Best Schools in Stafford

How many schools are there in Stafford?

Stafford has 64 open schools: 45 state primary, 10 state secondary or all-through, 2 independent, 6 special and 1 other.

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools

Which schools in Stafford are rated Outstanding?

4 schools in Stafford were rated Outstanding at their most recent graded Ofsted inspection: Leasowes Primary School, Silkmore Primary Academy, Berkswich CofE (VC) Primary School and Oakridge Primary School. Counting Good as well, 92% of the 50 graded schools here are rated Good or better. Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall grades in September 2024, so these are the grades from each school's last full inspection.

Leasowes Primary SchoolSilkmore Primary AcademyBerkswich CofE (VC) Primary SchoolOakridge Primary School

Source: Ofsted

Which secondary schools in Stafford get the best GCSE results?

Of the 8 schools in Stafford with 2026 GCSE results, the highest Attainment 8 scores - the average grade across a pupil's best eight GCSEs - were at Blessed William Howard Catholic School, with an Attainment 8 score of 55.1 and 57% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above; Walton High School, with an Attainment 8 score of 48.3 and 44% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above; and Wolgarston High School, with an Attainment 8 score of 48.2 and 51% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above. Progress 8, the DfE's value-added measure, was not published for 2026.

Blessed William Howard Catholic SchoolWalton High SchoolWolgarston High School

Source: DfE school performance data

Which primary schools in Stafford have the best SATs results?

Of the 33 primary schools in Stafford with 2025 Key Stage 2 results, the highest shares of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading and maths were at Blessed Mother Teresa's Catholic Primary School (100% in reading, 100% in maths); Haughton St Giles CofE Primary Academy (100% in reading, 100% in maths); and Gnosall St Lawrence Coe Primary Academy (95% in reading, 95% in maths). Small schools can swing a long way from one year to the next, because each pupil is a large share of the result.

Blessed Mother Teresa's Catholic Primary SchoolHaughton St Giles CofE Primary AcademyGnosall St Lawrence Coe Primary Academy

Source: DfE school performance data

Are there grammar schools in Stafford?

No. None of the state secondary schools in Stafford selects pupils by ability, so every state secondary here is comprehensive.

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools

How close do you need to live to get into schools in Stafford?

It depends on the school, and the cut-off moves every year with the number of applications. Staffordshire published how far the last place offered went at these schools: Beaconfields Primary School, 0.325 miles for 2026 entry; Burleyfields Primary School, 0.543 miles for 2026 entry; Cooper Perry Primary School, 1.841 miles for 2026 entry; Flash Ley Primary School, 2.218 miles for 2026 entry; Leasowes Primary School, 1.912 miles for 2026 entry. We hold figures for 15 schools in Stafford; each school's page has its own history. These are the authority's own figures, not fixed boundaries.

Beaconfields Primary SchoolBurleyfields Primary SchoolCooper Perry Primary SchoolFlash Ley Primary SchoolLeasowes Primary School

Source: Staffordshire admissions booklets

How do I apply for a school place in Stafford?

Apply to your council - Staffordshire or Derbyshire, depending on your address - through its coordinated admissions process, even for academies and faith schools. In England the closing date is 31 October for secondary places and 15 January for primary places, in the year before your child starts. Independent schools run their own admissions, so apply to those directly.