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King Edward VI High School

Westway, Stafford, Staffordshire, ST17 9YJ ·

Ofsted:Some areas below Good· 2025

At a glance

A state secondary academy for ages 11–18 in Stafford. Ofsted inspection (February 2025): Some areas below Good (no overall grade was given). GCSE results are well below the England average (Attainment 8: 33.4 vs 46.1, 2024/25). 83 families put it first for 106 places (September 2026 entry).

Ages: 11–18
Pupils: 646
Gender: Mixed
Sixth form: Yes
Admissions: Non-selective
Local authority: Staffordshire
Academy trust: WALTON MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
Headteacher: Mr Jason Christey
Opened: Sept 2022

School website 01785258546 Explore the area

Inspection

Ofsted (framework in use until November 2025)

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Graded inspection 4 Feb 2025

Inspections from September 2024 did not give an overall grade, only the separate judgements below.

Quality of education: Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes: Requires improvement
Personal development: Requires improvement
Leadership and management: Requires improvement
Sixth form: Good

Safeguarding effective: Yes

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Exam results

Department for Education performance tables

GCSE results, 2024/25 · 121 pupils

Attainment 8

33.4

England 46.1

Grade 5+ Eng & maths

16.5%

England 45.4%

Grade 4+ Eng & maths

41.3%

England 64.8%

Progress 8

-0.34

2023/24 · CI -0.58 to -0.1

This school

33.4

Staffordshire

43.9

England

46.1

Attainment 8 over time

Earlier years include results published for this school's predecessor (URN 124445), for example before it converted to an academy.

Progress 8 isn't published for 2024/25 because those pupils had no KS2 test results (tests were cancelled in 2020). Exams were not held in 2019/20 or 2020/21.

Admissions

Demand for places and how places are allocated

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Year 7 entry, September 2026 (national offer day data)

Offers made

106

1st preferences

All applications

210

1st prefs per place

0.78

Fewer first choices than places

83 of 83 first-preference applicants were offered a place (100%). 1 offers went to families living in another council area.

Earlier years include data recorded for this school's predecessor.

Catchment area

We don't have an official catchment boundary for this school. Many schools don't have one, and few councils publish boundaries as open data. We don't estimate catchments. Check the school's admissions policy or the council's admissions booklet.

Last distance offered

Not published nationally. Many councils publish the furthest distance offered for each school in their annual allocation reports. Past distances vary year to year with demand and sibling numbers, so they are not a guarantee.

How places are allocated: you apply through your home council. When a school has more applicants than places, it applies its published oversubscription criteria in order. These usually start with looked-after children, then siblings, then catchment or distance; faith schools may prioritise church attendance. Children with an EHC plan naming the school are admitted first. Apply on GOV.UK

Pupils

School census 2024/25

Pupils

661

Capacity

–

Girls / boys

50/50

Mixed

Eligible for free school meals (last 6 years)34.9%
English as an additional language8.6%
SEN support16.8%
Education, Health and Care plan2.3%
The black tick shows the median for state-funded secondary schools in England.