The Violet Way Academy

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Mar 19 2024 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
4 - 7 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded primary
Admissions policy
Not applicable
Religious Character
None
Sixth Form
Not applicable
Local authority
Staffordshire
Unique reference
136762
Address
Violet Way, Stapenhill, DE15 9ES

Pupils

Number of Pupils
259 (97% of total capacity)
Boys
51.0%
Girls
49.0%
First language not English
10.8%
Free school meals (FSM)
13.5%
Persistent absence
11.9%
Special education needs (SEN)
10.4%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 85.3%
Mixed 7.8%
Other White 2.3%
Indian 1.5%
Pakistani 1.2%
Other 0.8%
Other Asian 0.4%
Other Black 0.4%
Unclassified 0.4%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Admissions

The Violet Way Academy

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
89
Status
Oversubscribed
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
92
2nd preference
33
3rd preference
11
From another Local Authority
18
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
89
2nd preference
0
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
5
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2025-2026

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes28.6
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher28.6
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Reception, Full-time
87
44
43
Year 1
85
47
38
Year 2
87
41
46
Year 2024-2025

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