Oldfields Hall Middle School, Uttoxeter

Ofsted's report card from its 16 June 2026 inspection grades Oldfields Hall Middle School on 6 areas: 2 strong standard and 4 expected standard. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Attendance and behaviour - Strong standard. "Leaders' work to secure positive behaviour and attendance is very effective."

Personal development and wellbeing - Strong standard. "Leaders have carefully planned the curriculum for personal development."

Achievement - Expected standard. "As a result of the trust's work on the curriculum, pupils are more ready for their next steps."

Curriculum and teaching - Expected standard. "Leaders have an accurate understanding of the quality of the curriculum and teaching."

Inclusion - Expected standard. "Leaders have established systems that identify any pupils with additional needs quickly and with precision, including special educational needs and/or disabilities."

Leadership and governance - Expected standard. "Leaders at all levels are highly ambitious for the school."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "Leaders should further develop teachers' expertise so that lesson activities do not become overly complicated"; "Leaders should continue to focus on pupils' handwriting and composition so that all pupils can write fluently and legibly".

In 2025, 75% of Year 6 pupils at Oldfields Hall Middle School reached the expected standard in reading and 75% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 79% and 77% in Staffordshire and 77% and 75% across England.

Results fell from 80% in reading and 83% in maths in 2024.

Staffordshire published that the last place offered for 2026 entry went to a family 0.788 miles away. The cut-off moves every year with the number of applications.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Oldfields Hall Middle School are Windsor Park CE Middle School (0.2 miles, Good); Thomas Alleyne's High School (0.6 miles, Good, Attainment 8 41.2); The JCB Academy (3.9 miles, Good, Attainment 8 43.5); and Ryecroft CofE Middle School (4.2 miles, Good).

Oldfields Hall Middle School is one of 9 schools run by Innovate2educate Partnership Limited, an academy trust.

11% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 1.3% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 64 pupils (12.1%) received SEN support and 16 (3%) 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.

The nearest railway station is Uttoxeter Rail Station, about 0.8 miles away in a straight line.

3 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Oldfields Hall School (adjacent), 80 metres away.

In 2024/25, Oldfields Hall Middle School issued 5 suspensions, 1 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Oldfields Hall Middle School are Picknalls First School (0.2 miles), St Joseph's Catholic Primary School (0.2 miles), St Mary's CofE (A) First School (0.4 miles) and Tynsel Parkes CofE Primary Academy (0.5 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.