Staffordshire GCSE results 2023: secondary school league table
66 state secondary schools in Staffordshire ranked on their 2023 GCSE results (Attainment 8, the 2022/23 academic year), with grade 5+ and grade 4+ in English and maths, Progress 8, EBacc average point score and cohort size for each school against the England average. 16 schools with no published results are listed at the end. 12 independent schools with published results are listed separately, unranked.
This is the 2023 archive of the table. See the latest Staffordshire GCSE results for the newest year the DfE has published.
County 82 state secondary schools 2022/23 results Archive year
Secondary schools in Staffordshire ranked on Attainment 8
66 of 82 schools have published 2023 results. Source: DfE school performance tables, 2022/23.
| Rank | School | Attainment 8 | Progress 8 | Grade 5+ English & maths | Grade 4+ English & maths | EBacc APS | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| – | England average | 46.3 | 0.00 | 45% | 65% | 4.05 | – |
| 1 | St Joseph's College Stoke-on-Trent · Academy converter | 64.5 | +0.67 (0.44 to 0.90) | 79% | 95% | 6.19 | 152 |
| 2 | Painsley Catholic College Stoke-on-Trent · Academy converter | 57.2 | +0.72 (0.53 to 0.91) | 63% | 82% | 5.20 | 215 |
| 3 | The Friary School Lichfield · Academy converter | 56.5 | +0.72 (0.52 to 0.92) | 53% | 76% | 4.95 | 195 |
| 4 | Blessed William Howard Catholic School Stafford · Academy converter | 53.5 | +0.57 (0.34 to 0.80) | 56% | 74% | 4.78 | 151 |
| 5 | Kingsmead School Cannock · Academy converter | 53.1 | +0.70 (0.50 to 0.91) | 55% | 76% | 4.36 | 188 |
| 6= | John Taylor High School Burton-on-Trent · Academy converter | 52.8 | +0.28 (0.11 to 0.46) | 58% | 82% | 4.79 | 248 |
| 6= | King Edward VI School Lichfield · Community school | 52.8 | +0.18 (-0.01 to 0.37) | 61% | 80% | 4.79 | 214 |
| 8 | Wolgarston High School Stafford · Academy converter | 52.1 | +0.64 (0.44 to 0.83) | 58% | 73% | 4.61 | 207 |
| 9 | Sir Graham Balfour High School Stafford · Academy converter | 51.2 | +0.28 (0.06 to 0.49) | 54% | 73% | 4.66 | 166 |
| 10 | Alleyne's Academy Stone · Academy converter | 50.3 | +0.20 (0.02 to 0.39) | 52% | 74% | 4.21 | 223 |
| 11 | Cheslyn Hay Academy Walsall · Academy converter | 49.7 | +0.14 (-0.04 to 0.33) | 48% | 72% | 3.91 | 228 |
| 12 | John Taylor Free School Burton-on-Trent · Free schools | 49.5 | +0.06 (-0.14 to 0.26) | 52% | 78% | 4.72 | 197 |
| 13 | Erasmus Darwin Academy Burntwood · Academy converter | 49.2 | +0.07 (-0.13 to 0.27) | 50% | 75% | 4.15 | 185 |
| 14 | Trentham Academy Stoke-on-Trent · Academy converter | 49.1 | +0.02 (-0.21 to 0.26) | 43% | 62% | 4.22 | 143 |
| 15 | Walton High School Stafford · Academy converter | 48.6 | -0.41 (-0.61 to -0.22) | 47% | 74% | 4.22 | 211 |
| 16 | Blessed Robert Sutton Catholic Voluntary Academy Burton-on-Trent · Academy converter | 48.1 | +0.30 (0.01 to 0.58) | 52% | 76% | 4.02 | 97 |
| 17 | The Polesworth School Tamworth · Academy converter | 47.0 | -0.11 (-0.29 to 0.07) | 45% | 69% | 4.13 | 239 |
| 18 | The Hart School Rugeley · Academy sponsor led | 46.7 | -0.21 (-0.40 to -0.01) | 34% | 57% | 3.63 | 202 |
