Brewood Middle CofE Academy, Stafford
Brewood Middle CofE Academy is a secondary school for pupils aged 9 to 13 in Stafford, part of St Chad's Academies Trust. It has a Church of England religious character. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in March 2024. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 34th-highest of the 35 schools in Stafford with published results, and 11,035th of 14,452 across England. It was 99% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- Below England average
- Ofsted
- Good (2024)
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
- Attendance
- Better than England average
Year 7 applications for September 2027 close in 5 days
Deadline Saturday 31 October 2026. Apply to Staffordshire (the council where you live). Offers on 1 March.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Brewood Middle CofE Academy in detail
Results
In 2025, 68% of Year 6 pupils at Brewood Middle CofE Academy reached the expected standard in reading and 68% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 79% and 77% in Staffordshire and 77% and 75% across England.
Results fell from 72% in reading and 75% in maths in 2024.
Getting a place at Brewood Middle CofE Academy
For September 2021 entry, 14 families put Brewood Middle CofE Academy as their first choice and 27 named it as one of their preferences, for 22 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2021 entry.
Admissions history and your chances at Brewood Middle CofE Academy
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state secondary schools to Brewood Middle CofE Academy are The Rural Enterprise Academy (3.1 miles, Inadequate, Attainment 8 36.3); Bilbrook CofE (VC) Middle School (3.2 miles, Good); Codsall Community High School (3.5 miles, Good, Attainment 8 45.5); and Codsall Middle School (3.5 miles, Good).
The Rural Enterprise AcademyBilbrook CofE (VC) Middle SchoolCodsall Community High SchoolCodsall Middle School
The trust
Brewood Middle CofE Academy is one of 19 schools run by St Chad's Academies Trust, an academy trust.
Who goes there
0.2% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
The largest ethnic groups are White British (88%) and Mixed (7%).
In 2026, 57 pupils (13.5%) received SEN support and 9 (2.1%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is a moderate learning difficulty.
Getting there
There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of Brewood Middle CofE Academy.
2 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Swan Hotel (adjacent), 240 metres away.
The area around the school
In August 2026, police recorded 13 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and burglary. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Staffordshire (86).
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, Brewood Middle CofE Academy issued 19 suspensions, 4.5 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.
Primary schools nearby
The primary schools closest to Brewood Middle CofE Academy are St Mary and St Chad CofE First School (under 0.1 miles) and St Mary's Catholic Primary School (0.4 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.
St Mary and St Chad CofE First SchoolSt Mary's Catholic Primary School
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 3 years agoOverall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Ofsted Insights
Ofsted rated this school Good at its March 2024 inspection.
Rated Good for
Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development, Leadership & management.
At a Glance
21.1%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Exclusions & Suspensions
0
Permanent exclusions
0.00%
Exclusion rate
19
Suspensions
4.51%
Suspension rate
13 pupils received one or more suspensions out of 421 pupils
2024/25 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby secondary schools
Keep up with Brewood Middle CofE Academy
Term dates
Brewood Middle CofE Academy is an academy, so it sets its own term dates: check the school's website. As a guide, see Staffordshire's term dates for its community schools.
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Brewood Middle CofE Academy from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Brewood Middle CofE Academy is in Staffordshire; for families living there:
Apply to Staffordshire for free school transport. Its policy is on the council's website.
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 5
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 0
- Children hurt
- 0
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 5 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 5 slight.
No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt.
0 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Staffordshire is 5 (the median across 457 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Your chances of a place at Brewood Middle CofE Academy
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
99%
Near capacity
426 pupils
432 places
6 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Stafford
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Stafford
Across Staffordshire council
Places available
8,807
Applications
7,681
Got 1st preference
91.9%
Got preferred school
98.5%
All secondary applications across Staffordshire council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Every first choice offered
Inspection History(2)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
57
SEN Support
9
EHC Plans
15.6%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
422
Total Pupils
224
Boys
198
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
22
Teachers
19.2:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£42,783
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£5,758
Per pupil
£2582k
Total funding
£95k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
5.5%
Overall absence
12.5%
Persistent absence
439
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Feeder Primary Schools
Primary schools that likely feed into this school, based on proximity
Brewood Middle CofE Academy
Questions parents ask about Brewood Middle CofE Academy
What are SATs results like at Brewood Middle CofE Academy?
Of the pupils at Brewood Middle CofE Academy who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 68% reached the expected standard in reading and 68% did so in maths.
What is Brewood Middle CofE Academy's Ofsted rating?
Brewood Middle CofE Academy was rated Good at its most recent Ofsted inspection in March 2024.
What is the catchment area for Brewood Middle CofE Academy?
No fixed boundary. When Brewood Middle CofE Academy is oversubscribed, Staffordshire allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at Brewood Middle CofE Academy?
Brewood Middle CofE Academy was close to full in 2025, at 99% of its capacity.
How big are the classes at Brewood Middle CofE Academy?
Classes at Brewood Middle CofE Academy average 26.4 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to Brewood Middle CofE Academy?
Brewood Middle CofE Academy has around 422 pupils on roll. 21% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Brewood Middle CofE Academy?
5.5% of sessions were missed at Brewood Middle CofE Academy in 2024/25. 12.5% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Brewood Middle CofE Academy?
Apply through Staffordshire's coordinated admissions process, naming Brewood Middle CofE Academy on your application. Applications for Year 7 places starting in September 2027 close on Saturday 31 October 2026, and offers are made on Monday 1 March 2027.
How many road collisions happen near Brewood Middle CofE Academy?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 5 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 5 slight. No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt. 0 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Staffordshire is 5 (the median across 457 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Brewood Middle CofE Academy?
Brewood Middle CofE Academy is at School Road, Brewood, Stafford, Staffordshire, ST19 9DS.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)