16 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 11 pupils

Physical Disability 3 pupils

Visual Impairment 2 pupils

Hearing Impairment 1 pupils

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Penkridge Middle School

School Summary

Academic Performance

Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Inspection History

Admissions Insight

How Places Are Allocated

Distance to School

School Capacity

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

School Funding Allocation

Funding Breakdown

Staffing

Teacher Turnover

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