| 19 | Chesterton Community Sports College Newcastle · Academy converter | 46.3 | +0.01 (-0.19 to 0.21) | 36% | 67% | 4.20 | 193 |
| 20 | Biddulph High School Stoke-on-Trent · Academy converter | 46.2 | -0.25 (-0.44 to -0.05) | 45% | 71% | 3.71 | 204 |
| 21= | Endon High School Stoke-on-Trent · Academy converter | 46.1 | -0.16 (-0.40 to 0.08) | 49% | 69% | 4.29 | 136 |
| 21= | Landau Forte Academy, QEMS Tamworth · Academy sponsor led | 46.1 | -0.03 (-0.26 to 0.19) | 33% | 60% | 3.78 | 155 |
| 23 | Clayton Hall Academy Newcastle-under-Lyme · Academy converter | 45.8 | -0.13 (-0.35 to 0.08) | 42% | 67% | 4.05 | 175 |
| 24 | Chase Terrace Academy Burntwood · Academy converter | 45.6 | -0.01 (-0.19 to 0.17) | 42% | 67% | 3.67 | 245 |
| 25 | Lift Rawlett Tamworth · Academy converter | 45.3 | -0.19 (-0.40 to 0.02) | 37% | 71% | 4.18 | 176 |
| 26= | Moorside High School Stoke-on-Trent · Academy converter | 45.2 | +0.08 (-0.14 to 0.31) | 43% | 63% | 4.03 | 154 |
| 26= | Thomas Alleyne's High School Uttoxeter · Academy converter | 45.2 | -0.08 (-0.27 to 0.10) | 35% | 58% | 3.71 | 224 |
| 28 | The Cheadle Academy Stoke-on-Trent · Academy converter | 45.0 | -0.36 (-0.66 to -0.06) | 30% | 63% | 3.77 | 86 |
| 29= | St Margaret Ward Catholic Academy Stoke-on-Trent · Academy converter | 44.8 | -0.25 (-0.45 to -0.05) | 43% | 67% | 4.04 | 204 |
| 29= | The de Ferrers Academy Burton-on-Trent · Academy converter | 44.8 | -0.06 (-0.21 to 0.08) | 47% | 63% | 3.97 | 379 |
| 31 | Thistley Hough Academy Stoke-on-Trent · Academy sponsor led | 44.5 | +0.19 (-0.03 to 0.41) | 35% | 58% | 3.66 | 175 |
| 32 | Westwood College Leek · Academy converter | 44.3 | -0.44 (-0.64 to -0.23) | 40% | 66% | 3.90 | 189 |
| 33= | Co-op Academy Stoke-On-Trent Stoke-on-Trent · Academy sponsor led | 44.2 | +0.05 (-0.15 to 0.25) | 36% | 55% | 3.42 | 205 |
| 33= | The Weston Road Academy Stafford · Academy converter | 44.2 | +0.00 (-0.21 to 0.21) | 37% | 59% | 3.69 | 180 |
| 35 | Paulet High School Burton-on-Trent · Academy converter | 44.0 | -0.21 (-0.44 to 0.03) | 33% | 53% | 3.71 | 140 |
| 36= | Cannock Chase High School Cannock · Academy converter | 43.7 | -0.21 (-0.43 to 0.01) | 36% | 58% | 3.43 | 162 |
| 36= | Codsall Community High School Wolverhampton · Community school | 43.7 | -0.07 (-0.25 to 0.11) | 33% | 61% | 3.35 | 251 |
| 38 | Abbot Beyne School Burton-on-Trent · Voluntary controlled school | 42.5 | +0.00 (-0.27 to 0.26) | 31% | 53% | 3.58 | 120 |
| 39 | St Thomas More Catholic Academy Stoke-on-Trent · Academy converter | 42.3 | -0.11 (-0.31 to 0.09) | 31% | 56% | 3.38 | 199 |
| 40 | The Excel Academy Stoke-on-Trent · Academy converter | 42.2 | -0.40 (-0.59 to -0.20) | 37% | 64% | 3.46 | 203 |
| 41= | Landau Forte Academy, Amington Tamworth · Academy sponsor led | 42.0 | -0.40 (-0.61 to -0.19) | 39% | 61% | 3.66 | 175 |
| 41= | The JCB Academy Rocester · University technical college | 42.0 | -0.40 (-0.59 to -0.20) | 31% | 55% | 2.79 | 209 |
| 43 | The Orme Academy Newcastle · Academy sponsor led | 41.8 | -0.66 (-0.89 to -0.43) | 33% | 56% | 3.30 | 151 |
| 44 | Ormiston Sir Stanley Matthews Academy Stoke-on-Trent · Academy sponsor led | 41.3 | -0.29 (-0.48 to -0.10) | 37% | 59% | 3.39 | 208 |
