Best Secondary Schools in Stafford

We checked all 10 secondary schools in Stafford, Staffordshire, and list every one: 7 ranked, then 3 without a rank.

Schools checked
10
Ranked
7
Without a rank
3

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 Stafford. Schools with the same score share a rank. Schools without published results or an Ofsted outcome follow the ranked schools, in name order.

Stafford also has 47 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 Burton-on-Trent, Tamworth, Cannock, Lichfield and all of Staffordshire.

Ranked secondary schools in Stafford

  1. 1

    Blessed William Howard Catholic School

    Academy, 950 pupils, inspected October 2012

    Ofsted: Good
    Attainment 8
    52.0
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    52.4%

  2. 2

    Walton High School

    Academy, 1,262 pupils, inspected January 2012

    Ofsted: Good
    Attainment 8
    50.6
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    50%

  3. 3

    Wolgarston High School

    Academy, 847 pupils, inspected May 2026

    Report card: Expected standard to strong standard
    Attainment 8
    47.6
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    47.1%

  4. 4

    The Weston Road Academy

    Academy, 978 pupils, inspected October 2013

    Ofsted: Good
    Attainment 8
    44.7
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    46.1%

  5. 5

    Sir Graham Balfour High School

    Academy, 1,003 pupils, inspected May 2014

    Ofsted: Good
    Attainment 8
    45.0
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    37.6%

  6. 6

    Stafford Manor High School

    Local authority maintained, 439 pupils, inspected January 2026

    Report card: Urgent improvement to expected standard
    Attainment 8
    30.6
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    24.7%

  7. 7

    King Edward VI High School

    Academy, 646 pupils, inspected February 2025

    Ofsted judgements: Requires improvement to good
    Attainment 8
    33.4
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    16.5%

Secondary schools in Stafford without a rank