Chaselea Alternative Provision Academy, Cannock

Ofsted's report card from its 19 May 2026 inspection grades Chaselea Alternative Provision Academy on 6 areas: 5 strong standard and 1 expected standard. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Achievement - Strong standard. "Pupils make impressive progress from their starting points across the curriculum, including in the core subjects of English and mathematics."

Attendance and behaviour - Strong standard. "Leaders have high expectations for attendance."

Inclusion - Strong standard. "Pupils arrive at the school after their placements in other schools have broken down."

Leadership and governance - Strong standard. "Leaders are aspirational."

Personal development and wellbeing - Strong standard. "The school's programme for personal development is carefully designed to take account of pupils' social, emotional and mental health needs."

Curriculum and teaching - Expected standard. "Leaders have an accurate understanding of the quality of teaching and the curriculum across the school."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "Leaders should ensure that teaching consistently takes full account of pupils' starting points so that pupils secure the foundational knowledge that they need before moving on to new learning".

Across Staffordshire, 92% of families were offered their first-choice secondary school for 2026 entry, and 98% were offered one of the schools they named.

In 2026, families in Staffordshire lodged 309 appeals against secondary school offers; 231 reached a hearing and 36 succeeded (15.6% of those heard).

The nearest other state secondary schools to Chaselea Alternative Provision Academy are Cardinal Griffin Catholic College (1 mile, Attainment 8 38.3); Cannock Chase High School (1 mile, Good, Attainment 8 43.5); Great Wyrley Academy (1.4 miles, Good, Attainment 8 41.3); and Cheslyn Hay Academy (1.5 miles, Good, Attainment 8 41.5).

Chaselea Alternative Provision Academy is one of 16 schools run by Manor Hall Academy Trust, an academy trust.

Of the 15 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 47% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 47% to a further education college.

73.5% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 0% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (82%) and Mixed (15%).

In 2026, 32 pupils (94.1%) received SEN support and 2 (5.9%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is social, emotional and mental health needs.

The nearest railway station is Cannock Rail Station, about 1100 metres away (roughly a 14-minute walk).

7 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Mosswood Street (opposite), 70 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 181 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, public order offences and anti-social behaviour. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Staffordshire (86), as is usual near a town centre.

The primary schools closest to Chaselea Alternative Provision Academy are Longford Primary Academy (0.2 miles), St Mary's Catholic Primary School (0.4 miles), Bridgtown Primary School (0.5 miles) and St Lukes CofE Primary School (0.7 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.