JP Alternative Education
Shooting Butts Centre, Penkridge Bank Road, Rugeley, WS15 2UB
- Phase
- Independent schools
- School type
- Other independent school
- Ages
- 10 to 17
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Julian Porter
- Religious ethos
- None
- Constituency
- Cannock Chase
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 40
- Pupils on roll
- 40
- URN
- 148248
- Local authority
- Staffordshire
- Telephone
- 01889582864
About this school
JP Alternative Education is an independent school in Rugeley. It teaches children aged 10 to 17 and has 40 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected JP Alternative Education under its current framework. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
JP Alternative Education has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in April 2021, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 10 | 12 | 15 |
| Attainment 8 score | - | 0.7 | 0.2 |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | - | 0% | 0% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | - | 0% | 0% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | - | 0% | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | - | 0.0 | 0.0 |
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 JP Alternative Education 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 | — | 36.7 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 0.7 | 35 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 0.2 | 36.6 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 20 |
| 2023/24 | 40 |
| 2024/25 | 40 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 0%
- Pupils with an EHC plan
- 40
- Pupils on SEN support
- 0
Location
Nearby schools
-
Hednesford Valley High School3.4 miles
Special schools · Hednesford
-
Rugeley School4.6 miles
Special schools · Rugeley
-
Longdon Hall School4.6 miles
Special schools · Staffordshire
-
Sherbrook Primary School4.7 miles
Academies · Cannock
-
Chaselea Alternative Provision Academy5.5 miles
Academies · Cannock
Other schools in Rugeley
- Chancel Primary School Primary
- Chase View Community Primary School Primary
- Churchfield CofE Primary Academy Primary
- Etching Hill CofE Primary Academy Primary
- Forest Hills Primary School Primary
- Gentleshaw Primary Academy Primary
- Hayes Meadow Primary School Primary
- Henry Chadwick Primary School Primary
- Hob Hill CE/Methodist (VC) Primary School Primary
- Redbrook Hayes Community Primary School Primary
- St James Church of England Primary Academy Primary
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does JP Alternative Education teach?
- JP Alternative Education teaches children aged 10 to 17. It is an independent school in Rugeley.
- Who is the headteacher of JP Alternative Education?
- The headteacher of JP Alternative Education is Mr Julian Porter, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has JP Alternative Education been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected JP Alternative Education under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How big is JP Alternative Education?
- JP Alternative Education has 40 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 10 to 17.
- Is JP Alternative Education full?
- JP Alternative Education has capacity for 40 pupils and 40 on roll (100%), 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 JP Alternative Education a faith school?
- No. JP Alternative Education has no designated religious character.
- How have JP Alternative Education's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 0.7 in 2023/24 and 0.2 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are JP Alternative Education's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, JP Alternative Education'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 24 July 2026.