GCSE results 2026

Staffordshire GCSE results 2026

Provisional 2025/26 results for 56 state secondary schools in Staffordshire, 9,116 pupils. Staffordshire ranks 120 of 151 councils for Attainment 8, which fell by 0.3 points on 2025.

Grade 5+ English & maths

41.2%

6.6 pts below England

Grade 7+ English & maths

9.1%

5.6 pts below England

Attainment 8

44.8

2.8 points below England

Council rank

120 / 151

By average Attainment 8

Staffordshire at a glance

Highest Attainment 8: The Friary School (58.5).
Schools range from 31.9 to 58.5 on Attainment 8, a spread of 26.6 points, so the school you choose matters more than the council average.
Disadvantaged pupils averaged 34.9, 12.9 points behind their classmates (a smaller gap than England’s 13.8). They did best at Painsley Catholic College (51.7).
Most improved on 2025: Norton Canes High School, up 8.7 points to 43.5.

Every Staffordshire secondary school, ranked

Ranked by Attainment 8 · 2025/26 provisional · E&M: English and maths

#	School	Pupils	Attainment 8	vs 2025	Grade 4+ E&M	Grade 5+ E&M	Grade 7+ E&M	Disadvantaged A8
1	The Friary SchoolTop 10% three years running	203	58.5	+0.7	79.8%	65.0%	18.7%	45.5
2	Painsley Catholic CollegeRoman Catholic · Top 10% three years running	220	56.3	−2.5	83.2%	59.5%	22.7%	51.7
3	Blessed William Howard Catholic SchoolRoman Catholic	153	55.1	+3.1	76.5%	56.9%	21.6%	38.4
4	King Edward VI School	245	53.9	+1.7	80.0%	64.1%	15.1%	44.5
5	John Taylor High School	226	53.6	−1.2	74.8%	58.8%	18.1%	39.6
6	Endon High School	126	53.0	−1.2	78.6%	57.1%	23.0%	42.2
7	Kinver High School and Sixth Form	119	50.6	−0.3	75.6%	57.1%	13.4%	48.7
8	Madeley High School	130	48.6	−0.9	74.6%	52.3%	12.3%	37.9
9	Walton High School	207	48.3	−2.3	71.0%	44.4%	11.1%	38.5
10	Wolgarston High School	211	48.2	+0.6	70.6%	50.7%	12.3%	40.9
11	Abbot Beyne School	146	47.4	+8.0	56.8%	37.7%	13.7%	41.0
12	Blessed Robert Sutton Catholic Voluntary AcademyRoman Catholic	118	47.0	+0.3	72.9%	49.2%	11.0%	37.5
13	Kingsmead School	226	46.9	−1.6	58.4%	37.2%	8.0%	40.0
14	Clayton Hall Academy	140	46.8	+1.0	64.3%	45.7%	8.6%	41.5
15	The de Ferrers Academy	394	46.7	+0.2	69.5%	48.0%	14.0%	38.1
16	Landau Forte Academy, QEMS	167	46.3	−3.3	59.3%	37.7%	7.2%	40.2
17	Biddulph High School	211	46.0	+2.7	65.4%	44.5%	6.2%	35.7
18	The Rawlett School (An Aet Academy)	209	45.7	+0.6	72.7%	53.1%	8.1%	32.2
19	Alleyne's Academy	222	45.6	−2.1	63.5%	36.9%	12.2%	34.8
20	Codsall Community High School	266	45.5	−2.0	67.7%	49.2%	9.4%	36.1
21	Chase Terrace Academy	206	45.3	+1.0	62.1%	41.7%	10.7%	34.4
22	Erasmus Darwin Academy	194	44.9	−2.9	64.9%	35.1%	7.7%	36.4
23	Sir Graham Balfour High School	155	44.7	−0.3	63.9%	40.0%	8.4%	25.2
24	John Taylor Free School	213	44.1	−2.3	64.8%	37.6%	11.3%	34.7
25	The Hart School	223	43.9	−2.6	60.1%	37.7%	8.1%	37.1
