Overall Oxbridge
#629
3 ranked schools · +285 places vs Eng avg #914 of 1,983
Applications
12
Offers
6
Offer rate50.0%
+27.6 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 22.4%
Schools in Stafford
Staffordshire's ancient county town, Stafford traces its origins to 913, when Æthelflæd, Lady of the Mercians, raised a defensive burh on a loop of the River Sow in the English Midlands. Around 72,000 people live in the town today, with the wider Borough of Stafford extending across a rural hinterland that draws families towards its quieter villages and nearby market communities. Baswich and Highfields fill the western residential fringe.
Weeping Cross forms a school-competitive corridor south-east of the centre, while Brewood and Penkridge draw families competing for primary and secondary places along the A449 to the south-west. Stafford station sits on the West Coast Main Line, with services connecting south to Birmingham New Street in around forty minutes and north to Stoke-on-Trent.
48
Primary
schools
7
Secondary
schools
1
All-through
schools
1
Post-16
colleges
4
Special
schools
1
Other
schools
of which8sixth forms·28faith62 total
Area Performance
Stafford schools rank in the top 42% of England
Across 55 primary, secondary and sixth-form schools, state and independent. The average Find My School Inspection Score is 7.25/10, -0.17 vs England.
Find My School Inspection Band
10% Elite
Distribution across all Stafford schools
EliteExcellentGoodDeveloping
Stafford vs England distribution
National Rank
Top 42%
Across all ranked Stafford schools
Top 35%Primaryavg #5,183 of 14,978
Top 62%Secondaryavg #2,400 of 3,862
Top 58%Sixth formavg #1,471 of 2,555
Primary schools: 39 schools (state + independent)
LocalEngland avg
Average FMS Inspection Score
7.4/10
+0.04 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.3/10
Average national rank
#5,183
+15 pts vs medianmedian 7,489
top 35% of 14,978
% reaching expected RWM standardstate
73%
+11 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 62%
% reaching higher RWM standardstate
11%
+3 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 8%
Average FMS Inspection Score
7.4/10
+0.04 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.3/10
Average national rank
#5,183
+15 pts vs medianmedian 7,489
top 35% of 14,978
% reaching expected RWM standardstate
73%
+11 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 62%
% reaching higher RWM standardstate
11%
+3 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 8%
Secondary schools: 8 schools (state + independent)
LocalEngland avg
Average FMS Inspection Score
6.7/10
-0.66 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.4/10
Average national rank
#2,400
-12 pts vs medianmedian 1,931
top 62% of 3,862
Attainment 8 score (out of 90)state
45.1
+6.0 vs Eng avgEng avg 39.1
Average FMS Inspection Score
6.7/10
-0.66 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.4/10
Average national rank
#2,400
-12 pts vs medianmedian 1,931
top 62% of 3,862
Attainment 8 score (out of 90)state
45.1
+6.0 vs Eng avgEng avg 39.1
Sixth form schools: 8 schools (state + independent)
LocalEngland avg
Average FMS Inspection Score
7.0/10
-0.69 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.7/10
Average national rank
#1,471
-8 pts vs medianmedian 1,278
top 58% of 2,555
% A*-A at A-Level
19%
-6 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 25%
% A*-B at A-Level
46%
-5 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 50%
Average FMS Inspection Score
7.0/10
-0.69 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.7/10
Average national rank
#1,471
-8 pts vs medianmedian 1,278
top 58% of 2,555
% A*-A at A-Level
19%
-6 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 25%
% A*-B at A-Level
46%
-5 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 50%
Oxford
#245
2 ranked schools · +8 places vs Eng avg #253 of 1,197
Applications
6
Offers
3
Offer rate50.0%
+34.9 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 15.1%
Cambridge
#364
3 ranked schools · +409 places vs Eng avg #773 of 1,880
Applications
6
Offers
3
Offer rate50.0%
+20.6 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 29.4%
Top 3 Primary Schools
2026
Stafford
Top 3 Secondary Schools
2026
Stafford
Top 3 Sixth Forms
2026
Stafford
Local directory
School profiles in Stafford
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