James Bateman Middle School
Ofsted: Good
Score
D50
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Middle deemed secondary
- Location
- Biddulph, ST8 7AT
- Distance
- 0.7km away
Biddulph High School
Conway Road, Knypersley, Stoke-on-Trent, ST8 7AR
Local ranking63rd of 70 secondary schools in Staffordshire
Ofsted: Needs attentionUpdated— score data refreshed 20 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
867
Capacity
13-18
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · 2025 A-levels · Ofsted inspection 28 April 2026. Figures last updated .
Safeguarding standards Met
- Achievement
- Needs attention
- Curriculum & teaching
- Needs attention
- Attendance & behaviour
- Needs attention
- Personal development & wellbeing
- Needs attention
- Leadership & governance
- Needs attention
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Post-16 provision
- Expected standard
Scale: Exceptional · Strong · Expected · Needs attention · Urgent improvement
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 46.0 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 44.5% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 65.4% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 211
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 95.0%
- Continued in education
- 84.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 8.0%
- Employment
- 3.0%
- Not sustained
- 4.0%
After A-Levels 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 82.0%
- Higher education
- 41.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 7.0%
- Employment
- 33.0%
- Not sustained
- 11.0%
A-Level Results
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
C
Avg A-Level Grade
31.3
Avg Points/Entry
nat 35.0
33.3
Best 3 A-Levels
nat 35.8
39
A-Level Students
- AAB+ with Facilitating
- 12.0% nat17.5%
- Applied General Avg Points
- 30.6
- 16-18 Cohort
- 150
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 770
- Boys
- 378 (51%)
- Girls
- 368 (49%)
- Capacity
- 867 (86% full)
- SEND
- 12.3%
- FSM Eligible
- 20.7%
- EAL
- 1.2%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 2.6%
- SEN Support
- 9.7%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 16.1:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 47.8
- Budget per Pupil
- £7,629/yr
*Financial data not available for 2025-26 — showing 2024-25
Attendance & Absence
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
- Overall Absence Rate
- 8.7% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 22.5% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Nursery
- Not applicable
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 96.1%
- White Other: 0.8%
- Mixed White & Asian: 0.5%
- Black African: 0.5%
- Mixed Other: 0.4%
- Asian Pakistani: 0.4%
- Asian Chinese: 0.4%
- Black Other: 0.3%
96.1%
White British
0.8%
White Other
0.5%
Mixed White & Asian
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Conway Road
Stoke-on-Trent, West Midlands
Administrative
- URN
- 137356
- UKPRN
- 10035123
- Establishment No.
- 4143
- Trust
- POTTERIES EDUCATIONAL TRUST
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