Cardinal Griffin Catholic College is a secondary school located in Cannock. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 07/02/2018. The overall pupil absence from this school is 6.2%, which is 2.2 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Cardinal Way, Cannock, WS11 4AW
Website: http://www.cardinalgriffin.staffs.sch.uk/
Telephone: 01543502215
School Type: Voluntary aided school
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Staffordshire
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Michael Burrowes
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 124468

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 07/02/2018

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 18
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 998
Number of Pupils: 847
Number of Boys: 410
Number of Girls: 437

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 6.2% 4%
Persistent absence: 15.1% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Below Average: -0.37 Confidence interval -0.58 to -0.16
Of the 140 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 140 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:12%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:95%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:34%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:41.5
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:3.41
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Hednesford Nursery School
Eskrett Street , Hednesford WS12 1AR
3out of 4 2,910 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Lukes CofE Primary School
New Penkridge Road , WS11 1HN
3out of 4 713 yd Voluntary controlled school Yes Mixed More About School
Moorhill Primary School
Pye Green Road , WS11 5RN
2out of 4 1,255 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
Redhill Primary School
Wrights Avenue , West Chadsmoor WS11 5JR
3out of 4 1,444 yd Foundation school Yes Mixed More About School
St Mary's Catholic Primary School
Hunter Road , WS11 0AE
3out of 4 1,590 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Chadsmoor CofE (VC) Junior School
Burns Street , Chadsmoor WS11 6DR
3out of 4 1,629 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Cardinal Griffin Catholic College
Cardinal Way , Stafford Road WS11 4AW
3out of 4 0 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Cannock Chase High School
Hednesford Road , WS11 1JT
3out of 4 962 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Staffordshire University Academy
Marston Road , Hednesford WS12 4JH
1out of 4 2,301 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Kingsmead School
Kings Avenue , WS12 1DH
2out of 4 3,092 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Sherbrook Primary School
Grainger Court , WS11 5SA
3out of 4 522 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School
Chase Grammar School International Study Centre
Convent Close , WS11 0UR
- not rated 1,548 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
Chase Grammar School
Convent Close , WS11 0UR
- not rated 1,548 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Chaselea Alternative Provision Academy
Avon Road , WS11 1LH
1out of 4 1,764 yd Academy alternative provision sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Peak Education - Cannock
Longford Road , Cannock WS11 0LD
- not rated 2,058 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.