Loxley Hall School
Loxley Hall School is a special academy in Uttoxeter for boys aged 11 to 16. It has 105 pupils, 9 more than it has places for. About 67 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far more than at most schools in England. Ofsted's last grade was inspected 2025, no overall grade.
Stafford Road, Uttoxeter, ST14 8RS01889 723050loxley.manorhall.academyDavid Bownds headteacherAll details
What Ofsted found
Ofsted's last full inspection was on 8 July 2025, back when it gave schools one overall grade. Read the report on Ofsted's website.
Not judged Between September 2024 and November 2025, Ofsted graded each area but stopped giving one overall word.
Earlier inspections (1)
| Date | Type | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| 27 September 2023 | Ungraded | School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next |
Results
GCSE results, summer 2025
16 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 | 2019 | 2018 | Staffordshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of Year 11 | 16 | 23 | 16 | 25 | 18 | 21 | – | – |
| Average GCSE scoreAttainment 8 | – | 1.1 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 1.6 | 44.0 | 46.8 |
| Progress from age 11Progress 8 | – | -2.18 | -2.20 | -2.46 | -2.55 | -2.21 | – | – |
| Strong pass in English and mathsGrade 5+ in English and maths | – | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 38% | 46% |
| Standard pass in English and mathsGrade 4+ in English and maths | – | 0% | 6% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 61% | 66% |
| Core subjects scoreEBacc average point score | – | 0.10 | 0.14 | 0.10 | 0.04 | 0.06 | 3.77 | 4.15 |
| Taking the core subjectsEBacc entry | – | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 32% | 41% |
| Average GCSE score: low-income pupilsAttainment 8, disadvantaged | – | 0.0 | 2.1 | 2.0 | – | – | – | – |
| Average GCSE score: other pupilsAttainment 8, non-disadvantaged | – | 3.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | – | – | – | – |
| Average GCSE score: pupils who started behindAttainment 8, low prior attainers | – | 0.0 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 0.9 | – | – |
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.
Specialist SEND provision. A special school for pupils with social, emotional and mental health.
To get a place in the unit or resourced provision, a child normally needs an education, health and care plan (EHCP) that names the school. Other schools in Staffordshire with social, emotional and mental health provision.
The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: emotional and mental health (96), Autistic spectrum disorder (4), language and communications needs (3), Moderate learning difficulty (2).
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 105 | 101 | 103 | 99 | 101 | 97 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | 67% | 63% | 63% | 61% | 54% | 46% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | 3% | 3% | 2% | 1% | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 0% | 0% | 1% | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 100% | 100% | 99% | 100% | 100% |
Attendance and behaviour
In 2024/25 pupils were in school 76.6% of the time. Across similar schools in England it was 94.8%.
Attendance year by year
| Measure | 2024/25 | 2023/24 | 2022/23 | 2021/22 | 2020/21 | 2018/19 | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sessions missedOverall absence | 23.4% | 29.2% | 25.8% | 23.4% | 14.3% | 22.4% | 5.2% |
| Missed with permissionAuthorised absence | 13.1% | 16.9% | 13.3% | 14.7% | 7.9% | 12.3% | – |
| Missed without permissionUnauthorised absence | 10.2% | 12.4% | 12.5% | 8.8% | 6.4% | 10.1% | – |
| Pupils missing a lot of schoolPersistent absence | 60.3% | 58.2% | 57.7% | 60.8% | 45.2% | 52.7% | 12.8% |
| SuspensionsSuspension rate | 11.9 | 28.2 | 24.2 | 14.9 | 18.6 | – | – |
| Permanent exclusionsPermanent exclusions | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – |
What pupils do next
After GCSEs
Where the 16 pupils who left in 2022/23 were a year later.
Among pupils from low-income families it was 60%, compared with 83% for everyone else.
Earlier years
| Destination | 2022/23 leavers | 2021/22 leavers | 2020/21 leavers | 2019/20 leavers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Still in education, work or training | 69% | 68% | 77% | 60% |
| Education | 69% | 64% | 77% | 60% |
| Apprenticeship | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Work | 0% | 4% | 0% | 0% |
| Not in education, work or training | 13% | 8% | 18% | 40% |
Staff and money
From the government's count of school staff in November 2025 and the school's published accounts.
Money
From the academy accounts return, year to August 2025. The per-pupil figures are compared with other special schools in England that report their accounts the same way.
Reserves are the money left over at the end of the year, kept back for emergencies and big projects. Being in the red year after year is a warning sign. Very large reserves can mean money sitting in the bank instead of being spent on today's pupils. Academy figures are rounded to the nearest £1,000 and include a share of any money the trust holds centrally.
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bramshall Meadows First School | Free school | 1.3 miles | 125 | No overall grade 2025 | 73 | Compare |
| Talbot First School | Academy | 1.6 miles | 35 | Requires improvement 2021 | 3 | Compare |
| Oldfields Hall Middle School | Academy | 1.6 miles | 527 | Report card 2026 | 78 | Compare |
| Tynsel Parkes CofE Primary Academy | Academy | 1.7 miles | 151 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Picknalls First School | Academy | 1.8 miles | 334 | Good 2020 | 75 | Compare |
| Windsor Park CE Middle School | Academy | 1.8 miles | 345 | Report card 2026 | 89 | Compare |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School | Academy | 1.9 miles | 207 | Outstanding 2024 | 99 | Compare |
| St Mary's CofE (A) First School | Church of England | 2.0 miles | 190 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Loxley Hall School a good school?
Loxley Hall School doesn't have a score yet. Ofsted rated it not judged at its last inspection in July 2025.
What is Loxley Hall School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Loxley Hall School not judged at its last full inspection on 8 July 2025.
How many pupils does Loxley Hall School have?
105 pupils aged 11 to 16 were on the roll in January 2026. It has 96 places, so it is 109% full. It is a boys' school.
What is attendance like at Loxley Hall School?
Pupils were in school 76.6% of the time in 2024/25. Similar schools in England managed 94.8%. 60% of pupils missed at least a tenth of the year.
Does Loxley Hall School have specialist SEND provision?
Yes. It is a special school for social, emotional and mental health. To get a place there, a child normally needs an education, health and care plan (EHCP) that names the school.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- Stafford Road, Uttoxeter, ST14 8RS
- Telephone
- 01889 723050
- Website
- loxley.manorhall.academy
- Headteacher
- David Bownds
- Type of school
- Special academy (Academy special converter, academies)
- Phase
- Special school, ages 11-16
- Gender
- Boys
- Multi-academy trust
- Manor Hall Academy Trust (16 schools)
- Local authority
- Staffordshire
- Ward
- Blythe
- Constituency
- Burton and Uttoxeter
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 1 August 2015 (academy converter)
- URN
- 142170 · LAESTAB 8607024 · UKPRN 10053597
- Formerly
- Loxley Hall School
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.
- Attendance: DfE pupil absence in schools in England, 2024/25 full year.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Staff: DfE school workforce census, November 2025.
- Pupil premium: DfE allocations and conditions of grant, 2026 to 2027.
- Money: DfE financial benchmarking and insights tool, academy accounts return 2024/25.
- 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.