Staffordshire University Academy
Ofsted: Good
Score
D44
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Cannock, WS12 4JH
- Distance
- 1.8km away
Kingsmead School
Kings Avenue, Cannock, WS12 1DH
Local ranking8th of 70 secondary schools in Staffordshire
Ofsted: ExpectedUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
1257
Capacity
11-18
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · 2025 A-levels · Ofsted inspection 10 March 2026. Figures last updated .
Safeguarding standards Met
- Achievement
- Strong standard
- Curriculum & teaching
- Strong standard
- Attendance & behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development & wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership & governance
- Expected standard
- Inclusion
- Strong standard
- Post-16 provision
- Expected standard
Scale: Exceptional · Strong · Expected · Needs attention · Urgent improvement
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 46.9 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 37.2% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 58.4% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 226
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 96.0%
- Continued in education
- 90.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 4.0%
- Employment
- 3.0%
- Not sustained
- 4.0%
After A-Levels 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 94.0%
- Higher education
- 59.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 6.0%
- Employment
- 23.0%
- Not sustained
- 5.0%
A-Level Results
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
B-
Avg A-Level Grade
37.8
Avg Points/Entry
nat 35.0
40.4
Best 3 A-Levels
nat 35.8
76
A-Level Students
- AAB+ with Facilitating
- 37.5% nat17.5%
- Applied General Avg Points
- 37.1
- 16-18 Cohort
- 177
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 1429
- Boys
- 715 (50%)
- Girls
- 712 (50%)
- Capacity
- 1257 (114% full)
- SEND
- 14.1%
- FSM Eligible
- 19.2%
- EAL
- 2.0%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 1.2%
- SEN Support
- 12.9%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 17.5:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 81.5
- Budget per Pupil
- £6,618/yr
*Financial data not available for 2025-26 — showing 2024-25
Attendance & Absence
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
- Overall Absence Rate
- 8.5% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 24.2% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 93.9%
- White Other: 1.8%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 1.1%
- Mixed White & Asian: 1.1%
- Mixed Other: 0.6%
- Black African: 0.4%
- Asian Indian: 0.3%
- Black Caribbean: 0.3%
93.9%
White British
1.8%
White Other
1.1%
Mixed White & Black Caribbean
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Kings Avenue
Cannock, West Midlands
Administrative
- URN
- 142313
- UKPRN
- 10053917
- Establishment No.
- 4070
- Trust
- JOHN TAYLOR MAT
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