Windsor Park CE Middle School, Uttoxeter

Ofsted's report card from its 9 June 2026 inspection grades Windsor Park CE Middle School on 6 areas: 6 expected standard. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Achievement - Expected standard. "As a result of the improvements the school has made to the curriculum, pupils are more appropriately prepared for their next steps to high school."

Attendance and behaviour - Expected standard. "Leaders have an accurate understanding of patterns of attendance and behaviour."

Curriculum and teaching - Expected standard. "Generally, teachers have the subject knowledge they need to make sure that pupils learn well."

Inclusion - Expected standard. "Leaders have a well-developed understanding of pupils who have vulnerabilities, including pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND)."

Leadership and governance - Expected standard. "Recognising that the school was not performing as it should, trustees, governors and executive leaders have worked effectively to rapidly improve the school."

Personal development and wellbeing - Expected standard. "Leaders have made sure that the curriculum for personal development builds pupils' knowledge and understanding over time."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "Leaders should continue to develop the school's curriculum to make sure that pupils are even better prepared for their next steps"; "Leaders should continue to develop the consistency of support teachers give to pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities".

In its own words: "As an inclusive Church of England school, who aim to provide transformational experiences for all God’s children within our care, the teachings of Jesus are at the heart of all we do. Whilst striving for excellence, we celebrate achievement in all its forms encouraging pupils and staff to live life in all its glory and flourish."

From the headteacher's welcome: "Our School Windsor Park Middle provides students with excellent academic programs and a nurturing environment with close student-teacher relationships. Students’ spiritual, moral, social and cultural development is outstanding as a result of the curriculum that they follow and the caring atmosphere that our school provides."

The school runs a breakfast club from 7:45am.

In 2025, 74% of Year 6 pupils at Windsor Park CE Middle School reached the expected standard in reading and 79% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 79% and 77% in Staffordshire and 77% and 75% across England.

Results were similar in 2024 (77% in reading, 79% in maths).

Across Staffordshire, 92% of families were offered their first-choice secondary school for 2026 entry, and 98% were offered one of the schools they named.

In 2026, families in Staffordshire lodged 309 appeals against secondary school offers; 231 reached a hearing and 36 succeeded (15.6% of those heard).

The nearest other state secondary schools to Windsor Park CE Middle School are Oldfields Hall Middle School (0.2 miles, Good); Thomas Alleyne's High School (0.5 miles, Good, Attainment 8 41.2); The JCB Academy (3.8 miles, Good, Attainment 8 43.5); and Ryecroft CofE Middle School (4.1 miles, Good).

Windsor Park CE Middle School is one of 9 schools run by Innovate2educate Partnership Limited, an academy trust.

3.2% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 54 pupils (15.7%) received SEN support and 8 (2.3%) 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 specific learning difficulty such as dyslexia.

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

9 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Stone Road (adjacent), 220 metres away.

In 2024/25, Windsor Park CE Middle School issued 5 suspensions, 1.4 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 2 permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Windsor Park CE Middle School are St Joseph's Catholic Primary School (0.1 miles), St Mary's CofE (A) First School (0.2 miles), Picknalls First School (0.3 miles) and Tynsel Parkes CofE Primary Academy (0.4 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.