Academy converter · Staffordshire

Cannock Chase High School

11–18Ages
1,113Pupils
SecondaryPhase
Sixth formAges 16–18
137384URN

Hednesford Road, Cannock, WS11 1JT · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodJan 2018

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Jun 2023

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.9per place

close to Staffordshire median (1.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Staffordshire

395 applications for 209 places · 22nd of 48 in Staffordshire

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

43.5of 90

Staffordshire 43.5 England 46.0

27th of 56 in Staffordshire

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodJan 2018

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Jun 2023

Inspection history

29 June 2023
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
31 January 2018
Graded inspection: Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

1.9applications per place, Year 7

close to Staffordshire median (1.8) 0.3 below England median (2.2)

395 applications · 209 places offered · 185 named it first

2026 1.9; Staffordshire median median 1.8
2025 1.8; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2024 1.6; Staffordshire median median 1.7
2023 1.7; Staffordshire median median 1.7
2022 1.8; Staffordshire median median 1.8
2021 1.7; Staffordshire median median 1.7
2020 1.7; Staffordshire median median 1.8
2019 1.7; Staffordshire median median 1.7
2018 1.7; Staffordshire median median 1.8
2017 1.5; Staffordshire median median 1.7
2016 1.9; Staffordshire median median 1.8
2015 1.8; Staffordshire median median 1.6
2014 1.7; Staffordshire median median 1.7

This school
Staffordshire median

Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	209	395	1.9	185	0.89
Sep 2025	210	373	1.8	171	0.81
Sep 2024	213	349	1.6	163	0.77
Sep 2023	211	348	1.7	179	0.85
Sep 2022	216	394	1.8	205	0.95
Sep 2021	207	356	1.7	197	0.95
Sep 2020	194	332	1.7	187	0.96
Sep 2019	180	309	1.7	161	0.89
Sep 2018	169	290	1.7	157	0.93
Sep 2017	167	249	1.5	161	0.96
Sep 2016	135	250	1.9	122	0.90
Sep 2015	123	217	1.8	108	0.88
Sep 2014	144	242	1.7	141	0.98

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

193 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)43.527th of 56 in Staffordshire

Staffordshire 43.5 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths46%15th of 56 in Staffordshire

Staffordshire 38% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths66%

Staffordshire 60% England 66%

This school
Staffordshire median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.38

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	193	43.5	46%	66%	–
2024/25	170	42.1	38%	60%	–
2023/24	169	43.3	33%	61%	−0.38
2022/23	162	43.7	36%	58%	−0.21

Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Cannock Chase High SchoolThis school
This school

Remains Good2023

1.9applications per place 43.5Attainment 8
Cardinal Griffin Catholic College
0.9 km · Staffordshire

Remains Good2023

2.8applications per place 38.3Attainment 8
Staffordshire University Academy
2.0 km · Staffordshire

Good2023

1.7applications per place 33.3Attainment 8
Kingsmead School
2.1 km · Staffordshire

2026

1.9applications per place 46.9Attainment 8
Great Wyrley Academy
3.2 km · Staffordshire

Good2023

2.3applications per place 41.3Attainment 8
Cheslyn Hay Academy
3.9 km · Staffordshire

2026

1.9applications per place 41.5Attainment 8
Norton Canes High School
4.2 km · Staffordshire

Requires improvement2024

1.7applications per place 43.5Attainment 8
Wolgarston High School
5.9 km · Staffordshire

2026

48.2Attainment 8
Chase Terrace Academy
6.3 km · Staffordshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.2applications per place 45.3Attainment 8

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

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School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 137384 · 860/5401
Trust: Cannock Chase High School
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 1,818 pupils · 1,113 on roll
Free school meals: 34.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: Resourced provision
Opened: 1 September 2011
Replaced: Cannock Chase High School (URN 124466)
Address: Hednesford Road, Cannock, WS11 1JT
Local authority: Staffordshire · Cannock Chase

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources