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Cannock Chase High School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Academy
Hednesford Road, Cannock WS11 1JT · cannockchasehigh.com · 01543 502450
On the mapSearch near WS11 1JT
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Jun 2023
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 42.1
- average Attainment 8 score. Staffordshire 43.9, England 46
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,113
- 61% of 1,818 places
- Local authority
- Staffordshire
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 34.8%
- First language not English
- 7.9%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 185 families put the school first and 209 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 | 209 | 185 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 210 | 171 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 213 | 163 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 211 | 179 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 216 | 205 | 0.9 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 42.1, and 37.6% 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 C+ (32 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼42.1 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼37.6% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼60.0% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼7.1% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.40 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 32.5 | −11.9 |
| Further education | 46.7 | +7.6 |
| Other education | 0.6 | −0.6 |
| Apprenticeship | 4.1 | −1.2 |
| Employment | 3.6 | +1.2 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 10.1 | +4.8 |
| Activity not captured | 2.4 | 0 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28 students | C+ (32) | Average -0.19 | |
| 28 students | C+ (32.2) | Average -0.18 | |
| 32 students | Dist (33.8) | Average +0.01 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 62 | C (31.3) | -0.10 |
| 2022/23 | 26 | C+ (33.5) | — |
| 2021/22 | 26 | C+ (33.7) | — |
| 2018/19 | 50 | C (28.9) | -0.02 |
| 2017/18 | 46 | C (30) | -0.17 |
| 2016/17 | 69 | C- (28.3) | +0.01 |
| 2015/16 | 69 | C (28.5) | -0.08 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 46.4 | −6.4 |
| Further education | 7.2 | — |
| Apprenticeship | 6 | +0.4 |
| Employment | 25 | 0 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 9.5 | −4.4 |
| Activity not captured | 6 | +3.2 |
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 29 June 2023, Ofsted’s outcome for Cannock Chase High School was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 28 Jun 2023
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Feb 2018
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Feb 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 Jan 2016Requires 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 Good Safeguarding Effective
What parents said
69% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (62 replies, to 1 April 2024).
- Recommend
- 69%
- Replies
- 62
- 6% · 1 Apr 2024
based on the 90% who raised concerns
based on the 53% who had a child bullied
based on 17 parents (27%) with SEND