Overall Oxbridge
#686
2 ranked schools · -33 places vs Eng avg #653 of 1,538
Applications
13
Offers
5
Offer rate38.5%
+9.8 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 28.7%
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
6
Special
schools
1
Other
schools
of which8sixth forms·28faith64 total
Area Performance
Stafford schools rank in the top 42% of England
Across 54 primary, secondary and sixth-form schools, state and independent. The average Find My School Inspection Score is 7.35/10, -0.05 vs England.
Find My School Inspection Band
12% Elite
Distribution across all Stafford schools
EliteExcellentGoodDevelopingRebuilding
Stafford vs England distribution
National Rank
Top 42%
Across all ranked Stafford schools
Top 34%Primaryavg #5,016 of 14,821
Top 64%Secondaryavg #2,439 of 3,803
Top 59%Sixth formavg #1,498 of 2,523
Primary schools: 39 schools (state + independent)
LocalEngland avg
Average FMS Inspection Score
7.6/10
+0.23 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.3/10
Average national rank
#5,016
+16 pts vs medianmedian 7,411
top 34% of 14,821
% 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
7.6/10
+0.23 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.3/10
Average national rank
#5,016
+16 pts vs medianmedian 7,411
top 34% of 14,821
% 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
6.6/10
-0.81 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.4/10
Average national rank
#2,439
-14 pts vs medianmedian 1,902
top 64% of 3,803
Attainment 8 score (out of 90)state
45.1
+6.0 vs Eng avgEng avg 39.1
Average FMS Inspection Score
6.6/10
-0.81 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.4/10
Average national rank
#2,439
-14 pts vs medianmedian 1,902
top 64% of 3,803
Attainment 8 score (out of 90)state
45.1
+6.0 vs Eng avgEng avg 39.1
Sixth form schools: 7 schools (state + independent)
LocalEngland avg
Average FMS Inspection Score
7.0/10
-0.77 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.7/10
Average national rank
#1,498
-9 pts vs medianmedian 1,262
top 59% of 2,523
% 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
-0.77 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.7/10
Average national rank
#1,498
-9 pts vs medianmedian 1,262
top 59% of 2,523
% 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
#284
5 ranked schools · -22 places vs Eng avg #262 of 1,866
Applications
3
Offers
0
Offer rate0.0%
-16.6 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 16.6%
Cambridge
#732
3 ranked schools · -33 places vs Eng avg #699 of 1,830
Applications
15
Offers
5
Offer rate33.3%
-3.7 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 37.0%
Top 3 Primary Schools
2026
Stafford town
Top 3 Secondary Schools
2026
Stafford town
Top 3 Sixth Forms
2026
Stafford town
Local directory
School profiles in Stafford
Browse 36 local profile links across primary schools in stafford town, secondary schools in stafford town and other schools. Each profile brings together admissions context, performance data, inspection history and school details in one place.
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