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Norton Canes High School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Community school
Burntwood Road, Norton Canes, Cannock WS11 9SP · nortoncaneshighschool.co.uk · 01543 622600
On the mapSearch near WS11 9SP
Overview
- Ofsted
- Requires improvement
- 2019 framework · inspected Apr 2024
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 34.8
- average Attainment 8 score. Staffordshire 43.9, England 46
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 400
- 55% of 724 places
- Local authority
- Staffordshire
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 40.3%
- First language not English
- 1.3%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 69 families put the school first and 76 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 76 | 69 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 69 | 59 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 97 | 49 | 0.5 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 100 | 69 | 0.7 | 99% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 81 | 72 | 0.9 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 34.8, and 18.2% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Staffordshire it was 43.9, and across England 46.
In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade D- (15.2 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼34.8 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼18.2% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼37.9% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼7.6% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼2.90 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 35.9 | +4.1 |
| Further education | 48.7 | +7.8 |
| Apprenticeship | 2.6 | −6.5 |
| Employment | 3.8 | −0.7 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 7.7 | +2 |
| Activity not captured | 1.3 | −5.5 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12 students | D- (15.2) | Well below average -1.03 | |
| 12 students | D- (15.2) | Well below average -1.03 | |
| 7 students | Merit- (20.9) | Average -0.53 | |
| 7 students | Dist- (30.7) | Average -0.27 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 20 | D (21.3) | -0.17 |
| 2022/23 | 19 | E+ (14.5) | — |
| 2021/22 | 22 | D+ (23.5) | — |
| 2018/19 | 19 | D (20.9) | -0.13 |
| 2017/18 | 28 | D- (17.4) | -0.52 |
| 2016/17 | 36 | D (21.4) | -0.38 |
| 2015/16 | 34 | D+ (24) | -0.22 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 52 | +2 |
| Further education | 4 | — |
| Employment | 24 | −10.6 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 20 | +8.5 |
Ofsted
Norton Canes High School was judged Requires improvement at its last graded inspection, on 30 April 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Requires improvement
- Inspected
- 30 Apr 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Requires improvement |
| Personal development | Requires improvement |
| Leadership and management | Requires improvement |
| Sixth form | Requires improvement |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Mar 2022
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Mar 2022Requires improvement
Quality of education Requires improvement Behaviour and attitudes Requires improvement Personal development Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Sixth form Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
May 2016Good
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good 16 to 19 study programmes Good Safeguarding Effective May 2014Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement
What parents said
62% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (76 replies, to 7 April 2025).
- Recommend
- 62%
- Replies
- 76
- 17% · 7 Apr 2025
based on the 88% who raised concerns
based on the 51% who had a child bullied
based on 37 parents (49%) with SEND