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Schools in Staffordshire Moorlands

  • 58State-funded schools
  • 42Primary
  • 12Secondary

Admissions are run by Staffordshire for the whole county.

Applications per placeCircle size: applications
Applications per place · secondary
1.6
0.2 below Staffordshire median (1.8)
Median school in Staffordshire Moorlands
New Ofsted report cards
7of 58 schools
Results by area
First choice · secondary · Staffordshire-wide
92%
Staffordshire admissions

What has Ofsted found here?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report cards 7 schools of 58 · since November 2025

  • Inclusion
  • Curriculum and teaching
  • Achievement
  • Attendance and behaviour
  • Personal development and wellbeing
  • Early years (5)
  • Post-16 provision (2)
  • Leadership and governance

One dot per school.

Overall grade from Ofsted's previous framework 42 schools · graded 2011 to 2024

  • Outstanding3
  • Good34
  • Requires improvement5
  • Inadequate0

Includes grades confirmed by a later ungraded inspection. Not comparable with report cards.

Graded 2024/25, no overall grade 9 schools

Key judgementOutstandingGoodRequires improvementInadequate
Quality of education45––
Behaviour and attitudes72––
Personal development81––
Leadership and management54––

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Secondary schools in Staffordshire Moorlands

12 schools · Year 7 entry 2026

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Sorted by applications per place for September 2026 entry, highest first.

Sorted by Attainment 8, highest first.

Sorted by the date of the latest Ofsted inspection, newest first.

Sorted by name.

Sources: DfE admissions (Sept 2026), KS4 results, Ofsted.
SchoolLatest OfstedApplications per placeAttainment 8FSM
Endon High School Good2023 2.0 applications per place 53.0 13%
The Cheadle Academy Standards maintained2025 1.9 applications per place 41.2 29%
Moorside High School Good2024 1.6 applications per place 43.5 22%
Blythe Bridge High School 2026 1.6 applications per place 42.9 16%
Painsley Catholic College Faith Good2022 1.5 applications per place 56.3 14%
Biddulph High School 2026 no data 46.0 23%
Churnet View Middle School Standards maintained2024 no data – 28%
James Bateman Middle School Remains Good2023 no data – 36%
Leek High School Requires improvement2024 no data 36.1 31%
St Edward's Church of England Academy Faith Graded · no overall grade2024 no data – 16%
Westwood College Requires improvement2024 no data 40.5 16%
Woodhouse Academy Good2023 no data – 13%

Sources: DfE admissions (Sept 2026), KS4 results, Ofsted. FSM: free school meals.

  • Exceptional
  • Strong standard
  • Expected standard
  • Needs attention
  • Urgent improvement
  • Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Primary schools in Staffordshire Moorlands

42 schools · Reception entry 2026

Sorted by applications per place for September 2026 entry, highest first.

Sources: DfE admissions (Sept 2026), KS2 results, Ofsted.
SchoolLatest OfstedApplications per placeSATs standardFSM
Forsbrook CofE Controlled Primary School Faith Outstanding2023 3.2 applications per place 74% 9%
St Bartholomew's Church of England Primary School Faith Requires improvement2023 2.7small intake applications per place – 36%
Kingsfield First School Remains Good2023 2.6 applications per place – 27%
Ilam Church of England Primary School Faith Good2023 2.5small intake applications per place – 13%
Leek First School Remains Good2023 2.5 applications per place – 23%
All Saints CofE First School Faith Remains Good2023 2.3 applications per place – 8%
St Luke's CofE Academy Endon Faith Graded · no overall grade2024 2.2 applications per place 82% 4%
Bishop Rawle CofE Primary School Faith 2026 2.2 applications per place 60% 24%
Horton St Michael's CofE First School Faith Good2024 2.2small intake applications per place – 4%
The Valley Primary School Good2024 2.2small intake applications per place 78% 21%
St Giles' Catholic Primary School Faith Remains Good · improving2024 2.1 applications per place 81% 14%
Great Wood Community Primary School 2026 2.1 applications per place 79% 19%
St Anne's CofE (VC) Primary School Faith Standards maintained2025 2.1 applications per place 86% 10%
St John's CofE Primary School Faith Good2023 2.1 applications per place 40% 14%
The William Amory Primary School Good2024 2.0 applications per place 57% 19%
Woodcroft Academy Remains Good2024 2.0 applications per place – 10%
Dilhorne Endowed CofE Primary School Faith 2026 2.0small intake applications per place – 20%
St Thomas' Catholic Primary School Faith Remains Outstanding2023 2.0 applications per place 94% 8%
Squirrel Hayes First School Remains Good2024 1.9small intake applications per place – 51%
Cheadle Primary School 2026 1.9 applications per place 46% 27%
Westwood First School Good2023 1.8 applications per place – 16%
Moor First School Graded · no overall grade2025 1.8small intake applications per place – 14%
Knypersley First School Graded · no overall grade2024 1.8 applications per place – 21%
Oxhey First School Outstanding2023 1.8 applications per place – 4%
Endon Hall Primary School 2026 1.7 applications per place 73% 7%
Our Lady of Grace Catholic Academy Faith Graded · no overall grade2025 1.7small intake applications per place 83% 39%
St Peter's CofE Academy Alton Faith Remains Good2022 1.7small intake applications per place – 0%
St Mary's Catholic Academy Faith Standards maintained2025 1.7 applications per place 93% 27%
The Faber Catholic Primary School Faith Graded · no overall grade2025 1.6small intake applications per place 64% 7%
St Filumena's Catholic Primary School Faith Graded · no overall grade2024 1.6 applications per place 96% 8%
Waterhouses CofE Primary Academy Faith Standards maintained2025 1.6small intake applications per place 63% 7%
Hutchinson Memorial CofE First School Faith Requires improvement2024 1.6small intake applications per place – 9%
St Peter's Church of England Primary School Faith Requires improvement2022 1.6 applications per place – 7%
Hollinsclough Church of England Academy Faith Good2023 1.5small intake applications per place – 27%
St Werburgh's CE (A) Primary School Faith Good2023 1.5small intake applications per place 70% 18%
Beresford Memorial CofE First School Faith Remains Good2023 1.5 applications per place – 32%
St Edward's CofE Academy Cheddleton Faith Improved significantly2025 1.4 applications per place – 3%
Werrington Primary School Remains Good2024 1.3 applications per place 67% 7%
St Leonard's Church of England First School Faith Good2022 1.2small intake applications per place – 8%
Rushton CofE First School Faith Graded · no overall grade2025 1.2small intake applications per place – 2%
Blackshaw Moor CofE First School Faith Remains Good2023 1.1small intake applications per place – 12%
Manifold Church of England Primary School Faith Good2024 1.1small intake applications per place – 5%

Sources: DfE admissions (Sept 2026), KS2 results, Ofsted. FSM: free school meals.

Special schools and other provision

4 schools