Schools in Stafford[1]

Local authority district E07000197 · 68 open schools[2]

Neighbourhood deprivation

The district's 81 neighbourhoods (2021 LSOAs)[3] by their place in England's Index of Multiple Deprivation, in fifths of all neighbourhoods (1 in 5 of England's neighbourhoods is in each fifth):

most deprived 20%: 6 (7%)[4]
second 20%: 9 (11%)[4]
middle 20%: 16 (20%)[4]
fourth 20%: 22 (27%)[4]
least deprived 20%: 28 (35%)[4]

Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025 deciles grouped in pairs; it describes the neighbourhoods, not the pupils who attend the district's schools.

By kind of deprivation

The share of the district's neighbourhoods in each fifth of England's on each part of the index (the most deprived 20% are deciles 1 and 2, where 1 is the most deprived 10% of England's neighbourhoods):

Measure	Most deprived 20%	Second	Middle	Fourth	Least deprived 20%
Income	7%[4]	14%[4]	20%[4]	19%[4]	41%[4]
Employment	15%[4]	11%[4]	15%[4]	23%[4]	36%[4]
Education and skills	9%[4]	11%[4]	20%[4]	30%[4]	31%[4]
Health and disability	11%[4]	19%[4]	19%[4]	30%[4]	22%[4]
Crime	6%[4]	14%[4]	15%[4]	17%[4]	48%[4]
Housing and services	16%[4]	20%[4]	10%[4]	32%[4]	22%[4]
Living environment	5%[4]	16%[4]	20%[4]	22%[4]	37%[4]
Children in low-income families	9%[4]	11%[4]	22%[4]	27%[4]	31%[4]

English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Income: People on low incomes: out of work, or in work on low pay, and receiving benefits or tax credits. Employment: Working-age people out of work through unemployment, sickness, disability or caring. Education and skills: Low attainment and skills: children's results and staying on in education, adults' qualifications and English. Health and disability: Risk of early death and of a poorer quality of life through ill health or disability. Crime: Risk of personal and material victimisation: recorded violence, burglary, theft and criminal damage. Housing and services: Barriers to housing and services: distance to a GP, school, shop and post office, and housing that is unaffordable, overcrowded or hard to get. Living environment: The quality of the local environment: housing in poor condition or without central heating, air quality and road accidents. Children in low-income families: Children aged 0–15 living in income-deprived families (the IDACI, part of the income measure).

Census 2021

Shares in the district's neighbourhoods together, on census day (21 March 2021):

Households that own their home: 70.0% of 60,061 households[5] (England: 61.3%[5])
Adults with a degree or similar: 35.1% of 113,597 residents aged 16 and over[6] (England: 33.9%[6])
Adults in higher managerial and professional jobs: 14.4% of 113,624 residents aged 16 and over[7] (England: 13.2%[7])

Households that own their home: Households that own their home outright or with a mortgage or loan (shared ownership not included), of all households. Adults with a degree or similar: Residents aged 16 and over whose highest qualification is Level 4 or above (a degree, HND, NVQ level 4 or higher), of all residents aged 16 and over. Adults in higher managerial and professional jobs: Residents aged 16 and over in higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations (NS-SEC classes 1–3, by their current or most recent job), of all residents aged 16 and over.

Secondary schools (9)

School	Ages	Headline results
Alleyne's Academy	13–18[2]	A8 46 2025/26[8] AL B- 2024/25[9]
Blessed William Howard Catholic School	11–18[2]	A8 55 2025/26[8] AL C 2024/25[9]
Christ Church Academy	9–13[2]	KS2 58% 2024/25[10]
King Edward VI High School	11–18[2]	A8 40 2025/26[8] AL D+ 2024/25[9]
Sir Graham Balfour High School	11–18[2]	A8 45 2025/26[8] AL B- 2024/25[9]
Stafford Manor High School	11–16[2]	A8 35 2025/26[8] AL D 2023/24[11]
The Weston Road Academy	11–18[2]	A8 42 2025/26[8] AL B- 2024/25[9]
Walton High School	11–18[2]	A8 48 2025/26[8] AL C 2024/25[9]
Walton Priory Middle School	9–13[2]	KS2 52% 2024/25[10]

Primary schools (49)

