Secondary schools in Stafford
9 secondary schools in Stafford, sorted by latest Ofsted grade. Grades come from two inspection systems; each school page states which, and the guide explains the difference. A grade shown with a year, like "Good (2019)", is the last one Ofsted published for that school and sorts below current grades. We don't invent rankings.
Stafford in figures
For Year 7 places in September 2026, families named the 6 schools in Stafford first 896 times for 913 places: 0.98 first choices per place, against 0.98 across the Staffordshire authority's 49 schools. 2 of the 6 had more first choices than places. For 2026 entry, one school here gave its last places on distance: The Weston Road Academy, to 2.73 miles.
Totals for the schools listed on this page. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE; last-offer distances as the council published them.
- Blessed William Howard Catholic School
- Brewood Middle CofE Academy
- The Weston Road Academy
- Penkridge Middle School
- Wolgarston High School
- King Edward VI High School
- Stafford Manor High School
- Sir Graham Balfour High School
- Walton High School
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Browse by authority: Staffordshire · compare schools side by side · the map. School data: DfE & Ofsted, Open Government Licence v3.0.