James Bateman Middle School
Secondary schoolJames Bateman Middle School is a secondary school in Staffordshire Moorlands, for pupils aged 9 to 13. It had 373 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026School remains Good, July 2023
- Latest ungraded inspection
- School remains Good, 19 July 2023
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2024/25, 57% of pupils at James Bateman Middle School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 63% in Staffordshire and 62% in England.
3% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | Staffordshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 57% | 63% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 3% | 7% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107 | 106 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103 | 105 | 105 |
- Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- Roaches SchoolSpecial. No outcome in Ofsted's file140 m
- Knypersley First SchoolPrimary. Graded inspection, December 2024: no overall grade220 m
- Our Lady of Grace Catholic AcademyPrimary. Graded inspection, May 2025: no overall grade. 83% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)540 m
- Biddulph High SchoolSecondary. Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met. Attainment 8 of 46.0 (2025/26, provisional)690 m
- Squirrel Hayes First SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, April 2024780 m
- Kingsfield First SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, September 2023930 m
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Staffordshire Moorlands
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).