The Rural Enterprise Academy
Rodbaston Drive, Penkridge, ST19 5PH
217 pupils · 72% of 300 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Free schools
- Ages
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- PENK VALLEY ACADEMY TRUST
- Local authority
- Staffordshire
- Free school meals
- 28.6%
Ofsted
Inadequate (2024) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 9 July 2024, published 26 November 2024. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 37.6 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 16.7% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 44.4% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 0% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 1 first-choice application per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 24 | 24 | 44 | 24 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 38 | 32 | 64 | 38 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 41 | 35 | 66 | 40 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 27 | 23 | 40 | 25 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 36 | 34 | 51 | 36 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 33 | 31 | 42 | 33 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Wolgarston High School 2.5 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- Cardinal Griffin Catholic College 5.5 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Cannock Chase High School 6.4 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Cheslyn Hay Academy 6.8 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- Staffordshire University Academy 6.8 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Great Wyrley Academy 7.8 km · Good (2023) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.