Staffordshire GCSE results 2026: secondary school league table
70 state secondary schools in Staffordshire ranked on their 2026 GCSE results (Attainment 8, the 2025/26 academic year, the latest DfE has published for every school), with grade 7+, grade 5+ and grade 4+ in English and maths, cohort size for each school against the England average. 15 schools with no published results are listed at the end. 11 independent schools with published results are listed separately, unranked.
County 85 state secondary schools 2025/26 results
Secondary schools in Staffordshire ranked on Attainment 8
70 of 85 schools have published 2026 results. Source: DfE school performance tables, 2025/26.
| Rank | School | Attainment 8 | Grade 7+ English & maths | Grade 5+ English & maths | Grade 4+ English & maths | EBacc APS | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| – | England average | 46.2 | 14% | 46% | 65% | – | – |
| 1 | St Joseph's College Stoke-on-Trent · Academy converter | 63.6 | 27% | 84% | 99% | – | 150 |
| 2 , up 1 place since 2025 | The Friary School Lichfield · Academy converter | 58.5 | 19% | 65% | 80% | – | 203 |
| 3 , down 1 place since 2025 | Painsley Catholic College Stoke-on-Trent · Academy converter | 56.3 | 23% | 60% | 83% | – | 220 |
| 4 , up 3 places since 2025 | Blessed William Howard Catholic School Stafford · Academy converter | 55.1 | 22% | 57% | 77% | – | 153 |
| 5 , up 1 place since 2025 | King Edward VI School Lichfield · Community school | 53.9 | 15% | 64% | 80% | – | 245 |
| 6 , down 2 places since 2025 | John Taylor High School Burton-on-Trent · Academy converter | 53.6 | 18% | 59% | 75% | – | 226 |
| 7 , down 2 places since 2025 | Endon High School Stoke-on-Trent · Academy converter | 53.0 | 23% | 57% | 79% | – | 126 |
| 8 | Kinver High School and Sixth Form Stourbridge · Academy sponsor led | 50.6 | 13% | 57% | 76% | – | 119 |
| 9 , up 2 places since 2025 | Madeley High School Crewe · Academy converter | 48.6 | 12% | 52% | 75% | – | 130 |
| 10 , down 1 place since 2025 | Walton High School Stafford · Academy converter | 48.3 | 11% | 44% | 71% | – | 207 |
| 11 , up 5 places since 2025 | Wolgarston High School Stafford · Academy converter | 48.2 | 12% | 51% | 71% | – | 211 |
| 12 , up 38 places since 2025 | Abbot Beyne School Burton-on-Trent · Voluntary controlled school | 47.4 | 14% | 38% | 57% | – | 146 |
| 13 , up 5 places since 2025 | Blessed Robert Sutton Catholic Voluntary Academy Burton-on-Trent · Academy converter | 47.0 | 11% | 49% | 73% | – | 118 |
| 14 , down 2 places since 2025 | Kingsmead School Cannock · Academy converter | 46.9 | 8% | 37% | 58% | – | 226 |
| 15 , up 9 places since 2025 | Clayton Hall Academy Newcastle-under-Lyme · Academy converter | 46.8 | 9% | 46% | 64% | – | 140 |
| 16 , up 5 places since 2025 | The de Ferrers Academy Burton-on-Trent · Academy converter | 46.7 | 14% | 48% | 70% | – | 394 |
| 17 , down 7 places since 2025 | Landau Forte Academy, QEMS Tamworth · Academy sponsor led | 46.3 | 7% | 38% | 59% | – | 167 |
| 18 , up 19 places since 2025 | Co-op Academy Stoke-On-Trent Stoke-on-Trent · Academy sponsor led | 46.2 | 13% | 37% | 56% | – | 203 |
| 19= , up 16 places since 2025 | Biddulph High School Stoke-on-Trent · Academy converter | 46.0 | 6% | 45% | 65% | – | 211 |
| 19= | Trentham Academy Stoke-on-Trent · Academy converter | 46.0 | 7% | 39% | 65% | – | 149 |
| 21 , up 5 places since 2025 | Lift Rawlett Tamworth · Academy converter | 45.7 | 8% | 53% | 73% | – | 209 |
| 22 , down 7 places since 2025 | Alleyne's Academy Stone · Academy converter | 45.6 | 12% | 37% | 64% | – | 222 |
| 23 , down 6 places since 2025 | Codsall Community High School Wolverhampton · Community school | 45.5 | 9% | 49% | 68% | – | 266 |
| 24 , up 6 places since 2025 | Chase Terrace Academy Burntwood · Academy converter | 45.3 | 11% | 42% | 62% | – | 206 |
| 25 , down 11 places since 2025 | Erasmus Darwin Academy Burntwood · Academy converter | 44.9 | 8% | 35% | 65% | – | 194 |
| 26 , up 2 places since 2025 | Sir Graham Balfour High School Stafford · Academy converter | 44.7 | 8% | 40% | 64% | – | 155 |
| 27 , down 4 places since 2025 | John Taylor Free School Burton-on-Trent · Free schools | 44.1 | 11% | 38% | 65% | – | 213 |
| 28 , down 7 places since 2025 | The Hart School Rugeley · Academy sponsor led | 43.9 | 8% | 38% | 60% | – | 223 |
| 29= , up 15 places since 2025 | Paulet High School Burton-on-Trent · Academy converter | 43.7 | 8% | 35% | 58% | – | 145 |
