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Stafford Manor High School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Foundation school
Wolverhampton Road, Stafford ST17 9DJ · staffordmanorhighschool.com · 01785 258383
On the mapSearch near ST17 9DJ
Overview
- Ofsted
- Report card
- Jan 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 30.6
- average Attainment 8 score. Staffordshire 43.9, England 46
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 439
- 64% of 691 places
- Local authority
- Staffordshire
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 44.2%
- First language not English
- 8.4%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 61 families put the school first and 64 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 | 64 | 61 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 90 | 86 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 94 | 84 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 88 | 82 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 100 | 106 | 1.1▲ | 93% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 30.6, and 24.7% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Staffordshire it was 43.9, and across England 46.
In 2023/24 the average A level result was grade D (19.1 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼30.6 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼24.7% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼42.0% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼18.5% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼2.65 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| Further education | 79.5 | +12.3 |
| Other education | 1.2 | — |
| Apprenticeship | 2.4 | −0.9 |
| Employment | 2.4 | −0.9 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 8.4 | −6.4 |
| Activity not captured | 6 | +4.4 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2023/24 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 students | D (19.1) | Well below average -0.79 | |
| 6 students | D (19.1) | Well below average -0.79 | |
| 6 students | Merit+ (29.2) | Average -0.46 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018/19 | 7 | C (30.9) | -0.34 |
| 2017/18 | 10 | D (21) | -0.92 |
| 2016/17 | 7 | E (10) | -0.01 |
| 2015/16 | 14 | D+ (22.1) | -0.08 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | |
|---|---|
| University | 42.9 |
| Employment | 42.9 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 14.3 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Stafford Manor High School on 20 January 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.
- Inclusion: Needs attention
- Curriculum and teaching: Needs attention
- Achievement: Urgent improvement
- Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard
- Personal development and well-being: Expected standard
- Leadership and governance: Needs attention
- Inspected
- 20 Jan 2026
- Report card
- Safeguarding
- Met
Graded areas
| Inclusion | Needs attention |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Needs attention |
| Achievement | Urgent improvement |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and well-being | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Needs attention |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, May 2023
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
May 2023Requires improvement
Quality of education Requires improvement Behaviour and attitudes Requires improvement Personal development Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Sixth form Good Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Jan 2018Good
Outcomes for pupils Good 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 Dec 2015Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Requires improvement 16 to 19 study programmes Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective
What parents said
59% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (46 replies, to 6 April 2026).
- Recommend
- 59%
- Positive
- 41%
- Replies
- 46
- 10% · 6 Apr 2026
based on the 96% who raised concerns
based on 16 parents (35%) whose child was bullied
based on 19 parents (41%) with SEND