Stafford Manor High SchoolKing Edward VI High School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Stafford.

Summary of the comparison

Stafford Manor High School and King Edward VI High School are secondary schools in Stafford.

  • Stafford Manor High School scores 26 out of 100 (grade F, weak) and King Edward VI High School scores 43 out of 100 (grade D, below average). King Edward VI High School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Stafford Manor High School was judged in need of attention and King Edward VI High School was judged in need of attention.

  • On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 30.6 for Stafford Manor High School and 33.4 for King Edward VI High School.

  • GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Stafford Manor High School (39.0 in 2021-22, 30.6 in 2024-25) and has fallen at King Edward VI High School (38.7 in 2022-23, 33.4 in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Stafford Manor High School versus King Edward VI High School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure StaffordStafford Manor High SchoolStaffordKing Edward VI High SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreF26/100D43/100Stronger figure
Local ranking70th of 70 in Staffordshire 63rd of 70 in Staffordshire Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: Needs attentionOfsted: Requires improvement
School typeFoundation school Academy sponsor led
PhaseSecondary Secondary
Age range11-16 11-18
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll449 661
Capacity691 Not reported
LocationStafford, ST17 9DJ Stafford, ST17 9YJ
GCSE results
Attainment 830.6 33.4 Stronger figure46.0
Grade 5+ in English & maths24.7% Stronger figure16.5% 45.4%
Grade 4+ in English & maths42.0% Stronger figure41.3% 64.8%
Entering EBacc18.5% Stronger figure0.8% 40.5%
EBacc average point score2.65 2.79 Stronger figure4.09
Cohort81 121
A-level results
A-level entries6 2023-2418 2024-25
A-level average points19.1 2023-24 · England 34.424.3 Stronger figure2024-25 · England 35.0
A-level average gradeD 2023-24D+ 2024-25
Best 3 A-levels pointsNot reported2023-2424.3 2024-25 · England 35.8
AAB+ incl. facilitating subjectsNot reported2023-240.0% 2024-25 · England 17.5%
Pupils
Pupils in the census449 661
Free school meals (ever 6)48.1% 34.9%
English as an additional language8.2% 8.6%
SEN support17.8% 16.8%
SEN with an EHC plan2.5% 2.3%
Attendance
Overall absence11.4% 7.4% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence35.6% 22.6% Stronger figure15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

GCSE Attainment 8

GCSE Progress 8

A-level average points

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Stafford Manor High School

King Edward VI High School

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