| 45 | Ormiston Meridian Academy Stoke-on-Trent · Academy sponsor led | 40.6 | -0.27 (-0.48 to -0.07) | 34% | 57% | 3.29 | 190 |
| 46 | Nether Stowe School Lichfield · Academy converter | 40.4 | -0.65 (-0.93 to -0.37) | 25% | 47% | 3.29 | 101 |
| 47= | Kingsbury School Kingsbury · Academy sponsor led | 40.3 | -0.33 (-0.56 to -0.09) | 36% | 54% | 3.29 | 140 |
| 47= | Sir Thomas Boughey Academy Stoke-on-Trent · Academy converter | 40.3 | -0.21 (-0.53 to 0.10) | 33% | 58% | 3.32 | 81 |
| 49 | St John Fisher Catholic College Newcastle-under-Lyme · Academy converter | 40.0 | -0.68 (-0.88 to -0.48) | 33% | 61% | 3.18 | 199 |
| 50 | The King's CofE Academy Stoke-on-Trent · Academy converter | 39.5 | -0.62 (-0.85 to -0.39) | 27% | 46% | 3.05 | 146 |
| 51 | King Edward VI High School Stafford · Academy sponsor led | 38.7 | -0.53 (-0.80 to -0.26) | 24% | 42% | 3.27 | 118 |
| 52 | Discovery Academy Stoke-on-Trent · Academy sponsor led | 38.5 | -0.37 (-0.55 to -0.19) | 28% | 49% | 3.09 | 233 |
| 53 | The Wilnecote School Tamworth · Academy converter | 37.0 | -0.49 (-0.72 to -0.26) | 24% | 46% | 3.19 | 148 |
| 54 | Paget High School Burton-on-Trent · Community school | 36.9 | -0.35 (-0.63 to -0.07) | 22% | 45% | 2.99 | 110 |
| 55 | Ormiston Horizon Academy Stoke-on-Trent · Academy sponsor led | 36.6 | -0.99 (-1.19 to -0.79) | 26% | 52% | 3.09 | 201 |
| 56 | St Peter's CofE Academy Stoke-on-Trent · Academy sponsor led | 36.3 | -0.56 (-0.76 to -0.36) | 26% | 38% | 2.95 | 226 |
| 57 | Norton Canes High School Cannock · Community school | 36.2 | -0.58 (-0.87 to -0.30) | 17% | 40% | 2.91 | 94 |
| 58 | Haywood Academy Stoke-on-Trent · Academy converter | 35.0 | -0.74 (-0.94 to -0.54) | 24% | 46% | 2.83 | 203 |
| 59 | Kidsgrove Secondary School Stoke-on-Trent · Academy converter | 34.5 | -1.21 (-1.56 to -0.85) | 19% | 40% | 3.04 | 62 |
| 60= | Lift Tamworth Tamworth · Academy sponsor led | 34.1 | -0.91 (-1.19 to -0.63) | 22% | 38% | 2.86 | 97 |
| 60= | Stafford Manor High School Stafford · Foundation school | 34.1 | -0.83 (-1.12 to -0.54) | 23% | 42% | 3.01 | 95 |
| 60= | Staffordshire University Academy Cannock · Academy sponsor led | 34.1 | -0.93 (-1.22 to -0.65) | 22% | 42% | 2.73 | 95 |
| 60= | The Rural Enterprise Academy Penkridge · Free schools | 34.1 | -0.42 (-0.80 to -0.04) | 19% | 37% | 2.73 | 57 |
| 64 | Newcastle Academy Newcastle-under-Lyme · Academy converter | 32.2 | -0.92 (-1.24 to -0.59) | 13% | 33% | 2.54 | 75 |
| 65 | Leek High School Leek · Academy converter | 32.1 | -0.91 (-1.22 to -0.59) | 19% | 43% | 2.52 | 77 |
| 66 | Birches Head Academy Stoke-on-Trent · Academy converter | 30.8 | -0.87 (-1.09 to -0.65) | 15% | 35% | 2.39 | 179 |
