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The Rural Enterprise Academy

 

Contact Details

Address:
 Rodbaston Drive
 Penkridge
 Staffordshire ST19 5PH
Telephone: 01785 333360

School Type

Phase: Secondary (ages 11-16)
Type: Free School
Religious Denomination: None
Admissions Policy: Non-selective
Established: 2012
Trust: Penk Valley Academy Trust

Staff and Pupils

Principal: Mrs Annabel Stoddart (since May 2025)
Previous Headteacher: Alice Corrigan
Numbers of Teachers / Assistants*: 15.2 / 8.32
Non-teaching Staff*: 17.01
Number of pupils: 217
Pupils Per Teacher: 14.3
Sex: Mixed (54% boys / 46% girls)
Eligible for free school meals (FSM): 28.60% (medium)
FSM pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 30.2%
Local child deprivation rate: 11.4% (4km radius)
Proportion of ethnic minority pupils: 8.3%
Ethnic minority pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 17.2%
Distance to 10th nearest school†: 9.0km
* Full-time equivalents (FTEs)
† Schools of the same phase (primary or secondary) for which data are available

Location and Administration

Authority: Staffordshire
Constituency: Stafford
Electoral Ward: Penkridge South & Gailey
School Number: 8604007

Inspections and Reports

Ofsted Report: 9th July 2024 (view record)
Ofsted Rating: Inadequate

External Links

DfE Record: View record
School Performance Table: View record
The Schools Guide: School indicators | Staff indicators
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Nearby Schools

  1. South Staffordshire College (0.0km) show on map
  2. Robin's Nest School (1.2km) show on map
  3. Little Kinvaston School (1.2km) show on map
  4. Princefield First School (2.2km) show on map
  5. St Michael's CofE (A) First School (2.5km) show on map
  6. Wolgarston High School (2.6km) show on map
  7. Marshbrook First School (2.8km) show on map
  8. Penkridge Middle School (3.0km) show on map
  9. Longridge School (4.1km) show on map
  10. St Paul's CofE First School (4.6km) show on map
  11. St Mary and St Chad CofE First School (4.9km) show on map
  12. St. Dominic's Grammar School (4.9km) show on map
  13. Brewood Middle CofE Academy (4.9km) show on map
  14. St Mary's Catholic Primary School (5.0km) show on map
  15. St Lukes CofE Primary School (5.0km) show on map
  16. Beacon Independent School (5.1km) show on map
  17. Littleton Green Community School (5.2km) show on map
  18. Longford Primary Academy (5.4km) show on map
  19. Cardinal Griffin Catholic College (5.5km) show on map
  20. Havergal CofE (C) Primary School (5.6km) show on map
  21. Sherbrook Primary School (5.9km) show on map
  22. Chaselea Alternative Provision Academy (5.9km) show on map
  23. Great Oaks College (6.0km) show on map
  24. Moorhill Primary School (6.1km) show on map
  25. St Leonard's CofE First School (6.1km) show on map
  26. The Haven School (6.2km) show on map
  27. St Mary's Catholic Primary School (6.3km) show on map
  28. Cannock Chase High School (6.4km) show on map
  29. Redhill Primary School (6.4km) show on map
  30. Poppyfield Primary Academy (6.5km) show on map
  31. Bridgtown Primary School (6.7km) show on map
  32. Cheslyn Hay Academy (6.8km) show on map
  33. Cheslyn Hay Primary Academy (6.8km) show on map
  34. Staffordshire University Academy (6.8km) show on map
  35. Chadsmoor CofE (VC) Junior School (6.8km) show on map
  36. Featherstone Academy (6.8km) show on map
  37. All Saints CofE Primary School, Bednall (6.9km) show on map
  38. Pye Green Academy (7.0km) show on map
  39. Hednesford Valley High School (7.1km) show on map
  40. St Mary's CofE First Academy (7.1km) show on map
  41. Chadsmoor Community Infants and Nursery School (7.2km) show on map
  42. Glenthorne Community Primary School (7.6km) show on map
  43. West Hill Primary School (7.6km) show on map
  44. Great Wyrley Academy (7.8km) show on map
  45. Ivetsey Bank Hospital School (7.8km) show on map
  46. Hednesford Nursery School (7.9km) show on map
  47. St Thomas More Catholic Primary School (7.9km) show on map
  48. St Joseph's Catholic Primary School (8.0km) show on map
  49. Moat Hall Primary Academy (8.1km) show on map
  50. Kingsmead School (8.2km) show on map
  51. St Anthony's Catholic Primary Academy (8.5km) show on map
  52. St Peter's CofE Primary Academy (8.5km) show on map
  53. Heather Field School (8.6km) show on map
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  55. Gorsemoor Primary School (8.8km) show on map
  56. St John's Primary Academy (8.8km) show on map
  57. Elston Hall Primary School (8.9km) show on map
  58. Woodbury School (8.9km) show on map
  59. Bushbury School (8.9km) show on map
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  61. St John's CofE First School (9.0km) show on map
  62. Five Ways Primary School (9.0km) show on map
  63. Ormiston NEW Academy (9.0km) show on map
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  65. Landywood Primary School (9.1km) show on map
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  67. Burton Manor Primary School (9.2km) show on map
  68. Bushbury Nursery School (9.2km) show on map
  69. Berrybrook Primary School (9.2km) show on map
  70. Westcroft School (9.2km) show on map
  71. Lane Green First School (9.2km) show on map
  72. Bilbrook CofE (VC) Middle School (9.2km) show on map
  73. Stafford Manor High School (9.3km) show on map
  74. Codsall Community High School (9.3km) show on map
  75. Barnfields Primary School (9.3km) show on map
  76. Rakegate Primary School (9.4km) show on map
  77. Heath Hayes Primary Academy (9.5km) show on map
  78. St Nicholas Church of England First School (9.5km) show on map
  79. Oakridge Primary School (9.5km) show on map
  80. Bushbury Hill Primary School (9.5km) show on map
  81. Moreton School (9.5km) show on map
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  83. Silkmore Primary Academy (9.6km) show on map
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  86. Codsall Middle School (9.8km) show on map
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  89. St Christopher's Catholic Primary Academy (9.9km) show on map
  90. Rowley Park Primary Academy (9.9km) show on map
  91. Aldersley High School (9.9km) show on map
  92. Blessed Mother Teresa's Catholic Primary School (9.9km) show on map
  93. Whitgreave Primary School (10.0km) show on map
  94. Jerome Primary School (10.1km) show on map
  95. Castlechurch Primary School (10.1km) show on map
  96. Low Hill Nursery School (10.1km) show on map
  97. Long Knowle Primary School (10.2km) show on map
  98. Fallings Park Primary School (10.2km) show on map
  99. Our Lady and St Chad Catholic Academy (10.2km) show on map
  100. St Anne's Catholic Primary School (10.2km) show on map
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