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Education in Cannock Chase

District

The north of the West Midlands. 104,299 people (mid-2025 estimate) in 79 square kilometres.

2 layers about education for Cannock Chase, each at the level its publisher released it, with its own date and source.

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Schools by council

Worked out by Open Index · 2026

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Cannock Chase had 40 open schools in 2026, from nurseries to sixth form colleges.

Number of schools

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40
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Cannock Chase had 40 open schools in 2026, from nurseries to sixth form colleges.

Worked out by Open Index from the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government.

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Number of schools: Cannock Chase among every council350 areas from 1 to 510. The middle area is 68. Cannock Chase is 40.

Schools

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Schools in Cannock Chase

Cannock Chase has 40 open schools: 1 nursery, 28 primary, 6 secondary, 3 special, 1 independent and 1 pupil referral and alternative provision.

Outstanding
0
Good
12
Requires improvement
1
Inadequate
0

13 of the 38 schools in Ofsted's file have an overall grade from a graded inspection between November 2021 and June 2024.

6 schools have a report card from the renewed framework (from November 2025), which gives no overall grade.

2 schools had a graded inspection from September 2024, when Ofsted stopped giving an overall grade.

Ofsted says grades from different frameworks can't be compared, and an old grade may not describe a school today. Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026.

Nursery (1)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspection
Hednesford Nursery SchoolLocal authority nursery school0 to 412Good (overall), June 2022

Primary (28)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspectionResults (KS2 2024/25)
Bridgtown Primary SchoolCommunity school3 to 11328Standards maintained, December 202476% met KS2 standard
Chadsmoor CofE (VC) Junior SchoolVoluntary controlled school7 to 11221School remains Good, February 202366% met KS2 standard
Chadsmoor Community Infants and Nursery SchoolCommunity school3 to 7146Good (overall), February 2024
Chancel Primary SchoolCommunity school2 to 11210Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade72% met KS2 standard
Chase View Community Primary SchoolCommunity school2 to 11185Good (overall), May 202228% met KS2 standard
Churchfield CofE Primary AcademyAcademy converter2 to 11155Good (overall), September 202363% met KS2 standard
Etching Hill CofE Primary AcademyAcademy converter3 to 11460School remains Good (Improving), next inspection graded, December 202379% met KS2 standard
Five Ways Primary SchoolCommunity school3 to 11597Some aspects not as strong, May 202552% met KS2 standard
Forest Hills Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led2 to 1179Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met44% met KS2 standard
Gorsemoor Primary SchoolCommunity school3 to 11384Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met65% met KS2 standard
Hazel Slade Primary AcademyAcademy converter3 to 11199School remains Good, September 202259% met KS2 standard
Heath Hayes Primary AcademyAcademy sponsor led3 to 11203Report card, November 2025: safeguarding met61% met KS2 standard
Hob Hill CE/Methodist (VC) Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school3 to 11215Good (overall), January 202463% met KS2 standard
Jerome Primary SchoolCommunity school3 to 11214School remains Good, February 202384% met KS2 standard
Longford Primary AcademyAcademy converter3 to 11265Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade51% met KS2 standard
Moorhill Primary SchoolAcademy converter4 to 11274Some aspects not as strong, November 2024Good (overall), November 2021, before the school changed37% met KS2 standard
Norton Canes Primary AcademyAcademy sponsor led3 to 11280School remains Good, July 202473% met KS2 standard
Poppyfield Primary AcademyFree schools4 to 11236Good (overall), February 2024
Pye Green AcademyAcademy converter3 to 11438Good (overall), September 202274% met KS2 standard
Redbrook Hayes Community Primary SchoolAcademy converter2 to 11225School remains Good, February 202348% met KS2 standard
Redhill Primary SchoolAcademy converter2 to 11199Standards maintained, March 202567% met KS2 standard
St Joseph's Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter3 to 11223School remains Good, October 2023
St Joseph's Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter2 to 11217School remains Good, September 2022
St Lukes CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school3 to 11419Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met79% met KS2 standard
St Mary's Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter3 to 11219Good (overall), June 2024, before the school changed
St Peter's CofE Primary AcademyAcademy converter3 to 11473Good (overall), December 202251% met KS2 standard
The John Bamford Primary SchoolCommunity school2 to 11268School remains Good, June 202480% met KS2 standard
West Hill Primary SchoolCommunity school2 to 11375Good (overall), February 202472% met KS2 standard

Secondary (6)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspectionResults (KS4 2025/26)
Cannock Chase High SchoolAcademy converter11 to 181,113School remains Good, June 2023Attainment 8: 43.5
Cardinal Griffin Catholic CollegeAcademy converter11 to 18732School remains Good, March 2023Attainment 8: 38.3
Kingsmead SchoolAcademy converter11 to 181,427Report card, March 2026: safeguarding metAttainment 8: 46.9
Norton Canes High SchoolCommunity school11 to 18400Requires improvement (overall), April 2024Attainment 8: 43.5
Staffordshire University AcademyAcademy sponsor led11 to 19709Good (overall), October 2023Attainment 8: 33.3
The Hart SchoolAcademy sponsor led11 to 181,157School remains Good, June 2023Attainment 8: 43.9

Special (3)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspection
Great Oaks CollegeOther independent special school11 to 1951No outcome in Ofsted's file
Hednesford Valley High SchoolCommunity special school11 to 19205Standards maintained, October 2024
Sherbrook Primary SchoolAcademy special converter2 to 11135School remains Good, October 2023

Independent (1)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspection
JP Alternative EducationOther independent school10 to 1740Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file

Pupil referral and alternative provision (1)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspection
Chaselea Alternative Provision AcademyAcademy alternative provision sponsor led11 to 1634Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met

Ofsted inspects state-funded schools; independent schools and colleges are inspected separately and show no outcome here.

Source: Get Information About Schools (Department for Education), edubasealldata20261015.csv; Ofsted, latest inspections as at 30 September 2026.