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Local authority · 457 schools across 50 towns

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Year 7 applications for September 2027 close in 4 days

Deadline Saturday 31 October 2026. Apply to Staffordshire (the council where you live). Offers on 1 March.

Reception applications for September 2027 close in 80 days

Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Staffordshire (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.

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Schools in Staffordshire (457)

Showing 20 of 457 schools

Total Schools

457

309 primary · 72 secondary

Total Pupils

129,922

86% capacity used

Ofsted Rated

117

13 outstanding · 104 good

Capacity

150,834

20,912 spare places

Ofsted Ratings

104
331
Outstanding: 13
Good: 104
Requires Improvement: 9
Not inspected: 331

Best Schools in Staffordshire

View the full league table - ranked by Ofsted, Progress 8, KS2 results and more

Area Performance (2026)

Attainment 8

35.9

GCSE Eng+Maths

31.0%

School Capacity

Primary Schools

86% full
65,273 pupils75,907 capacity

10,634 spare places

Secondary Schools

87% full
56,142 pupils64,359 capacity

8,217 spare places

Pupil Absence

Avg Overall Absence

5.5%

2024/25

Avg Persistent Absence

13.3%

2024/25

Schools Reporting

378

2024/25

Absence trend across Staffordshire schools

4.5%
18/19
4.2%
20/21
7.1%
21/22
6.3%
22/23
6.1%
23/24
5.5%
24/25

Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Average across all open schools in this LA.

EHCP Timeliness

Issued Within 20 Weeks

23%

Plans Issued

1,322

Assessment Requests

2,427

Tribunal Cases

178

EHCP timeliness trend (% issued within 20 weeks)

13%
2019
33%
2020
74%
2021
37%
2022
28%
2023
35%
2024
23%
2025

Source: DfE EHCP timeliness statistics. Shows how quickly this LA issues Education, Health and Care Plans.

Admission Appeals

2026 admission appeals by school phase

Primary

10,681 admissions

86

Lodged

(0.8%)

53

Heard

8

Successful

(15%)

Primary (infant classes)

9,369 admissions

65

Lodged

(0.7%)

37

Heard

3

Successful

(8%)

Secondary

12,455 admissions

309

Lodged

(2.5%)

231

Heard

36

Successful

(16%)

Total

23,136 admissions

395

Lodged

(1.7%)

284

Heard

44

Successful

(16%)

Total appeals lodged per year

1206
2019
1145
2020
780
2021
699
2022
850
2023
884
2024
1100
2025
855
2026

Source: DfE admission appeals statistics. Shows how competitive school places are in this area.

Towns in Staffordshire

Stafford

63 schools

Stoke-on-Trent

59 schools

Tamworth

45 schools

Burton-on-Trent

40 schools

Cannock

31 schools

Lichfield

26 schools

Wolverhampton

23 schools

Newcastle

22 schools

Rugeley

20 schools

Uttoxeter

15 schools

Leek

15 schools

Burntwood

11 schools

Stone

11 schools

Walsall

8 schools

Newcastle-under-Lyme

6 schools

Newcastle Under Lyme

5 schools

Staffordshire

5 schools

Newcastle-Under-Lyme

5 schools

Stourbridge

4 schools

Crewe

4 schools

Questions parents ask about schools in Staffordshire

How many schools are there in Staffordshire?

Staffordshire has 457 open schools: 309 state primary, 74 state secondary or all-through, 10 independent, 53 special and 11 others.

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools

Which schools in Staffordshire are rated Outstanding?

38 schools in Staffordshire were rated Outstanding at their most recent graded Ofsted inspection: Aurora Hanley School, Bluebell School Ltd, Newcastle and Stafford Colleges Group, St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Heather Field School and 33 more. Counting Good as well, 92% of the 367 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.

Aurora Hanley SchoolBluebell School LtdNewcastle and Stafford Colleges GroupSt Joseph's Catholic Primary SchoolHeather Field School

Source: Ofsted

Which secondary schools in Staffordshire get the best GCSE results?

Of the 63 schools in Staffordshire with 2026 GCSE results, the highest Attainment 8 scores - the average grade across a pupil's best eight GCSEs - were at The Friary School, with an Attainment 8 score of 58.5 and 65% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above; Painsley Catholic College, with an Attainment 8 score of 56.3 and 60% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above; and Blessed William Howard Catholic School, with an Attainment 8 score of 55.1 and 57% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above. Progress 8, the DfE's value-added measure, was not published for 2026.

The Friary SchoolPainsley Catholic CollegeBlessed William Howard Catholic School

Source: DfE school performance data

Which primary schools in Staffordshire have the best SATs results?

4 of the 212 primary schools in Staffordshire with 2025 Key Stage 2 results had every pupil reach the expected standard in both reading and maths, among them Blessed Mother Teresa's Catholic Primary School, Haughton St Giles CofE Primary Academy and Mary Howard Church of England Primary School. 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 AcademyMary Howard Church of England Primary School

Source: DfE school performance data

Are there grammar schools in Staffordshire?

No. None of the state secondary schools in Staffordshire 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 Staffordshire?

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: Abbot Beyne School, 3.524 miles for 2026 entry; Alsagers Bank Primary Academy, 3.157 miles for 2026 entry; Anna Seward Primary, 0.563 miles for 2026 entry; Beaconfields Primary School, 0.325 miles for 2026 entry; Birches First School, 1.877 miles for 2026 entry. We hold figures for 82 schools in Staffordshire; each school's page has its own history. These are the authority's own figures, not fixed boundaries.

Abbot Beyne SchoolAlsagers Bank Primary AcademyAnna Seward PrimaryBeaconfields Primary SchoolBirches First School

Source: Staffordshire admissions booklets

How do I apply for a school place in Staffordshire?

Apply to Staffordshire 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.

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