Mortimer House School, Staffordshire
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 4 months agoReport card - no overall grade (new Ofsted framework from Sep 2024)
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
Mortimer House School excels at supporting pupils who have had disrupted educational experiences, helping them rebuild confidence and re-engage with learning through personalised, high-quality teaching. The school's ambitious curriculum is carefully matched to each pupil's interests and needs, enabling them to achieve strong qualifications and progress to colleges and other mainstream settings. Staff show exceptional care in understanding each pupil as an individual, creating a nurturing environment where young people thrive and feel safe.
Key Strengths
- Exceptional personal development and wellbeing programme that transforms pupils' experiences and prepares them for independent living
- Strong achievement with pupils securing high-quality qualifications and progressing to colleges and universities
- Highly effective support for attendance and behaviour, with leaders rapidly identifying and addressing barriers
- Skilled teachers who adapt the curriculum to individual needs and close learning gaps quickly
- Excellent relationships with parents and carers that build pupil confidence and support regular attendance
Areas for Improvement
- Continue refining curriculum implementation through regular quality assurance to achieve and sustain exceptional standards across all areas
Safeguarding
Safeguarding standards are met - leaders have established an open culture where safeguarding is everyone's responsibility, concerns are actively identified and acted upon, and pupils feel safe.
Extracurricular Activities
Trips and activities tailored to pupils' individual journeys
Mortimer House School is a special educational needs school that provides exceptional personal development and wellbeing support to pupils with complex needs, helping them re-engage with learning and progress to ambitious destinations.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Class Sizes
0.0
Avg class size
0
Total classes
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
90%
Near capacity
19 pupils
21 capacity
2 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - Staffordshire
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Staffordshire
Admissions Demand - Staffordshire
Places available
8,849
Applications
7,846
Got 1st preference
91.6%
Got preferred school
98.6%
Secondary admissions across Staffordshire (2025/26)
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SEN Provision
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Pupil Demographics
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Feeder Primary Schools
Primary schools that likely feed into this school, based on proximity
Mortimer House School
Moorgate Primary Academy
William MacGregor Primary School
Ankermoor Primary Academy
Flax Hill Junior Academy
Ashcroft Infants' School
Anker Valley Primary Academy
The Woodlands Community Primary School
Lark Hall Infant & Nursery Academy
St Elizabeth's Catholic Primary School
Lakeside Primary School
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