Pinc Woodlands College, Stafford
Pinc Woodlands College is a special school for pupils aged 16 to 24 in Stafford.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Pinc Woodlands College in detail
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other special schools to Pinc Woodlands College are Rugeley School (3.8 miles, Good); and Longdon Hall School (5.4 miles).
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Rugeley Trent Valley Rail Station, about 1.6 miles away in a straight line.
2 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Garden Centre (adjacent), 310 metres away.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Pinc Woodlands College stands in is among the 20% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.
In August 2026, police recorded 12 crimes within a mile of the school, most often anti-social behaviour, violence and sexual offences and weapons possession. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Derbyshire (50).
Sources: NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
No inspection data available
At a Glance
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Special Measures
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 3 nearby schools
Keep up with Pinc Woodlands College
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Pinc Woodlands College from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Pinc Woodlands College is in Derbyshire; for families living there:
- Derbyshire's school travel policy: Home to school transport policy 2026 to 2027 - 465KB
- How to apply: Apply for home to school transport assistance
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 3
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 0
- Children hurt
- 2
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 3 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 3 slight.
2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt.
0 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Derbyshire is 6 (the median across 454 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
Capacity & Demand
Area Demand Pressure - Stafford
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Stafford
Across Derbyshire council
Places available
8,818
Applications
7,971
Got 1st preference
94.5%
Got preferred school
98.5%
All secondary applications across Derbyshire council (2026/27), not just this school.
Special educational needs provision
Pinc Woodlands College is not approved under Section 41 of the Children and Families Act 2014.
Source: Get Information about Schools (GIAS), Department for Education.
Questions parents ask about Pinc Woodlands College
What is the catchment area for Pinc Woodlands College?
No fixed boundary. When Pinc Woodlands College is oversubscribed, Derbyshire allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Does Pinc Woodlands College have specialist SEN provision?
Pinc Woodlands College is not approved under Section 41 of the Children and Families Act 2014.
How do I apply to Pinc Woodlands College?
Apply through Derbyshire's coordinated admissions process, naming Pinc Woodlands College on your application. The national closing date in England is 31 October for secondary places and 15 January for primary places, in the year before your child starts.
How many road collisions happen near Pinc Woodlands College?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 3 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 3 slight. 2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt. 0 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Derbyshire is 6 (the median across 454 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Pinc Woodlands College?
Pinc Woodlands College is at Staffordshire Wildlife Trust, The Wolsey Centre, Stafford, ST17 0WT.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)