The Rural Enterprise Academy, Penkridge
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
Estimated admission likelihood based on school density and oversubscription data. Admissions policy: Non-selective
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Overall
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
The school has made strong progress in creating a safer environment where pupils feel secure. New leadership has introduced clearer behaviour expectations and improved relationships between staff and pupils. The school is also successfully supporting pupils with additional needs and has made real improvements in attendance by understanding individual barriers and providing targeted help.
Key Strengths
- Safeguarding is now effective with significant improvements made to systems and staff training
- Behaviour and attitudes to learning are improving with declining exclusions and suspensions
- Attendance rates have improved considerably, particularly for pupils who were frequently absent
- Curriculum has been meaningfully restructured with clearer lesson sequences and quality assurance
- Support for pupils with special needs has improved through better identification and more frequent reviews
Areas for Improvement
- Inconsistency remains in how the behaviour policy is applied by some staff
- Whole-school behaviour culture needs further embedding
- Assessment practices need refining to ensure consistency across the school
- Impact of adaptive teaching approaches for whole classes is still at an early stage
- Reading culture needs further development beyond current interventions
Safeguarding
Safeguarding is now effective, with the school having made significant improvements to its systems, staff training, and procedures for recording and reporting concerns.
The Rural Enterprise Academy is in special measures following a July 2024 inspection. This monitoring visit shows the school has made positive progress under new leadership, but further work is necessary before special measures can be removed.
At a Glance
28.6%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
What Parents Think
42 responsesSource: Ofsted Parent View - % who strongly agree or agree
Class Sizes
20.2
Avg class size
12
Total classes
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
72%
Available places
217 pupils
300 capacity
83 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - Penkridge
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Penkridge
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)
Inspection History(105)
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SEN Provision
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Pupil Demographics
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School Funding
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Pupil Absence2024/25
10.0698%
Overall absence
27.61194%
Persistent absence
268
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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