The Weston Road Academy, Stafford

In its own words: "Welcome to The Weston Road Academy. We are extremely proud of our academy and new pupils, staff and visitors are always struck by the friendly, positive and hard-working atmosphere. Our ethos is built on traditional values such as respect, hard work, high expectations, community and pride in our appearance."

In 2026, pupils at The Weston Road Academy averaged an Attainment 8 score of 42.1, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 43.7 in Staffordshire and 47 across England.

39% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 39% in Staffordshire and 47% in England.

That is down from 44.7 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was -0.09: pupils made about average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 31.2, against 44.8 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 13.6 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 20 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, History and Geography.

For September 2026 entry, 185 families put The Weston Road Academy as their first choice and 398 named it as one of their preferences, for 193 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. 5 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to The Weston Road Academy are Walton High School (1.9 miles, Good, Attainment 8 48.3); Blessed William Howard Catholic School (2.2 miles, Good, Attainment 8 55.1); Sir Graham Balfour High School (2.3 miles, Good, Attainment 8 44.7); and Stafford Manor High School (2.6 miles, Requires improvement, Attainment 8 35.3).

The Weston Road Academy's 2026 results were higher than 1 of these 4 schools.

Of the 161 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 89% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 61% to a further education college, 4% to an apprenticeship and 1% into work.

Of the 44 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 52% went on to university or other higher education, 5% to apprenticeships and 27% into work. 17% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

4.1% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (84%) and Mixed (5%).

The nearest railway station is Stafford Rail Station, about 2.1 miles away in a straight line.

7 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Weston Road Academy (adjacent), 50 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 28 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and public order offences. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Staffordshire (86).

In 2024/25, The Weston Road Academy issued 287 suspensions, 29.1 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 5 permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to The Weston Road Academy are Veritas Primary Academy (0.2 miles), St John's CofE Primary Academy (0.7 miles), St Leonard's Primary School (1.2 miles) and Leasowes Primary School (1.5 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.