Best Secondary Schools in Cannock

We checked all 5 secondary schools in Cannock, Staffordshire,, and every one is ranked.

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Ranks combine 2024/25 GCSE results, worth 60% of each school's score, with the latest Ofsted outcome, worth 40%, as how we rank schools sets out. Rank 1 is the highest score in Cannock. Schools with the same score share a rank.

Cannock also has 20 primary schools, ranked on SATs results and Ofsted. Every school in the area is also listed with the other schools in Staffordshire. Staffordshire also has rankings for Stafford, Burton-on-Trent, Tamworth, Lichfield and all of Staffordshire.

Ranked secondary schools in Cannock

  1. 1

    Kingsmead School

    Academy, 1,427 pupils, inspected March 2026

    Report card: Expected standard to strong standard
    Attainment 8
    48.5
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    39.5%

  2. 2

    Cardinal Griffin Catholic College

    Academy, 732 pupils, inspected February 2018

    Ofsted: Good
    Attainment 8
    43.6
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    35.6%

  3. 3

    Cannock Chase High School

    Academy, 1,113 pupils, inspected January 2018

    Ofsted: Good
    Attainment 8
    42.1
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    37.6%

  4. 4

    Staffordshire University Academy

    Academy, 709 pupils, inspected October 2023

    Ofsted: Good
    Attainment 8
    32.9
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    9.9%

  5. 5

    Norton Canes High School

    Local authority maintained, 400 pupils, inspected April 2024

    Ofsted: Requires improvement
    Attainment 8
    34.8
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    18.2%