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Greenhall

Special School Ages 2-5 39 pupils Stafford
Ofsted: Outstanding
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Greenhall is an academy special converter in Stafford for pupils aged 2 to 5. It has 39 pupils on roll. The latest Ofsted rating for Greenhall is Outstanding, from an inspection in February 2018 of its predecessor, Greenhall Nursery.

Ofsted inspection: May 2025.

Type Special School / Academy special converter
Age Range 2-5
Religion Does not apply
Address Second Avenue
Holmcroft
Stafford
Staffordshire
ST16 1PS
Reference Number 149002

General Makeup

Number of pupils 39
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 61.54%
Girls: 38.46%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 28.2%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 10.3%

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 69.2%
White & Black (Caribbean) 10.3%
White & Asian 7.7%
White, Other 2.6%
Indian 2.6%
African 2.6%
Pakistani 2.6%
Asian, Other 2.6%

This school has not been graded since it changed URN, usually on converting to an academy. The rating shown is from its predecessor, Greenhall Nursery, inspected in February 2018.

Overall Ofsted Rating Outstanding
Last Report Date 01 Apr 2025 – no overall grade published for this inspection
Date Report
01 Apr 2025 School inspection
24 Jun 2022 Academy conversion letter
14 Feb 2018 Short inspection
Previously as Greenhall Nursery
16 Jan 2013 Full inspection:
08 May 2008 Full inspection:
17 May 2004 Full inspection

In 2024–25, 0.0% of pupils at Greenhall were suspended at least once (nationally 5.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

202320242025
Suspensions per 100 pupils 0.00.00.0
Permanent exclusions 000

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 Greenhall had 5.9 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for special schools was 6.6). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 0.0% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 14.5%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

2023202420252026
Pupils per adult 3.03.32.51.3
Teachers who left state teaching 21.7%21.7%0.0%–
Teachers who took any sick leave –50.0%83.3%–
Sick days per teacher –17.89.7–

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 Greenhall had 39 pupils, 97.4% of them with an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 99.5%).

It says it provides for: specific learning difficulty; moderate learning difficulty; severe learning difficulty; profound and multiple learning difficulty; social, emotional and mental health; speech, language and communication needs; hearing impairment; vision impairment; multi-sensory impairment; physical disability; autistic spectrum disorder; other difficulty or disability.

Pupils by main type of need

EHC plan
Autistic spectrum disorder 20
Speech, language and communication needs 7
Physical disability 3
Specific learning difficulty 3
Profound and multiple learning difficulty 2
Down's syndrome 1
Multi-sensory impairment 1
Other difficulty or disability 1

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 special school schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 Greenhall received £47,998 and spent £41,513 for each of its 39 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £346,000 (£8,872 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

202320242025
Revenue reserve £16,000£17,000£346,000
per pupil £520£501£8,872
In-year balance £3,000£42,000£253,000
per pupil £87£1,262£6,485

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.

Name Distance
Marshlands School
Second Avenue, Tillington, Stafford, Staffordshire, ST16 1PS
0 miles
Tillington Manor Primary School
Young Avenue, Stafford, Staffordshire, ST16 1PW
0.43 miles
Parkside Primary School
Bradshaw Way, Parkside, Stafford, Staffordshire, ST16 1TH
0.57 miles
Beaconfields Primary School
Ramson Avenue, Stafford, Staffordshire, ST16 1ZY
0.92 miles
Doxey Academy
Doxey Road, Doxey, Stafford, Staffordshire, ST16 1EG
1.03 miles
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School & Nursery, Marston Road, Stafford, Staffordshire, ST16 3BT
1.08 miles
John Wheeldon Primary Academy
Corporation Street, Stafford, Staffordshire, ST16 3LX
1.26 miles
Burleyfields Primary School
Martin Drive, Stafford, Staffordshire, ST16 1GP
1.38 miles
Cooper Perry Primary School
Seighford, Stafford, Staffordshire, ST18 9PQ
1.7 miles
Achieve Beyond Schools, Stafford
The Stables, the Hollies, 120 Newport Road, Stafford, Staffordshire, ST16 1BY
1.73 miles
St Austin's Catholic Primary School and Nursery
St Austin's Catholic Primary School and Nursery, Garden Street, Stafford, Staffordshire, ST17 4BT
2.03 miles
St Paul's Church of England Primary School
Garden Street, St. Pauls C of E Cp School, Garden Street, Stafford, Staffordshire, ST17 4BT
2.1 miles
St John's CofE Primary Academy
Weston Road, Stafford, ST16 3RZ
2.13 miles
Castlechurch Primary School
Tennyson Road, Stafford, Staffordshire, ST17 9SY
2.29 miles
St Leonard's Primary School
Fairway, Stafford, ST16 3TW
2.43 miles
Blessed Mother Teresa's Catholic Primary School
Somerset Road, Highfields, Stafford, Staffordshire, ST17 9UZ
2.46 miles
Veritas Primary Academy
Weston Road, Stafford, Staffordshire, ST18 0FL
2.5 miles
Rowley Park Primary Academy
Highfield Grove, Rowley Park, Stafford, Staffordshire, ST17 9RF
2.5 miles
Flash Ley Primary School
Hawksmoor Road, Stafford, Staffordshire, ST17 9DR
2.75 miles
Silkmore Primary Academy
Exeter Street, Stafford, Staffordshire, ST17 4EG
2.86 miles
Name Distance
Sir Graham Balfour High School
North Avenue, Stafford, Staffordshire, ST16 1NR
0.51 miles
Blessed William Howard Catholic School
Rowley Avenue, Stafford, Staffordshire, ST17 9AB
1.92 miles
King Edward VI High School
Westway, Stafford, Staffordshire, ST17 9YJ
2.12 miles
The Yarlet School
Yarlet, Stafford, ST18 9SU
2.42 miles
The Weston Road Academy
Blackheath Lane, Stafford, Staffordshire, ST18 0YG
2.71 miles
Stafford Manor High School
Wolverhampton Road, Stafford, Staffordshire, ST17 9DJ
2.93 miles
Stafford Grammar School
3 miles
Heather Field School
New Burton House, Burton Bank Lane, Stafford, ST17 9JW
3.33 miles
Walton High School
The Rise, Walton-on-the-Hill, Stafford, Staffordshire, ST17 0LJ
3.92 miles
Walton Hall Academy
Stafford Road, Eccleshall, Stafford, Staffordshire, ST21 6JR
4.06 miles

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Greenhall is part of The Creative Learning Partnership Trust, which runs 11 schools. The nearest others:

What is Greenhall's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Greenhall is Outstanding, from an inspection in February 2018 of its predecessor, Greenhall Nursery.

When was Greenhall last inspected by Ofsted?

Greenhall was last inspected in May 2025.

How many pupils does Greenhall have?

Greenhall has 39 pupils on roll.

What age range does Greenhall cover?

Greenhall for pupils aged 2 to 5.

Where is Greenhall?

Greenhall is at Second Avenue, Holmcroft, Stafford, Staffordshire, ST16 1PS.

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