The Rural Enterprise Academy
About the school
The Rural Enterprise Academy is an open secondary school in Staffordshire.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 9 July 2024
- Published
- 26 November 2024
- Inspection type
- S5 Inspection
- Latest outcome
- Inadequate
Category of concern: SM
Previous inspection framework
These judgements are retained by Ofsted from an earlier inspection framework.
Overall effectiveness
Inadequate
Quality of education
Inadequate
Behaviour and attitudes
Inadequate
Personal development
Requires improvement
Leadership and management
Inadequate
Safeguarding
No
Early years
Not applicable
Sixth form
Not applicable
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 37.6
- Staffordshire
- 43.9
- England
- 46.1
Progress 8
The DfE has not published this measure for 2024/25.
- School
- N/A
- Staffordshire
- N/A
- England
- N/A
English and maths grade 5+
- School
- 16.70%
- Staffordshire
- 39.50%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 44.40%
- Staffordshire
- 61.90%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 0.00%
- Staffordshire
- 33.20%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 3.06
- Staffordshire
- 3.78
- England
- 4.09
A levels and sixth form
Average A-level grade
- School
- Suppressed
Average A-level points
- School
- Suppressed
AAB or better
- School
- Suppressed
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
240
Girls
49.17%
Boys
50.83%
SEN support
29.17%
Education, health and care plan
6.67%
English as an additional language
0.00%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
25.00%
Overall absence
10.07
Persistent absence
27.61
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
57
Sustained education or employment
95%
Education
72%
Apprenticeship
9%
Employment
14%
Not sustained
2%