Schools in Staffordshire
Staffordshire · 5 schools
Year 7 applications for September 2027 close in 5 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 81 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Staffordshire (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Schools in Staffordshire (5)
- Compass Community School Staffordshire
Special · Ages 11-17 · Independent · ST10 3ER
Ofsted: Good (2024) - Mortimer House School
Special · Ages 11-18 · Independent · B79 7HS
Ofsted: Good (2023)New report cardAttainment 8: 13.2 (2024) - The Haven School
Special · Ages 11-19 · Independent · ST18 9AB
Ofsted: Good (2023)Attainment 8: 12.5 (2026)
By type:Special schools in Staffordshire (4)All-through schools in Staffordshire (1)
5
0 primary · 0 secondary
164
89% capacity used
1
0 outstanding · 1 good
185
21 spare places
Ofsted Ratings
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Area Performance (2026)
Attainment 8
8.5
GCSE Eng+Maths
5.9%
Questions parents ask about schools in Staffordshire
How many schools are there in Staffordshire?
Staffordshire has 5 open schools: 1 independent and 4 special.
Source: DfE Get Information About Schools
Are there any Outstanding schools in Staffordshire?
None of the 4 graded schools in Staffordshire currently holds an Outstanding rating. 4 are rated Good, so 100% are 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.
Source: Ofsted
Do schools in Staffordshire have catchment areas?
Most state schools in Staffordshire have no fixed catchment boundary. When a school is oversubscribed, Staffordshire allocates places on its published criteria - usually looked-after children first, then siblings, then home-to-school distance - so the practical cut-off moves each year. Each school's page here shows an estimate of its catchment radius.
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.