James Bateman Middle School

This school has not been graded since it changed URN, usually on converting to an academy. The rating shown is from its predecessor, James Bateman Junior High School, inspected in May 2018.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at James Bateman Middle School attended 91.8% of sessions (the national figure for secondary schools was 91.6%). 23.4% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 23.4%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 2.9% of pupils at James Bateman Middle School were suspended at least once (nationally 7.3%). One pupil was permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 James Bateman Middle School had 18.3 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for secondary schools was 16.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 12.7% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 14.1%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 15.3% of pupils at James Bateman Middle School were on SEN support (nationally 14.1%) and 3.8% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 3.5%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded secondary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 James Bateman Middle School received £7,880 and spent £7,653 for each of its 373 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £370,000 (£992 per pupil).

Across all 10 schools of The Creative Learning Partnership Trust, income was £8,526 and spending £8,368 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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James Bateman Middle School is part of The Creative Learning Partnership Trust, which runs 11 schools. The nearest others:

• Thursfield Primary School Stoke-On-Trent
• Hempstalls Primary School Newcastle
• Langdale Primary School Newcastle
• Manor Hill First School Stone
• Green Lea First School Stafford
• Beaconfields Primary School Stafford
• Parkside Primary School Stafford
• Greenhall Stafford
• Doxey Academy Stafford
• Burleyfields Primary School Stafford

What is James Bateman Middle School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for James Bateman Middle School is Good, from an inspection in May 2018 of its predecessor, James Bateman Junior High School.

When was James Bateman Middle School last inspected by Ofsted?

James Bateman Middle School was last inspected in September 2023.

How many pupils does James Bateman Middle School have?

James Bateman Middle School has 373 pupils on roll.

What age range does James Bateman Middle School cover?

James Bateman Middle School for pupils aged 9 to 13.

What are James Bateman Middle School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 57% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is James Bateman Middle School?

James Bateman Middle School is at Park Lane, Knypersley, Biddulph, Staffordshire, ST8 7AT.