| 29= , down 16 places since 2025 | Thistley Hough Academy Stoke-on-Trent · Academy sponsor led | 43.7 | 14% | 46% | 64% | – | 206 |
| 31 , up 3 places since 2025 | St Thomas More Catholic Academy Stoke-on-Trent · Academy converter | 43.6 | 9% | 37% | 59% | – | 198 |
| 32= , up 6 places since 2025 | Cannock Chase High School Cannock · Academy converter | 43.5 | 5% | 46% | 66% | – | 193 |
| 32= , down 7 places since 2025 | Moorside High School Stoke-on-Trent · Academy converter | 43.5 | 5% | 42% | 59% | – | 146 |
| 32= , up 33 places since 2025 | Norton Canes High School Cannock · Community school | 43.5 | 6% | 35% | 61% | – | 79 |
| 32= , up 10 places since 2025 | The JCB Academy Rocester · University technical college | 43.5 | 10% | 39% | 64% | – | 181 |
| 36 , up 2 places since 2025 | Wombourne High School Wolverhampton · Academy sponsor led | 43.1 | 13% | 43% | 61% | – | 152 |
| 37 , down 18 places since 2025 | Blythe Bridge High School Stoke-on-Trent · Academy converter | 42.9 | 4% | 37% | 58% | – | 171 |
| 38 , up 5 places since 2025 | Chesterton Community Sports College Newcastle · Academy converter | 42.8 | 4% | 26% | 57% | – | 160 |
| 39 , down 7 places since 2025 | The Orme Academy Newcastle · Academy sponsor led | 42.7 | 4% | 32% | 56% | – | 125 |
| 40= , up 4 places since 2025 | Ormiston Sir Stanley Matthews Academy Stoke-on-Trent · Academy sponsor led | 42.3 | 8% | 37% | 60% | – | 229 |
| 40= , down 4 places since 2025 | St Margaret Ward Catholic Academy Stoke-on-Trent · Academy converter | 42.3 | 9% | 40% | 58% | – | 204 |
| 40= , up 12 places since 2025 | The Wilnecote School Tamworth · Academy converter | 42.3 | 5% | 42% | 65% | – | 183 |
| 43 , down 14 places since 2025 | The Weston Road Academy Stafford · Academy converter | 42.1 | 4% | 39% | 52% | – | 163 |
| 44 , down 3 places since 2025 | St John Fisher Catholic College Newcastle-under-Lyme · Academy converter | 41.7 | 8% | 39% | 59% | – | 198 |
| 45 , down 7 places since 2025 | Cheslyn Hay Academy Walsall · Academy converter | 41.5 | 5% | 38% | 60% | – | 214 |
| 46 , up 5 places since 2025 | Great Wyrley Academy Walsall · Academy sponsor led | 41.3 | 5% | 37% | 62% | – | 84 |
| 47= , up 1 place since 2025 | The Cheadle Academy Stoke-on-Trent · Academy converter | 41.2 | 3% | 31% | 60% | – | 65 |
| 47= , down 21 places since 2025 | Thomas Alleyne's High School Uttoxeter · Academy converter | 41.2 | 6% | 39% | 54% | – | 263 |
| 49 , up 9 places since 2025 | The Excel Academy Stoke-on-Trent · Academy converter | 40.7 | 4% | 37% | 65% | – | 235 |
| 50 , down 4 places since 2025 | Ormiston Meridian Academy Stoke-on-Trent · Academy sponsor led | 40.6 | 6% | 30% | 50% | – | 190 |
| 51 , down 20 places since 2025 | Westwood College Leek · Academy converter | 40.5 | 7% | 36% | 54% | – | 186 |
| 52= , up 15 places since 2025 | King Edward VI High School Stafford · Academy sponsor led | 39.9 | 4% | 27% | 50% | – | 143 |
| 52= , down 4 places since 2025 | Landau Forte Academy, Amington Tamworth · Academy sponsor led | 39.9 | 2% | 27% | 50% | – | 176 |
| 54 , down 2 places since 2025 | Nether Stowe School Lichfield · Academy converter | 39.6 | 5% | 31% | 53% | – | 99 |
| 55 , down 1 place since 2025 | Paget High School Burton-on-Trent · Community school | 38.4 | 10% | 30% | 49% | – | 114 |
| 56 , down 23 places since 2025 | Cardinal Griffin Catholic College Cannock · Academy converter | 38.3 | 6% | 28% | 48% | – | 142 |
| 57 , up 7 places since 2025 | Sir Thomas Boughey Academy Stoke-on-Trent · Academy converter | 37.8 | 7% | 27% | 39% | – | 84 |
| 58 , up 5 places since 2025 | Kidsgrove Secondary School Stoke-on-Trent · Academy converter | 37.1 | 4% | 28% | 43% | – | 53 |
| 59 , down 12 places since 2025 | The King's CofE Academy Stoke-on-Trent · Academy converter | 36.9 | 2% | 27% | 41% | – | 134 |
| 60 , down 4 places since 2025 | The Rural Enterprise Academy Penkridge · Free schools | 36.3 | 0% | 24% | 40% | – | 50 |
| 61 , down 6 places since 2025 | Leek High School Leek · Academy converter | 36.1 | 0% | 19% | 58% | – | 74 |
| 62 , down 1 place since 2025 | Haywood Academy Stoke-on-Trent · Academy converter | 35.4 | 3% | 20% | 35% | – | 203 |
| 63= , down 2 places since 2025 | Lift Tamworth Tamworth · Academy sponsor led | 35.3 | 4% | 26% | 46% | – | 133 |
| 63= , up 7 places since 2025 | Stafford Manor High School Stafford · Foundation school | 35.3 | 1% | 22% | 53% | – | 88 |
