Penkridge Middle School

State-Funded School

penkridge-middle-school-staffordshire-west-midlands

West MidlandsRegion

StaffordshireLocal Authority

Stone, Great Wyrley and PenkridgeConstituency

ST19 5BWPostcode

3.4

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Penkridge Middle School is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 9–13, located in Staffordshire, West Midlands.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 509 pupils. Penkridge Middle School is part of PENK VALLEY ACADEMY TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2022

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Academic Performance

Below average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 59%
Higher standard: 3%
Reading score: 105
Maths score: 104

Ethnicity

White

94%

Asian

<1%

Black

<1%

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

<1%

Pupils

509

Total Pupils

50%Boys

50%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

15%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 9 – 13
Deprivation band: Less deprived
Total pupils: 509
IDACI quintile: 2 (More deprived)
MAT name: PENK VALLEY ACADEMY TRUST

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

School remains Good

Ungraded inspection on 22 June 2022. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
23 Mar 2017	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.