Painsley Catholic College
Secondary schoolPainsley Catholic College is a secondary school in Staffordshire Moorlands, for pupils aged 11 to 18. It had 1,340 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Good (overall), May 2022
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 17 May 2022
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2025/26, the average Attainment 8 score at Painsley Catholic College was 56.3, against 45.2 in Staffordshire Moorlands and 46.2 in England.
59.5% of its pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs (46.3% in England).
End of secondary school (KS4, GCSEs)
2025/26, provisional| Measure | This school | Staffordshire Moorlands | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Attainment 8 score | 56.3 | 45.2 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 59.5% | 42.7% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 83.2% | 64.4% | 64.8% |
| Pupils at the end of KS4 | 220 | – | – |
- The 2025/26 figures are provisional. The Department for Education publishes revised ones later in the school year.
- Progress 8 cannot be worked out for 2025/26, because the KS2 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- The Cheadle AcademySecondary. Standards maintained, February 2025. Attainment 8 of 41.2 (2025/26, provisional)150 m
- Cheadle Primary SchoolPrimary. Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met. 46% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)330 m
- Bishop Rawle CofE Primary SchoolPrimary. Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met. 60% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)420 m
- Elm House SchoolSpecial. No outcome in Ofsted's file500 m
- St Giles' Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Good (Improving), next inspection graded, March 2024. 81% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)530 m
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Staffordshire Moorlands
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).