Stafford Manor High School
Wolverhampton Road, Stafford, ST17 9DJ
439 pupils · 64% of 691 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Foundation school
- Ages
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Local authority
- Staffordshire
- Free school meals
- 44.2%
Ofsted
Needs attention (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Needs attention |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Needs attention |
| Achievement | Urgent improvement |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Needs attention |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 20 January 2026, published 24 March 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 30.6 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 24.7% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 42% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 18.5% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 0.95 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 64 | 61 | 115 | 63 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 90 | 86 | 137 | 87 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 94 | 84 | 142 | 85 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 88 | 82 | 136 | 83 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 100 | 106 | 164 | 100 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 89 | 89 | 152 | 89 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 88 | 78 | 138 | 79 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 90 | 77 | 139 | 79 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- King Edward VI High School 1.5 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Blessed William Howard Catholic School 1.6 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Walton High School 3.1 km · Standards maintained (2024)
- The Weston Road Academy 4.2 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Sir Graham Balfour High School 4.8 km · Standards maintained (2024)
- Wolgarston High School 7.2 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.