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EnglandStafford

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.

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.

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10% Elite

Distribution across all Stafford schools

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22%
50%
17%
EliteExcellentGoodDeveloping

Stafford vs England distribution

National Rank

Top 42%

Across all ranked Stafford schools

Top 35%Primaryavg #5,146 of 14,873
Top 61%Secondaryavg #2,227 of 3,671
Top 58%Sixth formavg #1,312 of 2,262

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
#5,146
+15 pts vs medianmedian 7,437

top 35% of 14,873

% 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
#5,146
+15 pts vs medianmedian 7,437

top 35% of 14,873

% 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
#2,227
-11 pts vs medianmedian 1,836

top 61% of 3,671

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
#2,227
-11 pts vs medianmedian 1,836

top 61% of 3,671

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
#1,312
-8 pts vs medianmedian 1,131

top 58% of 2,262

% 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
#1,312
-8 pts vs medianmedian 1,131

top 58% of 2,262

% 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%

Overall Oxbridge

#629

3 ranked schools · +285 places vs Eng avg #914 of 1,984

Applications

12

Offers

6

Offer rate50.0%
+27.6 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 22.4%

Oxford

#245

2 ranked schools · +8 places vs Eng avg #253 of 1,198

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 1,881

Applications

6

Offers

3

Offer rate50.0%
+20.6 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 29.4%
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