| 65 , down 5 places since 2025 | Ormiston Horizon Academy Stoke-on-Trent · Academy sponsor led | 34.5 | 2% | 28% | 48% | – | 193 |
| 66 | St Peter's CofE Academy Stoke-on-Trent · Academy sponsor led | 34.2 | 3% | 22% | 41% | – | 199 |
| 67 , down 8 places since 2025 | Discovery Academy Stoke-on-Trent · Academy sponsor led | 33.5 | 5% | 22% | 40% | – | 289 |
| 68 | Staffordshire University Academy Cannock · Academy sponsor led | 33.3 | 1% | 12% | 27% | – | 107 |
| 69 | Birches Head Academy Stoke-on-Trent · Academy converter | 33.0 | 1% | 20% | 42% | – | 183 |
| 70 , down 14 places since 2025 | Newcastle Academy Newcastle-under-Lyme · Academy converter | 31.9 | 0% | 14% | 32% | – | 81 |
| – | Bilbrook CofE (VC) Middle School Wolverhampton · Voluntary controlled school · No published GCSE results | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| – | Brewood Middle CofE Academy Stafford · Academy sponsor led · No published GCSE results | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| – | Christ Church Academy Stone · Academy converter · No published GCSE results | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| – | Churnet View Middle School Leek · Academy converter · No published GCSE results | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| – | Codsall Middle School Wolverhampton · Academy converter · No published GCSE results | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| – | James Bateman Middle School Biddulph · Academy converter · No published GCSE results | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| – | Oldfields Hall Middle School Uttoxeter · Academy converter · No published GCSE results | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| – | Penkridge Middle School Stafford · Academy converter · No published GCSE results | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| – | Perton Middle School Wolverhampton · Community school · No published GCSE results | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| – | Rugeley John Taylor Rugeley · Free schools · No published GCSE results | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| – | Ryecroft CofE Middle School Rocester · Academy converter · No published GCSE results | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| – | St Edward's Church of England Academy Leek · Academy converter · No published GCSE results | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| – | Walton Priory Middle School Stone · Community school · No published GCSE results | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| – | Windsor Park CE Middle School Uttoxeter · Academy converter · No published GCSE results | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| – | Woodhouse Academy Stoke-on-Trent · Academy converter · No published GCSE results | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Schools with the same Attainment 8 score share a rank (shown as "=").
Under each rank: the change since the 2025 table, in places gained (+) or lost (−). No figure means the rank is unchanged or the school had no ranked 2025 result.
Independent schools in Staffordshire with published GCSE results
Listed as published, not ranked. The DfE tables count only reformed GCSEs, so a school whose pupils sit IGCSE, Pre-U or the IB reports a lower figure than its results merit, or none at all. Compare independent schools on their own published examination results and inspection reports.
| School | Attainment 8 (as published) | Grade 5+ English & maths | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denstone College Uttoxeter · Other independent school | 45.7 | 1% | 121 |
| Excellence Girls Academy Stoke-on-Trent · Other independent school | 51.7 | 46% | 22 |
| JP Alternative Education Rugeley · Other independent school · 2025 results | 0.2 | 0% | 15 |
| Kinetic Academy Stoke-on-Trent · Other independent school · 2023 results | 3.6 | 0% | 14 |
| Lichfield Cathedral School Lichfield · Other independent school | 53.2 | 59% | 34 |
| Newcastle-under-Lyme School Newcastle-under-Lyme · Other independent school | 35.7 | 0% | 90 |
| Phoenix Independent School Stoke-on-Trent · Other independent school | 4.4 | 0% | 19 |
| Sporting Stars Academy Stoke-on-Trent · Other independent school | 7.5 | 0% | 32 |
| Stafford Grammar School Other independent school | 62.7 | 76% | 50 |
| St. Dominic's Grammar School Stafford · Other independent school | 56.2 | 58% | 38 |
| St Dominic's Priory School Stone · Other independent school | 45.5 | 50% | 28 |