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Marshlands School

Community special school · Mixed · Staffordshire

Second Avenue, Stafford, ST16 1PS

Website 01785336293

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headline score

Ranking (England)

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No ranked results

Ofsted

Standards maintained

No graded inspection

Application demand

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No council data

Attendance

92.8%

22.9% persistently absent

Above averageAround averageBelow averagecompared with the England average for state-funded schools.

At a glance

Pupils on roll

201

Capacity used

Over capacity

118%

170 places

GCSE rank (England)

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KS2 rank (England)

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Details

Type
Community special school
Age range
5–11
Gender
Mixed
Sixth form
No
Nursery
No Nursery Classes
Boarding
No boarders
Headteacher
Kim Prince-Anson and Mrs Lauren Goode
Address
Second Avenue, Tillington, Stafford, ST16 1PS
Phone
01785336293
Local authority
Staffordshire
Ward / constituency
Holmcroft · Stafford
Area
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
124518

Pupils

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Free school meals42%——
English as additional language15%——
SEN support0%——
69% boys (138)31% girls (63)

Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 3 of 5)

1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.

201 pupils · 170 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.

Ofsted inspections

  1. 25

    05 February 2025

    Ungraded inspection

    Standards maintained
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Attendance

2024/2025 school year · 179 pupils

Attendance

92.8%

Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%

Overall absence

7.2%

Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%

Persistent absence

22.9%

Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%

Severe absence

1.1%

Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%

Unauthorised absence

1.7%

Absences the school didn't approve

Persistent absence by year

70%
20/21
36%
21/22
29%
22/23
21%
23/24
23%
24/25

Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.

Primary results by subject (SATs)

Year 6 pupils meeting each standard, against England

Reading, writing & maths combined

Expected standard0%
-62% vs England
Higher standard0%
-8% vs England

Reading

Expected standard0%
-75% vs England
Higher standard0%
-33% vs England

Writing

Expected standard0%
-72% vs England
Greater depth0%
-13% vs England

Maths

Expected standard0%
-74% vs England
Higher standard0%
-26% vs England

Grammar, punctuation & spelling

Expected standard0%
-73% vs England
Higher standard0%
-30% vs England

Science

Expected standard0%
-82% vs England

England average · Scaled scores run 80–120 (100 = expected standard).

Primary results over time

02019020230202402025

Expected standard (RWM) by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)

ResultSchoolEngland (approx.)
Expected standard (RWM)0%61%
Higher standard0%8%

House prices near the school

Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.

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Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.