26	Paulet High School	145	43.7	+2.7	57.9%	35.2%	7.6%	35.7
27	Cannock Chase High School	193	43.5	+1.4	65.8%	45.6%	4.7%	38.4
28	Moorside High School	146	43.5	−1.9	58.9%	41.8%	4.8%	37.7
29	Norton Canes High School	79	43.5	+8.7	60.8%	35.4%	6.3%	36.6
30	The JCB Academy	181	43.5	+1.9	63.5%	39.2%	9.9%	38.9
31	Wombourne High School	152	43.1	+1.0	60.5%	42.8%	13.2%	32.3
32	Blythe Bridge High School	171	42.9	−3.7	57.9%	37.4%	4.1%	33.5
33	Chesterton Community Sports College	160	42.8	+1.6	56.9%	26.3%	4.4%	35.7
34	The Orme Academy	125	42.7	−1.1	56.0%	32.0%	4.0%	35.1
35	The Wilnecote School	183	42.3	+3.6	64.5%	41.5%	4.9%	33.9
36	The Weston Road Academy	163	42.1	−2.6	51.5%	38.7%	4.3%	31.2
37	St John Fisher Catholic CollegeCatholic	198	41.7	−0.1	59.1%	39.4%	7.6%	29.4
38	Cheslyn Hay Academy	214	41.5	−0.6	59.8%	37.9%	5.1%	31.2
39	Great Wyrley Academy	84	41.3	+2.3	61.9%	36.9%	4.8%	31.1
40	The Cheadle Academy	65	41.2	+1.2	60.0%	30.8%	3.1%	32.9
41	Thomas Alleyne's High School	263	41.2	−3.9	53.6%	38.8%	6.1%	29.9
42	Westwood College	186	40.5	−3.7	54.3%	36.0%	6.5%	27.9
43	King Edward VI High School	143	39.9	+6.5	50.3%	27.3%	4.2%	32.0
44	Landau Forte Academy, Amington	176	39.9	−0.1	50.0%	27.3%	2.3%	32.1
45	Nether Stowe School	99	39.6	+0.9	52.5%	31.3%	5.1%	29.9
46	Paget High School	114	38.4	−0.1	49.1%	29.8%	9.6%	28.2
47	Cardinal Griffin Catholic CollegeRoman Catholic	142	38.3	−5.3	47.9%	27.5%	6.3%	24.4
48	Sir Thomas Boughey Academy	84	37.8	+2.7	39.3%	27.4%	7.1%	29.4
49	Kidsgrove Secondary School	53	37.1	+1.2	43.4%	28.3%	3.8%	25.5
50	The King's CofE AcademyChurch of England	134	36.9	−3.2	41.0%	26.9%	2.2%	32.2
51	The Rural Enterprise Academy	50	36.3	−1.3	40.0%	24.0%	0.0%	27.2
52	Leek High School	74	36.1	−2.0	58.1%	18.9%	0.0%	30.6
53	Lift Tamworth	133	35.3	−0.8	45.9%	26.3%	3.8%	30.6
54	Stafford Manor High School	88	35.3	+4.7	53.4%	21.6%	1.1%	31.5
55	Staffordshire University Academy	107	33.3	+0.4	27.1%	12.1%	0.9%	28.3
56	Newcastle Academy	81	31.9	−5.7	32.1%	13.6%	0.0%	26.9
	England average		47.6		66.8%	47.8%	14.7%	37.7

Disadvantaged A8: Attainment 8 of pupils eligible for free school meals in the last six years or looked after; blank where the school has too few to publish. Small year groups move more from year to year.

Staffordshire against the rest of the West Midlands

Grade 5+ in English and maths, 2026

Reading these figures

Attainment 8 is out of 90: a pupil’s grades in eight GCSE slots added up, with English and maths counted twice.
There is no Progress 8 this year (these pupils sat no KS2 SATs), so results partly reflect each school’s intake.
These are provisional figures; revised ones with re-marks follow in early 2027.
Source: Department for Education, Key stage 4 performance (school-level data). Council figures are our pupil-weighted calculation over state-funded mainstream schools; independent schools are not included.