- Ofsted:Good or better
- Has a sixth form
Results well above the Staffordshire average, low absence.
251 first choices, 242 offers made
Typical GCSE gradeGrade 5
Staffordshire Grade 4England Grade 5
- Days missed a year
- Pupils
- 1,523
Secondary schools in Staffordshire
All 126 secondary schools in Staffordshire. Narrow them down, then shortlist up to four to compare.
Blessed Robert Sutton Catholic Voluntary Academy
Burton-on-Trent, DE15 9SD · Academy · Secondary · Ages 11 to 16
- Ofsted:Outstanding
- Catholic
Results above the Staffordshire average, low absence.
182 first choices, 118 offers made
Typical GCSE gradeGrade 5
Staffordshire Grade 4England Grade 5
- Days missed a year
- Pupils
- 632
- Ofsted:Good
- Catholic
- Has a sixth form
Results well above the Staffordshire average, low absence.
248 first choices, 246 offers made
Typical GCSE gradeGrade 6
Staffordshire Grade 4England Grade 5
- Days missed a year
- Pupils
- 1,340
- Ofsted:Good
- Has a sixth form
Results well above the Staffordshire average, low absence.
268 first choices, 217 offers made
Typical GCSE gradeGrade 6
Staffordshire Grade 4England Grade 5
- Days missed a year
- Pupils
- 1,255
- Ofsted:Good
- Has a sixth form
Results well above the Staffordshire average, low absence.
260 first choices, 253 offers made
Typical GCSE gradeGrade 5
Staffordshire Grade 4England Grade 5
- Days missed a year
- Pupils
- 1,609
- Ofsted:Good
Results above the Staffordshire average, low absence.
181 first choices, 159 offers made
Typical GCSE gradeGrade 5
Staffordshire Grade 4England Grade 5
- Days missed a year
- Pupils
- 779
- Ofsted:Expected standard or better
- Has a sixth form
Results above the Staffordshire average.
Typical GCSE gradeGrade 5
Staffordshire Grade 4England Grade 5
- Days missed a year
- About 13Staffordshire about 15
- Pupils
- 847
- Ofsted:Expected standard or better
Results below the England average, low absence.
Ready for secondary school55%
England 62%
- Days missed a year
- Pupils
- 527
- Ofsted:Good
- Catholic
- Has a sixth form
Results well above the Staffordshire average, low absence.
208 first choices, 184 offers made
Typical GCSE gradeGrade 6
Staffordshire Grade 4England Grade 5
- Days missed a year
- Pupils
- 950
- Ofsted:Good
Results well above the Staffordshire average.
157 first choices, 141 offers made
Typical GCSE gradeGrade 5
Staffordshire Grade 4England Grade 5
- Days missed a year
- About 14Staffordshire about 15
- Pupils
- 700
- Ofsted:Expected standard or better
- Has a sixth form
Results above the Staffordshire average.
285 first choices, 254 offers made
Typical GCSE gradeGrade 5
Staffordshire Grade 4England Grade 5
- Days missed a year
- About 16Staffordshire about 15
- Pupils
- 1,427
- Ofsted:Expected standard or better
- Has a sixth form
Results well above the Staffordshire average.
155 first choices, 148 offers made
Typical GCSE gradeGrade 5
Staffordshire Grade 4England Grade 5
- Days missed a year
- About 14Staffordshire about 15
- Pupils
- 801
- Ofsted:Expected standard or better
Results below the England average, low absence.
Ready for secondary school57%
England 62%
- Days missed a year
- Pupils
- 509
- Ofsted:Good
- Has a sixth form
Results above the Staffordshire average, low absence.
173 first choices, 181 offers made
Typical GCSE gradeGrade 5
Staffordshire Grade 4England Grade 5
- Days missed a year
- Pupils
- 1,262
- Ofsted:Good
Results well above the England average, low absence.
Ready for secondary school80%
England 62%
- Days missed a year
- Pupils
- 402
- Ofsted:Expected standard or better
- Has a sixth form
Results close to the Staffordshire average, low absence.
172 first choices, 176 offers made
Typical GCSE gradeGrade 4
Staffordshire Grade 4England Grade 5
- Days missed a year
- Pupils
- 1,049
- Ofsted:Good or better
Results well below the England average, low absence.
Ready for secondary school52%
England 62%
- Days missed a year
- Pupils
- 542
- Ofsted:Good
- Has a sixth form
Results close to the Staffordshire average.
210 first choices, 192 offers made
Typical GCSE gradeGrade 4
Staffordshire Grade 4England Grade 5
- Days missed a year
- About 14Staffordshire about 15
- Pupils
- 1,112
- Ofsted:Good
- Has a sixth form
Results close to the Staffordshire average.
Typical GCSE gradeGrade 5
Staffordshire Grade 4England Grade 5
- Days missed a year
- About 14Staffordshire about 15
- Pupils
- 1,046
- Ofsted:Good or better
- Church of England
Results below the England average, low absence.
1 first choice, 3 offers made
Ready for secondary school59%
England 62%
- Days missed a year
- Pupils
- 662
- Ofsted:Expected standard or better
- Has a sixth form
Results close to the Staffordshire average.
229 first choices, 222 offers made
Typical GCSE gradeGrade 4
Staffordshire Grade 4England Grade 5
- Days missed a year
- About 15Staffordshire about 15
- Pupils
- 1,279
- Ofsted:Good
- Has a sixth form
Results close to the Staffordshire average.
Typical GCSE gradeGrade 5
Staffordshire Grade 4England Grade 5
- Days missed a year
- About 16Staffordshire about 15
- Pupils
- 846
- Ofsted:Good
Results above the Staffordshire average, low absence.