School	Ages	Headline results
All Saints Church of England Primary School and Nursery	3–11[2]
All Saints CofE (C) First School	5–9[2]
Anson CofE Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 73% 2024/25[10]
Barlaston CofE (VC) First School	3–9[2]
Barnfields Primary School	3–11[2]	KS2 73% 2024/25[10]
Beaconfields Primary School	2–11[2]
Berkswich CofE (VC) Primary School	3–11[2]	KS2 81% 2024/25[10]
Bishop Lonsdale Church of England Primary Academy	3–11[2]	KS2 72% 2024/25[10]
Blessed Mother Teresa's Catholic Primary School	3–11[2]	KS2 100% 2024/25[10]
Burleyfields Primary School	2–11[2]
Burton Manor Primary School	3–11[2]	KS2 62% 2024/25[10]
Castlechurch Primary School	3–11[2]	KS2 76% 2024/25[10]
Christ Church CofE First School	5–9[2]
Church Eaton Primary School	3–11[2]	KS2 83% 2024/25[10]
Colwich CofE Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 69% 2024/25[10]
Cooper Perry Primary School	3–11[2]	KS2 62% 2024/25[10]
Doxey Academy	2–11[2]	KS2 74% 2024/25[10]
Flash Ley Primary School	3–11[2]	KS2 86% 2024/25[10]
Fulford Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 55% 2024/25[10]
Gnosall St Lawrence Coe Primary Academy	2–11[2]	KS2 90% 2024/25[10]
Green Lea First School	2–9[2]
Haughton St Giles CofE Primary Academy	3–11[2]	KS2 93% 2024/25[10]
John Wheeldon Primary Academy	5–11[2]	KS2 69% 2024/25[10]
Leasowes Primary School	3–11[2]	KS2 86% 2024/25[10]
Manor Hill First School	2–9[2]
Meir Heath Academy	4–11[2]	KS2 67% 2024/25[10]
Oakridge Primary School	3–11[2]	KS2 83% 2024/25[10]
Oulton CofE First School	3–9[2]
Parkside Primary School	2–11[2]	KS2 84% 2024/25[10]
Pirehill First School	5–9[2]
Rowley Park Primary Academy	3–11[2]	KS2 62% 2024/25[10]
Silkmore Primary Academy	2–11[2]	KS2 77% 2024/25[10]
Springcroft Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 76% 2024/25[10]
Springfields First School	3–9[2]
St Andrew's CofE Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 77% 2024/25[10]
St Anne's Catholic Primary School	3–11[2]	KS2 82% 2024/25[10]
St Austin's Catholic Primary School and Nursery	3–11[2]	KS2 75% 2024/25[10]
St Dominic's Catholic Primary School	3–11[2]	KS2 92% 2024/25[10]
St John's Catholic Primary School	3–11[2]	KS2 73% 2024/25[10]
St John's CofE Primary Academy	3–11[2]	KS2 67% 2024/25[10]
St Leonard's Primary School	3–11[2]	KS2 50% 2024/25[10]
St Michael's CofE (C) First School	3–9[2]
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School	3–11[2]	KS2 73% 2024/25[10]
St Paul's Church of England Primary School	3–11[2]
St Peter's CofE Primary School	2–11[2]	KS2 80% 2024/25[10]
Tillington Manor Primary School	3–11[2]	KS2 60% 2024/25[10]
Tittensor CofE (C) First School	3–9[2]
Veritas Primary Academy	3–11[2]	KS2 61% 2024/25[10]
Woodseaves CE Primary Academy	3–11[2]	KS2 78% 2024/25[10]

Independent schools (3)

School	Ages	Headline results
St Dominic's Priory School	3–16[2]
Stafford Grammar School	3–19[2]	AL B- 2024/25[9]
The Yarlet School	4–14[2]

Special schools and alternative provision (7)

School	Ages	Headline results
Achieve Beyond Schools, Stafford	5–13[2]
Bailey Street Alternative Provision Academy	11–16[2]
Greenhall	2–5[2]
Heather Field School	3–19[2]
Marshlands School	5–11[2]
Portland School	3–16[2]
Walton Hall Academy	11–19[2]

Sources

Office for National Statistics: Parish to Ward to Local Authority District (May 2026) Lookup in EW. Period 2026-05-01. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
Department for Education: Get Information About Schools: all establishments. Period 2026-10-14, published 2026-10-14. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
Office for National Statistics: LSOA (2021) to Electoral Ward (2026) to LAD (2026) Best Fit Lookup in EW. Period 2026-05-07. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: English Indices of Deprivation. Period 2025. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
Office for National Statistics: Census 2021: TS054 Tenure. Period 2021-03-21, final, published 2023-01-06. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
Office for National Statistics: Census 2021: TS067 Highest level of qualification. Period 2021-03-21, final, published 2023-01-10. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
Office for National Statistics: Census 2021: TS062 NS-SeC. Period 2021-03-21, final, published 2022-12-08. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
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