| – | Bilbrook CofE (VC) Middle School Wolverhampton · Voluntary controlled school · No published GCSE results for 2023 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| – | Blythe Bridge High School Stoke-on-Trent · Academy converter · No published GCSE results for 2023 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| – | Brewood Middle CofE Academy Stafford · Academy sponsor led · No published GCSE results for 2023 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| – | Cardinal Griffin Catholic College Cannock · Academy converter · No published GCSE results for 2023 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| – | Christ Church Academy Stone · Academy converter · No published GCSE results for 2023 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| – | Churnet View Middle School Leek · Academy converter · No published GCSE results for 2023 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| – | James Bateman Middle School Biddulph · Academy converter · No published GCSE results for 2023 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| – | Oldfields Hall Middle School Uttoxeter · Academy converter · No published GCSE results for 2023 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| – | Penkridge Middle School Stafford · Academy converter · No published GCSE results for 2023 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| – | Perton Middle School Wolverhampton · Community school · No published GCSE results for 2023 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| – | Rugeley John Taylor Rugeley · Free schools · No published GCSE results for 2023 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| – | Ryecroft CofE Middle School Rocester · Academy converter · No published GCSE results for 2023 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| – | St Edward's Church of England Academy Leek · Academy converter · No published GCSE results for 2023 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| – | Walton Priory Middle School Stone · Community school · No published GCSE results for 2023 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| – | Windsor Park CE Middle School Uttoxeter · Academy converter · No published GCSE results for 2023 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| – | Woodhouse Academy Stoke-on-Trent · Academy converter · No published GCSE results for 2023 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Schools with the same Attainment 8 score share a rank (shown as "=").
Independent schools in Staffordshire with published 2023 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abbotsholme School Uttoxeter · Other independent school | 29.2 | 2% | 45 |
| Denstone College Uttoxeter · Other independent school | 48.9 | 0% | 107 |
| Excellence Girls Academy Stoke-on-Trent · Other independent school | 46.3 | 17% | 6 |
| Kinetic Academy Stoke-on-Trent · Other independent school | 3.6 | 0% | 14 |
| Lichfield Cathedral School Lichfield · Other independent school | 56.6 | 59% | 54 |
| Newcastle-under-Lyme School Newcastle-under-Lyme · Other independent school | 37.8 | 0% | 97 |
| North Road Academy Stoke-on-Trent · Other independent school | 20.2 | 0% | 10 |
| Phoenix Independent School Stoke-on-Trent · Other independent school | 12.4 | 0% | 10 |
| Sporting Stars Academy Stoke-on-Trent · Other independent school | 10.8 | 5% | 20 |
| Stafford Grammar School Other independent school | 62.7 | 94% | 49 |
| St. Dominic's Grammar School Stafford · Other independent school | 57.0 | 63% | 27 |
| St Dominic's Priory School Stone · Other independent school | 53.3 | 59% | 22 |