281 first choices, 211 offers made
Typical GCSE gradeGrade 5
Staffordshire Grade 4England Grade 5
- Days missed a year
- Pupils
- 1,029
- Ofsted:Good
- Has a sixth form
Results above the Staffordshire average.
375 first choices, 398 offers made
Typical GCSE gradeGrade 5
Staffordshire Grade 4England Grade 5
- Days missed a year
- About 15Staffordshire about 15
- Pupils
- 2,403
- Secondary schools126including 39 special
- Typical GCSE grade43.4England 46.2
- Good or Outstanding89%of graded schools ·
- Faith schools18 of 1266 Catholic, 10 Church of England
- With a nursery class7take children from 2 or 3
- Free school meals23.2%of pupils get them
The big picture
How Staffordshire's secondary schools spread out
Each dot is one school. Hover over a dot to see which school it is.
GCSE score (Attainment 8)
Average score across each pupil's best eight GCSEs.
Days missed
Share of school sessions pupils missed, for any reason. Lower is better.
Ofsted grades in Staffordshire
The last full grade for each school Ofsted has graded. 79 newer or converted schools don't have a grade yet.
- Outstanding: 1 of 47
- Good: 41 of 47
- Requires improvement: 4 of 47
- Inadequate: 1 of 47
Before you apply
Four things worth knowing in Staffordshire
Some are faith schools.
18 of the 126 secondary schools in Staffordshire have a religious character. When they're full, they can put families of their faith first, so check each school's rules.
Show schools with no religious characterApply by 31 October.
Apply to your council in Year 6 for a Year 7 place. Offers come out on 1 March.
Check how old the Ofsted grade is.
Some grades are many years old. Each school's page shows the date of its last inspection and what's changed since.
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About these schools
Secondary schools in Staffordshire, explained
There are 126 secondary schools in Staffordshire, teaching 62,862 children. 9 are run by the council and 75 are academies or free schools. Among them are 39 special and 38 independent schools.
89% of the mainstream state schools Ofsted has graded are Good or Outstanding, against 94.8% across England. 1 of them is Outstanding, though some grades are several years old, so check the date on each school's page.
Pupils in Staffordshire scored an average Attainment 8 of 43.4 across their best eight GCSEs, against 46.2 across England.
23.2% of pupils get free school meals. Schools here spend £8,041 a year on each pupil, against £8,120 across England. 21.2% of pupils are persistently absent, missing one day in ten or more, against 18.1% across England.
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- Newcastle-under-Lyme12 secondary schools
- Burton upon Trent8 secondary schools
- Stafford8 secondary schools
- Tamworth8 secondary schools
- Cannock7 secondary schools
- Lichfield7 secondary schools
- Leek5 secondary schools
- Biddulph4 secondary schools
- Stone4 secondary schools
- Uttoxeter4 secondary schools
- Cheadle (Staffordshire Moorlands)3 secondary schools
- Codsall3 secondary schools
- Kidsgrove3 secondary schools
- Blythe Bridge2 secondary schools
- Brewood2 secondary schools
- Burntwood2 secondary schools
- Great Wyrley and Cheslyn Hay2 secondary schools
- Penkridge2 secondary schools
- Rugeley2 secondary schools
- Barton-under-Needwood1 school
- Endon1 school
- Kinver1 school
- Wombourne1 school
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Questions
Questions parents ask
How many secondary schools are in Staffordshire?
There are 126 secondary schools in Staffordshire, including state-funded, academies, and independent schools.
What are the best secondary schools in Staffordshire?
The highest-ranked secondary schools in Staffordshire on Eduscope are John Taylor High School, Blessed Robert Sutton Catholic Voluntary Academy and Painsley Catholic College. We rank each state school against schools of the same phase across England on its Ofsted inspection, results and attendance.
How many Ofsted Outstanding secondary schools are in Staffordshire?
Staffordshire has 1 secondary schools rated Outstanding by Ofsted. A further 41 are rated Good, meaning 89% of inspected schools hold a Good or Outstanding rating.
How are secondary schools in Staffordshire ranked on Eduscope?
Each state school gets a rank score out of 100. We place each measure as a percentile among state schools of the same phase across England, then weight them. Primary schools: latest Ofsted inspection 30%, pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 30%, pupils reaching the higher standard 10%, persistent absence (lower is better) 20%, average reading and maths scores 10%. Secondary schools: latest Ofsted inspection 25%, Attainment 8 25%, grade 5 or above in English and maths 15%, persistent absence (lower is better) 15%, pupils staying in education or work after GCSEs 10%, A level average points (sixth forms only) 10%. Results are averaged over up to three years, and an Ofsted grade older than five years counts for less. A school needs data for at least 60% of the weights. Special schools, pupil referral units, nurseries, independent schools and 16 to 19 schools aren't ranked, and are listed by Ofsted grade and name. Our methodology page explains more.
What is the average class size in Staffordshire secondary schools?
The average pupil-teacher ratio across secondary schools in Staffordshire is 17:1. While this is not a direct measure of class size, it indicates the level of teaching resource available per pupil.
How do I choose a secondary school in Staffordshire?
When choosing a secondary school in Staffordshire, consider Ofsted ratings, GCSE results (Progress 8 and Attainment 8), sixth form provision, and the school's specialisms. You can compare all 126 secondary schools on Eduscope using filters for school type, gender, and admissions policy.
Sources: Department for Education school performance tables, school census and workforce data, Get Information About Schools and Ofsted. Distances are straight-line estimates.