JP Alternative Education
JP Alternative Education is an independent school in Rugeley for boys and girls aged 10 to 17. It has 40 pupils and every place is taken.
Shooting Butts Centre, Penkridge Bank Road, Rugeley, WS15 2UB01889 582864Mr Julian Porter headteacherAll details
Ofsted
Ofsted hasn't published an inspection for this school yet.
Results
GCSE results, summer 2025
15 pupils sat their GCSEs. Here is how they did against every state secondary in England.
All GCSE measures, year by year
| Measure | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | Staffordshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of Year 11 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 2 | – | – |
| Average GCSE scoreAttainment 8 | 0.2 | 0.7 | – | – | 44.0 | 46.8 |
| Strong pass in English and mathsGrade 5+ in English and maths | 0% | 0% | – | – | 38% | 46% |
| Standard pass in English and mathsGrade 4+ in English and maths | 0% | 0% | – | – | 61% | 66% |
| Core subjects scoreEBacc average point score | 0.00 | 0.00 | – | – | 3.77 | 4.15 |
| Taking the core subjectsEBacc entry | 0% | 0% | – | – | 32% | 41% |
A level and sixth-form results, 2024
1 students finished sixth-form courses.
All sixth-form measures, year by year
| Measure | 2024 |
|---|---|
| Students | 1 |
| Average A level grade | NE |
Getting a place
Admissions policy not published.
Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Staffordshire council's admissions booklet, send it to us.
Who goes here
Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 40 | 40 | 40 | 20 | 8 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | – | – | – | – | 0% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | – | – | – | – | 0% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 10% | 5% | 40% | 0% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 90% | 95% | 60% | 100% |
The area around the school
Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.
Nearby schools
The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The John Bamford Primary School | Council | 1.1 miles | 268 | Good 2024 | 77 | Compare |
| The Hart School | Academy | 1.2 miles | 1,157 | Good 2023 | 46 | Compare |
| Etching Hill CofE Primary Academy | Academy | 1.2 miles | 460 | Good 2023 | 83 | Compare |
| Forest Hills Primary School | Academy | 1.6 miles | 79 | Report card 2026 | 36 | Compare |
| Chase View Community Primary School | Council | 1.6 miles | 185 | Good 2022 | 17 | Compare |
| Churchfield CofE Primary Academy | Academy | 1.7 miles | 155 | Good 2023 | 26 | Compare |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School | Academy | 1.8 miles | 217 | Good 2022 | – | Compare |
| Chancel Primary School | Council | 1.9 miles | 210 | No overall grade 2025 | 81 | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is JP Alternative Education a good school?
We don't have enough published data to score JP Alternative Education yet.
How good are JP Alternative Education's GCSE results?
In summer 2025, 0% of pupils got a grade 5 or better in both English and maths. Across England it was 46%. Its Attainment 8 score, which is the average grade across a pupil's best eight subjects times ten, was 0.2, against 46.8 for England.
How many pupils does JP Alternative Education have?
40 pupils aged 10 to 17 were on the roll in January 2024. It has 40 places, so it is 100% full.
Does JP Alternative Education have a sixth form?
Yes. The average A level grade in 2024 was NE.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- Shooting Butts Centre, Penkridge Bank Road, Rugeley, WS15 2UB
- Telephone
- 01889 582864
- Headteacher
- Mr Julian Porter
- Type of school
- Independent school (Other independent school, independent schools)
- Phase
- Independent school, ages 10-17, with sixth form
- Gender
- Mixed
- Local authority
- Staffordshire
- Ward
- Etching Hill & the Heath
- Constituency
- Cannock Chase
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
- Opened
- 26 April 2021 (new provision)
- URN
- 148248 · LAESTAB 8606084
Recent changes
- New KS4 results for 2024/25
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- GCSE results: DfE key stage 4 performance tables, 2024/25 final.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.