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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 14 March 2023Ungraded inspection: School remains Good · as Cardinal Griffin Catholic College, URN 124468
- 6 February 2018Graded inspection: Good · as Cardinal Griffin Catholic College, URN 124468
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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 entry193 applications · 68 places offered · 63 named it first
FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.
- 2026 2.8; Staffordshire median median 1.8
- 2025 2.0; Staffordshire median median 1.9
- 2024 2.2; Staffordshire median median 1.7
- 2023 2.1; Staffordshire median median 1.7; as the previous school
- 2022 2.1; Staffordshire median median 1.8; as the previous school
- 2021 2.1; Staffordshire median median 1.7; as the previous school
- 2020 1.8; Staffordshire median median 1.8; as the previous school
- 2019 2.1; Staffordshire median median 1.7; as the previous school
- 2018 1.8; Staffordshire median median 1.8; as the previous school
- 2017 1.9; Staffordshire median median 1.7; as the previous school
- 2016 1.8; Staffordshire median median 1.8; as the previous school
- 2015 1.8; Staffordshire median median 1.6; as the previous school
- 2014 1.7; Staffordshire median median 1.7; as the previous school
- This school
- Staffordshire median
Dashed bars: as Cardinal Griffin Catholic College (URN 124468), the previous school.
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 | 68 | 193 | 2.8 | 63 | 0.93 |
| Sep 2025 | 119 | 240 | 2.0 | 109 | 0.92 |
| Sep 2024 | 130 | 282 | 2.2 | 106 | 0.82 |
| Sep 2023 * | 121 | 250 | 2.1 | 109 | 0.90 |
| Sep 2022 * | 144 | 308 | 2.1 | 135 | 0.94 |
| Sep 2021 * | 145 | 301 | 2.1 | 143 | 0.99 |
| Sep 2020 * | 146 | 262 | 1.8 | 137 | 0.94 |
| Sep 2019 * | 138 | 283 | 2.1 | 131 | 0.95 |
| Sep 2018 * | 187 | 331 | 1.8 | 177 | 0.95 |
| Sep 2017 * | 154 | 285 | 1.9 | 136 | 0.88 |
| Sep 2016 * | 142 | 256 | 1.8 | 134 | 0.94 |
| Sep 2015 * | 154 | 269 | 1.8 | 174 | 1.13 |
| Sep 2014 * | 146 | 254 | 1.7 | 134 | 0.92 |
How did pupils do at GCSE?
DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisionalEvery year as a table
| Year | Pupils | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths | 4+ Eng & maths | Progress 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 (prov.) | 142 | 38.3 | 28% | 48% | – |
| 2024/25 | 135 | 43.6 | 36% | 56% | – |
| 2023/24 | 131 | 41.2 | 36% | 60% | −0.31 |
| 2022/23 * | 172 | 43.1 | 38% | 66% | −0.45 |
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
- Cardinal Griffin Catholic CollegeThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good20232.8applications per place 38.3Attainment 8
- 0.9 km · StaffordshireRemains Good20231.9applications per place 43.5Attainment 8
- 2.1 km · StaffordshireGood20231.7applications per place 33.3Attainment 8
- 2.8 km · Staffordshire20261.9applications per place 46.9Attainment 8
- 3.6 km · StaffordshireGood20232.3applications per place 41.3Attainment 8
- 4.0 km · Staffordshire20261.9applications per place 41.5Attainment 8
- 5.1 km · Staffordshire202648.2Attainment 8
- 5.1 km · StaffordshireRequires improvement20241.7applications per place 43.5Attainment 8
- 5.5 km · StaffordshireSpecial measures Inadequate20241.8applications per place 36.3Attainment 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
- 149989 · 860/5403
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Capacity
- 998 pupils · 732 on roll
- Free school meals
- 29.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Opened
- 1 September 2023
- Replaced
- Cardinal Griffin Catholic College (URN 124468)
- Address
- Cardinal Way, Cannock, WS11 4AW
- Local authority
- Staffordshire · Cannock Chase
Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources