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Marshlands School

Primary · Mixed · Ages 5–11 · Community special school

Second Avenue, Tillington, Stafford ST16 1PS · marshlands.staffs.sch.uk · 01785 336293

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Overview

Ofsted
Standards maintained
Ungraded inspection · Feb 2025
Key stage 2, 2024/25
0%
reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Staffordshire 63%, England 62%
Pupils
201
31 over 170 places · 118%
Local authority
Staffordshire
Free school meals
41.8%
First language not English
11.4%
School census 2025/26

The official school record (Department for Education)

Results

In 2024/25, 0% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 0% the higher standard. Across Staffordshire it was 63%, and across England 62%.

Expected standard reading, writing and maths

2019/20 to 2021/22: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1922/2323/2424/252015/16: 0% (England 53%)0%2016/17: 0% (England 61%)0%2017/18: 0% (England 64%)0%2018/19: 0% (England 65%)0%2022/23: 0% (England 60%)0%2023/24: 0% (England 61%)0%2024/25: 0% (England 62%)0%England 62%

Ofsted

At an ungraded inspection on 5 February 2025, Ofsted’s outcome for Marshlands School was: Standards maintained.

Outcome
Standards maintained
Inspected
4 Feb 2025
Ungraded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Oct 2019

Earlier inspections

September 2019 to November 2025

  • Oct 2019Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
    SafeguardingEffective

Before September 2019

  • Dec 2014Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    Early yearsGood
  • May 2012Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood

What parents said

86% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (28 replies, to 1 September 2025).

Recommend
86%
Replies
28
16% · 1 Sept 2025
Child is happy at school▲96% agreeEngland 89%
Child feels safe▲97% agreeEngland 90%
Pupils are well behaved▲89% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations▼75% agreeEngland 84%
Child does well●89% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn▼78% agreeEngland 84%
Told how child is doing●86% agreeEngland 85%
Good range of subjects▼82% agreeEngland 91%
Can join clubs and activities▼43% agreeEngland 91%
Supports personal development▲82% agreeEngland 79%
Concerns are dealt with properly▲81% agreeEngland 77%

based on the 93% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly●48% agreeEngland 50%

based on the 29% who had a child bullied

Gets the SEND support they need▲86% agreeEngland 67%

based on 28 parents (100%) with SEND

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