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Edge Hill Academy

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  • ages 7–11
  • Mixed
  • Staffordshire
  • DE15 9NX
Ofsted Good · inspected Apr 2016

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 7,719 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 52%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 92%92%2016/17: top 46%46% · 2016/172017/18: top 55%2018/19: top 47%2022/23: top 49%2023/24: top 73%2024/25: top 52%No exams

Against West MidlandsArrows: West Midlands rank change since 2018/19

Expected standard, RWM64% · West Midlands 65%5/10 Middle−7.6 pts
Higher standard, RWM3% · West Midlands 7%3/10 Below−66.5 pts
Reading score104 · West Midlands 1053/10 Below−59.1 pts
Maths score105 · West Midlands 1055/10 Middle−11.7 pts
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 29% · 89 pupils · West Midlands 53%2016/17: 65% · 78 pupils · West Midlands 61%2017/18: 65% · 85 pupils · West Midlands 65%2018/19: 68% · 85 pupils · West Midlands 66%2022/23: 62% · 91 pupils · West Midlands 61%2023/24: 53% · 90 pupils · West Midlands 62%2024/25: 64% · 86 pupils · West Midlands 65%68%29%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 0% · 89 pupils · West Midlands 3%2016/17: 10% · 78 pupils · West Midlands 7%2017/18: 8% · 85 pupils · West Midlands 8%2018/19: 19% · 85 pupils · West Midlands 9%2022/23: 7% · 91 pupils · West Midlands 6%2023/24: 3% · 90 pupils · West Midlands 6%2024/25: 3% · 86 pupils · West Midlands 7%19%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 102 · 89 pupils · West Midlands 1022016/17: 107 · 78 pupils · West Midlands 1042017/18: 107 · 85 pupils · West Midlands 1052018/19: 107 · 85 pupils · West Midlands 1042022/23: 104 · 91 pupils · West Midlands 1052023/24: 104 · 90 pupils · West Midlands 1052024/25: 104 · 86 pupils · West Midlands 105107102No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 101 · 89 pupils · West Midlands 1032016/17: 105 · 78 pupils · West Midlands 1042017/18: 104 · 85 pupils · West Midlands 1042018/19: 106 · 85 pupils · West Midlands 1052022/23: 103 · 91 pupils · West Midlands 1042023/24: 102 · 90 pupils · West Midlands 1042024/25: 105 · 86 pupils · West Midlands 105106101No exams

Getting in

No admissions figures or last distance offered published

Inspections · 2008–2024

  1. 2008Satisfactoryas predecessor
  2. 2011Satisfactoryas predecessor
  3. 2013Requires improvementas predecessor
  4. 2016Goodas predecessor
  5. 2024Remains Good

4 strong areas

  • Outcomes for pupils
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management
  • Personal development, behaviour and welfare
  • Quality of teaching, learning and assessment

0 weak areas

4 areas graded · inspected as predecessor

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026344
Free school meals (past 6 years)18.5%
First language not English9.2%
SEN support7.8%
EHC plan1.2%
Absence (sessions missed)4.3%
Persistently absent pupils11.4%

Girls 49.1%Boys 50.9%

95.6% full · 360 places

Parent View

Earlier survey (before Nov 2025) · as at 2 Sep 2024 · 67 responses (19.1% of pupils)

  • My child is happy at this school83.6% agree
  • My child feels safe at this school88.1% agree
  • The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved77.6% agree
  • My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively · 56.7% not applicable48.3% agree
  • The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year91% agree
  • When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly · 11.9% not applicable66.1% agree
  • My child has special educational needs and/or disabilities, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed0% agree
  • The school has high expectations for my child80.6% agree
  • My child does well at this school83.6% agree
  • The school lets me know how my child is doing76.1% agree
  • There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school97% agree
  • My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school89.5% agree
  • The school supports my child's wider personal development74.6% agree
  • I would recommend this school to another parent79.1% yes

Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher23.2
Pupils per adult16.5
  • Classroom teachers 11.8
  • Leadership 3
  • Teaching assistants 6
  • Other support 6.2

Teachers 14.8 FTE · Whole workforce 27.1 · 44 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£5,879
Spend per pupil£5,092
Staff spend per pupil£4,084
Reserve per pupil£176
  • +£61,000revenue reserve
  • +£272,000in-year balance

Grants £5,705 · self-generated £191 · premises £214 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: FIERTÉ MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST (10 academies) · trust reserve £1,153,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it