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Corbett VA CofE Primary School

Primary · Stourbridge · DY7 5DU

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Good

Earlier grade, confirmed by a later ungraded inspection

Ofsted's most recent (ungraded) visit confirmed the school remains Good. Ungraded inspections do not award a new grade.

Inspected 6 March 2024

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At a glance

70 pupils · 71% of 98 capacity (January 2026 census)

School type
Voluntary aided school
Age range
3–11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England
Free school meals
14.3% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
0% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
16.4% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
1.5% of pupils (2024/2025)
Nursery
Yes
Website
www.corbett.staffs.sch.uk/
URN
124464

In figures

For September 2026 entry, 11 families named it first for 14 Reception places, 0.79 first choices per place. Its last Reception place offered on distance for 2016 entry went to 0.887 miles; distance decided places in 1 of the 6 years of Reception rounds we hold, 2011 to 2026. An ungraded Ofsted inspection on 6 March 2024 confirmed its earlier grade, Good. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 5.8% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Admissions demand: Reception entry, September 2026

0.79 first-choice applications per place

14 places offered · 11 first-choice applications · usually has places

First-choice applications per place, by entry year

19/20
20/21
21/22
22/23
23/24
24/25
25/26
26/27

Source: DfE applications and offers on national offer day · how demand is measured

Catchment area

Catchment area: not named in the council's figures. Every applicant was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance was not needed to decide places.

Admissions cutoff distance: Reception

Every applicant was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance was not needed to decide places.

Last child offered a place under the distance criterion (2016 entry, the most recent year with a distance-only cutoff) lived within 0.887 miles

measurement method not stated by the council.

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Source: the admissions authority's published figures · how cutoffs work

Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)

12 pupils at the end of key stage 2 in 2024/2025

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths
67%
England 62%
Reaching the higher standard
8%
England 8%
Average scaled score (reading)
105
England 106
Average scaled score (maths)
107
England 105

Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · what “suppressed” means

Schools with a similar intake

Meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 2024/2025

This school67%
Median of its 12 closest peers67%
Staffordshire average66.2%
England62%

On meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, this school is in line with the schools that teach a comparable intake.

They are matched on intake, not location, so most are not local: see nearby schools for those you could apply to.

SchoolOfstedResult
Milton Ernest CofE Primary SchoolBedford · 78 miles awayGood55%
Whittingham Church of England Primary SchoolAlnwick · 200 miles awayGood50%
Otterham Community Primary SchoolCamelford · 161 miles awayGood70%
North Petherwin SchoolLaunceston · 157 miles awayGood43%
Enborne C.E. Primary SchoolNewbury · 87 miles awayOutstanding (2019)92%
High Bickington Church of England Primary AcademyUmberleigh · 130 miles awayExpected standard87%
South Kilworth Church of England Primary SchoolLutterworth · 49 miles awayGood80%
Scalford Church of England Primary SchoolMelton Mowbray · 62 miles awayGood64%
Flookburgh CofE Primary SchoolGrange-Over-Sands · 118 miles awayNo current grade60%
Nateby Primary SchoolPreston · 98 miles awayGood77%
Copdock Primary SchoolIpswich · 146 miles awayOutstanding50%
St Mary's CofE (VC) J and I SchoolHalifax · 82 miles awayGood83%

It is not a ranking. Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · how the matching works

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 97% (Staffordshire 80%, England 60%) · Mixed White and Asian 1% (Staffordshire 1%, England 2%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 1% (Staffordshire 2%, England 2%)

Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures

Attendance (2025/26 autumn and spring terms)

Sessions missed (overall absence)
5.8%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
15.2%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

0.00 suspensions per 100 pupils and 0 permanent exclusions · England, primary schools: 2.47 suspensions and 0.03 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils · Staffordshire: 1.97 suspensions and 0.07 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils

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Source: DfE pupil absence data, autumn and spring terms, and DfE suspensions and permanent exclusions, school-level file · how absence is measured · how to read exclusions

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
26.9
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Vacancies (November 2025)

0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, council-maintained primaries: 0.18% vacant, 0.36% temporary

Teacher pay (November 2025)

Mean salary of full-time qualified teachers £55,910; 33.3% on the leadership pay range · England, primary schools: £50,856, 17.3%

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Source: DfE School Workforce Census · how these figures are counted

Spending per pupil (2025-26)

This school£9,313
Typical primary school£7,202

Where the money went (2025-26)

Share of spending, with the median for primary schools in brackets: Staff 73% (76%) · premises 3% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 6% (8%) · supplies and services 13% (9%) · educational supplies 6% (4%) · bought-in professional services 4% (3%) · catering 4% (5%)

Reserves (2025-26)

Revenue reserve -£171,144; in-year balance -£27,304

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Higher spending is not a measure of quality. Source: council-maintained school finance return, 2025-26, DfE · how spending is compared

Inspection history since 2015

Source: Ofsted management information · ungraded visits and the two inspection systems

The area around the school

Child poverty (IDACI)
6/10around the middle for England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
6/10around the middle for England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher30.7%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications19.6%18.1%
In managerial or professional work39.4%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways12.4%18.1%
Residents in very good health48.2%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier68.7%62.3%
Social housing10.1%17.1%
Privately rented21.2%20.5%
Detached houses57.6%22.9%
Flats5.4%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms40.8%21.1%
Households with no car or van5.8%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01029667 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£433,50010 sales within 2 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£333,000–£547,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (7)£500,000

Homes around this school are dearer than three quarters of school neighbourhoods in England, comparing the median within 2 km across every state school.

Fewer than ten homes sold within 1 km, so the figures use 2 km.

Source: HM Land Registry sales within 2 km since January 2024 · how sales are counted. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Postcodes located with OS Code-Point Open: contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026; contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Roads around the school

Child pedestrian casualties
0a rural school averages 0.3
Collisions at school-run times
0a rural school averages 0.7
All reported collisions
1a rural school averages 3.4
Of those, serious or fatal
0a rural school averages 0.9

A high count usually reflects traffic, not an unsafe school. Source: DfT road casualty statistics (STATS19), collisions within 500 m, 2021–2025 · what is counted

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