The Rural Enterprise Academy

State-Funded School

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West MidlandsRegion

StaffordshireLocal Authority

Stone, Great Wyrley and PenkridgeConstituency

ST19 5PHPostcode

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Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

The Rural Enterprise Academy is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–16, located in Staffordshire, West Midlands.

The school is rated Inadequate by Ofsted. It currently serves 217 pupils. The Rural Enterprise Academy is part of PENK VALLEY ACADEMY TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Inadequate

Quality ofeducation

Inadequate

Personaldevelopment

Requires improvement

Behaviour &attitudes

Inadequate

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 37.6
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 16.7%
EBacc average point score: 3.06

Ethnicity

White

94%

Mixed

Any other group

<1%

Pupils

217

Total Pupils

54%Boys

46%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

29%

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: 11 – 16
Deprivation band: Average
Total pupils: 217
IDACI quintile: 3 (Average)
MAT name: PENK VALLEY ACADEMY TRUST

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
26 Nov 2024	Inadequate	Inadequate	Requires improvement	Inadequate	Inadequate
12 Jun 2018	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.