James Bateman Middle School

About James Bateman Middle School

James Bateman Middle School is a state secondary in Staffordshire Moorlands that currently serves 373 pupils aged 9 to 13, with capacity for 440. The school does not publish a parent view recommendation percentage in its data, but its oversubscription ratio is not provided either, so gauging local demand from that metric alone is not possible. What is clear from the data is that the school has made a notable improvement in its Ofsted rating. In its most recent graded inspection, carried out in 2015, the school was rated Good overall, with Good for both leadership and management and the quality of education. This is a significant step up from its previous inspection in 2013, when it was rated Requires Improvement across the board. An ungraded inspection in 2023 confirmed the school remains Good, suggesting that the leadership team under headteacher Tracy Price has maintained the standard over time. The school is non-religious and mixed, and it does not have a sixth form or nursery provision.

Academically, the data does not include specific exam results such as Progress 8 scores, KS2 SATs outcomes, or A-Level results for James Bateman Middle School. However, the local authority context for Staffordshire shows that the average Progress 8 score across all secondary schools in the area is -0.18, which is slightly below the national average of 0. The school’s Ofsted report from 2015 rated the quality of education as Good, and the 2023 ungraded inspection confirmed that the school continues to deliver a Good standard of education. The school’s top peer in the local area, The Friary School, has a ranking score of 0.86, while St John Fisher Catholic College scores 0.67, indicating that James Bateman sits within a competitive local landscape. Without its own published outcomes, parents may want to look at the school’s most recent Ofsted report for further detail on pupil progress and attainment.

The school offers a broad range of facilities including a library, music rooms, a swimming pool, astro turf, art studios, an ICT suite, and a dining hall, as well as a chapel. Sports on offer include netball, martial arts, swimming, cricket, basketball, badminton, and rugby, while clubs range from orchestra and coding to film club, science club, and the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award. For families with children who have additional needs, the school lists a wide array of SEND provisions, covering specific learning difficulties like dyslexia, moderate and severe learning difficulties, social, emotional and mental health needs, speech, language and communication needs, hearing impairment, multi-sensory impairment, and autistic spectrum disorder. With 36.5% of pupils eligible for free school meals, the school serves a relatively high proportion of disadvantaged students compared to the national average. This is a school that has stabilised after a period of improvement and offers a solid, well-equipped environment for upper-primary and lower-secondary pupils in the Staffordshire Moorlands area.

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