Kettlebrook Short Stay School

Pupil referral unit · Secondary, ages 11 to 16 · Mixed

Tame Street, Kettlebrook, Tamworth, B77 1AL

01827 312840 · School website · Map and directions

OfstedGoodInspected 6 November 2013; confirmed with concerns 2024
Pupils33 Pupil numbers in January of each year: 29 in 2019, 23 in 2021, 15 in 2022, 45 in 2023, 47 in 2024, 35 in 2025, 33 in 2026. Across England, secondary state school pupil numbers were up 10% from 2019 to 2025.
Free school meals46%of pupils eligible now

Ofsted inspection

Ofsted rated this school Good at the inspection that started on 6 November 2013.

This inspection used Ofsted's older format with four grades: Outstanding, Good, Requires improvement and Inadequate. Newer inspections use report cards. What changed.

AreaGrade
Quality of educationGood
Outcomes for pupilsGood
Leadership and managementGood

Since then, a shorter ungraded inspection on 9 May 2024: Ofsted found the school was still Good but had some concerns, so its next inspection will be a full graded one.

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Results

No test or exam results have been published for this school yet.

Admissions

Apply through the council where you live, even if the school is in a different council area. This school is in Staffordshire. The national closing date for secondary applications is 31 October, and offers are sent on 1 March.

Admissions dates and schools in Staffordshire

Pupils, staff and SEND

PupilsThis schoolStaffordshireEngland
Eligible for free school meals in the last 6 years 62.9% 22.7%* 28.9%
With an education, health and care plan 8.6% 2.3%* 3.1%
Receiving special educational needs support 91.4% 13.4%* 13.4%
English as an additional language 0.0% 7.6%* 19.2%
Pupils per teacher 4.3 17.3 16.7
Pupils per adult (teachers and support staff) 2.2 12.0 11.8
Teachers who left during the year 0.0% 13.9%* 14.2%*

Comparisons are with secondary schools. Scales run from lower (left) to higher (right) figures. For absence and suspensions lower is better, so their scales run green to red; blue scales describe the school's pupils and staff and aren't good or bad. * Calculated by SchoolScores from the council's or England's schools, weighted by pupils (or teachers, for turnover); other figures are published by DfE. Sources: DfE school census 2024/25; DfE school workforce census 2025/26; DfE teacher turnover 2024/25.

Nearby secondary schools

Straight-line distance. Distance isn't the same as a catchment area.

Questions parents ask

What is Kettlebrook Short Stay School's Ofsted rating?

Kettlebrook Short Stay School was rated Good by Ofsted at its inspection in 6 November 2013. At a shorter ungraded inspection in 9 May 2024, Ofsted found the school was still Good but had some concerns, so its next inspection will be a full graded one.

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Page updated 26 September 2026.