Bailey Street Alternative Provision Academy
Special / other · Stafford · ST17 4BG
Report-card inspection (current system, from November 2025)
The headline grade shown is the Achievement area of the school's report card.
Inspected 6 May 2026 · report published 17 June 2026
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39 pupils · 71% of 55 capacity
- School type
- Academy alternative provision sponsor led
- Age range
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Free school meals
- 59% of pupils
- English as additional language
- 0% of pupils
- SEN support
- 38% of pupils
- EHC plan
- 0% of pupils
- URN
- 148235
Staffing
Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.
Teacher retention (2024/25)
62% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 13% moved to another state school · 26% left the state-funded sector
School Workforce Census, DfE. The ratio counts full-time-equivalent qualified teachers; retention follows teachers in post one November to the next. Open Government Licence v3.0.
Spending per pupil
Total expenditure ÷ pupils, academy finance return (DfE Schools Financial Benchmarking, latest year). Higher spending is not a measure of quality. It often reflects greater pupil need or a smaller school. Open Government Licence v3.0.
Inspection history since 2015
- 6 May 2026: Expected standard
- 28 November 2023: Requires improvement
Ofsted management information. Ungraded and monitoring visits do not award a new grade. How the two inspection systems work.