Primary school

Great Wood Community Primary School

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  • ages 4–11
  • Mixed
  • Staffordshire
  • ST10 4LE
Ofsted report card · inspected May 2026

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 2,039 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 14%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 3%3%2016/17: top 7%2017/18: top 29%2018/19: top 7%2022/23: top 11%2023/24: top 11%2024/25: top 14%No exams

Against West Midlands

Expected standard, RWM79% · West Midlands 65%Small cohort: 14 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Higher standard, RWM21% · West Midlands 7%Small cohort: 14 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Reading score108 · West Midlands 105Small cohort: 14 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Maths score109 · West Midlands 105Small cohort: 14 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 87% · 15 pupils · West Midlands 53%2016/17: 86% · 14 pupils · West Midlands 61%2017/18: 75% · 12 pupils · West Midlands 65%2018/19: 87% · 15 pupils · West Midlands 66%2022/23: 79% · 14 pupils · West Midlands 61%2023/24: 80% · 20 pupils · West Midlands 62%2024/25: 79% · 14 pupils · West Midlands 65%87%75%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 7% · 15 pupils · West Midlands 3%2016/17: 7% · 14 pupils · West Midlands 7%2017/18: 17% · 12 pupils · West Midlands 8%2018/19: 20% · 15 pupils · West Midlands 9%2022/23: 21% · 14 pupils · West Midlands 6%2023/24: 15% · 20 pupils · West Midlands 6%2024/25: 21% · 14 pupils · West Midlands 7%21%7%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 107 · 15 pupils · West Midlands 1022016/17: 107 · 14 pupils · West Midlands 1042017/18: 107 · 12 pupils · West Midlands 1052018/19: 107 · 15 pupils · West Midlands 1042022/23: 108 · 14 pupils · West Midlands 1052023/24: 106 · 20 pupils · West Midlands 1052024/25: 108 · 14 pupils · West Midlands 105108106No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 108 · 15 pupils · West Midlands 1032016/17: 109 · 14 pupils · West Midlands 1042017/18: 107 · 12 pupils · West Midlands 1042018/19: 110 · 15 pupils · West Midlands 1052022/23: 109 · 14 pupils · West Midlands 1042023/24: 106 · 20 pupils · West Midlands 1042024/25: 109 · 14 pupils · West Midlands 105110106No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
15 of 15 who put it first2014 · 93.8%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st1515
2nd150
3rd10

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2006–2026

  • InclusionNeeds attention
  • AchievementNeeds attention
  • Curriculum and teachingNeeds attention
  • Attendance and behaviourExpected
  • Leadership and governanceExpected
  • Early yearsExpected
  • Personal development and wellbeingExpected
  • SafeguardingMet
  1. 2006Satisfactoryas predecessor
  2. 2009Satisfactoryas predecessor
  3. 2012Satisfactoryas predecessor
  4. 2013Requires improvementas predecessor
  5. 2015Goodas predecessor
  6. 2022Remains Good
  7. 2026Lowest Needs attention

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026101
Free school meals (past 6 years)18.1%
First language not English0.0%
SEN support6.7%
EHC plan0.9%
Absence (sessions missed)3.5%
Persistently absent pupils5.4%

Girls 51.4%Boys 48.6%

57.1% full · 177 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher21.5
Pupils per adult12.5
  • Classroom teachers 4.4
  • Leadership 0.3
  • Teaching assistants 3.4
  • Other support 1.8

Teachers 4.7 FTE · Whole workforce 9.9 · 21 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£7,105
Spend per pupil£6,276
Staff spend per pupil£4,705
Reserve per pupil£1,210
  • +£127,000revenue reserve
  • +£87,000in-year balance

Grants £6,638 · self-generated £467 · premises £267 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: THE MOORLANDS PRIMARY FEDERATION (10 academies) · trust reserve £1,213,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it