Loxley Hall School
Stafford Road, Uttoxeter, ST14 8RS
- Phase
- Academies
- School type
- Academy special converter
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Boys
- Trust
- MANOR HALL ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- David Bownds
- Religious ethos
- None
- Boarding
- Boarding school
- Sponsor
- Manor Hall Academy Trust
- SEN provision
- SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health
- Constituency
- Burton and Uttoxeter
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 96
- Pupils on roll
- 105
- URN
- 142170
- Local authority
- Staffordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01889723050
About this school
Loxley Hall School is a boys' special academy in Uttoxeter. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 105 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 16 | 23 | 16 |
| Attainment 8 score | 1.3 | 1.1 | - |
| Progress 8 score | -2.20 -2.89 to -1.51 | -2.18 -2.80 to -1.56 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 0% | 0% | - |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 6% | 0% | - |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 0% | 0% | - |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 0.1 | 0.1 | - |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Loxley Hall School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Staffordshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1.3 | 36.7 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 1.1 | 35 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | — | 36.6 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 25.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 29.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 23.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 99 |
| 2023/24 | 103 |
| 2024/25 | 101 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 70.3%
- English as an additional language
- 3%
- Overall absence
- 23.36%
- Persistent absence
- 60.29%
Location
Nearby schools
-
The Manor School2.1 miles
Special schools · Uttoxeter
-
Abbotsholme School5.3 miles
Independent schools · Uttoxeter
-
Denstone College5.4 miles
Independent schools · Uttoxeter
-
Elm House School7.4 miles
Special schools
-
Draycott Moor College7.5 miles
Special schools · Stoke-on-Trent
Other schools in Uttoxeter
- The Manor School Special schools
- All Saints CofE Academy Denstone Primary
- Bramshall Meadows First School Primary
- Dove CofE Academy Primary
- Picknalls First School Primary
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Primary
- St Mary's CofE (A) First School Primary
- St. Peter's Church of England First School Primary
- Talbot First School Primary
- Tynsel Parkes CofE Primary Academy Primary
- Oldfields Hall Middle School Middle deemed secondary
- Windsor Park CE Middle School Middle deemed secondary
Common questions
- What year groups does Loxley Hall School teach?
- Loxley Hall School teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a special school in Uttoxeter.
- Who is the headteacher of Loxley Hall School?
- The headteacher of Loxley Hall School is David Bownds, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Loxley Hall School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Loxley Hall School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Loxley Hall School?
- Loxley Hall School has 105 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Loxley Hall School full?
- Loxley Hall School has capacity for 96 pupils and 105 on roll (109%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Loxley Hall School a faith school?
- No. Loxley Hall School has no designated religious character.
- Who runs Loxley Hall School?
- Loxley Hall School is part of MANOR HALL ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Loxley Hall School have?
- The schools register lists Loxley Hall School's special educational needs provision as: SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Loxley Hall School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 1.3 in 2022/23 and 1.1 in 2023/24. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What is Loxley Hall School's absence rate?
- Loxley Hall School's overall absence rate is 23.4% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Loxley Hall School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Loxley Hall School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 2 July 2026.