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Cardinal Griffin Catholic College
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Academy
Cardinal Way, Cannock WS11 4AW · cardinalgriffin.staffs.sch.uk · 01543 502215
On the mapSearch near WS11 4AW
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Mar 2023
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 43.6
- average Attainment 8 score. Staffordshire 43.9, England 46
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 732
- 73% of 998 places
- Local authority
- Staffordshire
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 29.5%
- First language not English
- 5.3%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 63 families put the school first and 68 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 | 68 | 63 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 119 | 109 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 130 | 106 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 121 | 109 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 144 | 135 | 0.9 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 43.6, and 35.6% 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 (28.4 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼43.6 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼35.6% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼56.3% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲57.0% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.82 | 4.09 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 124468)
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 36.6 | −16.3 |
| Further education | 43.5 | +15.6 |
| Other education | 0.8 | — |
| Apprenticeship | 5.3 | −1.1 |
| Employment | 3.8 | −0.5 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 4.6 | +0.3 |
| Activity not captured | 5.3 | +1.7 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 41 students | C (28.4) | Below average -0.41 | |
| 41 students | C (28.5) | Below average -0.43 | |
| 16 students | Dist- (32.6) | Average +0.33 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 63 | D+ (25) | -0.43 |
| 2022/23 | 64 | C (28.6) | — |
| 2021/22 | 44 | C- (27.6) | — |
| 2018/19 | 45 | D+ (23.3) | -0.31 |
| 2017/18 | 72 | C- (27.7) | +0.01 |
| 2016/17 | 58 | C (30.4) | +0.08 |
| 2015/16 | 71 | C- (27.9) | +0.10 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 60.6 | +9.6 |
| Further and other education | 3 | +0.9 |
| Further education | 1.5 | — |
| Other education | 1.5 | — |
| Apprenticeship | 3 | −3.1 |
| Employment | 22.7 | −12 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 6.1 | +4.1 |
| Activity not captured | 4.5 | +0.4 |
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 14 March 2023, Ofsted’s outcome for Cardinal Griffin Catholic College was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 13 Mar 2023
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 124468)
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Feb 2018
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 124468), which Ofsted links to this one.
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 Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 124468)
Oct 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 124468)