Sir Graham Balfour High School is a secondary school located in Stafford. 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 09/05/2014. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5.9%, which is 1.9 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: North Avenue, Stafford, ST16 1NR
Website: http://www.sirgrahambalfour.co.uk
Telephone: 01785223490
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Staffordshire
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Lesley Beck
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 142983

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 09/05/2014

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 18
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 925
Number of Pupils: 955
Number of Boys: 478
Number of Girls: 477

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.9% 4%
Persistent absence: 13.4% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Below Average: -0.37 Confidence interval -0.57 to -0.17
Of the 162 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 157 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:32%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:95%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:30%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:43.6
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:3.78
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4Parkside Primary School
Bradshaw Way, Parkside ST16 1TH 		115 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Tillington Manor Primary School
Young Avenue, ST16 1PW 		892 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
2out of 4St Patrick's Catholic Primary School
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School & Nursery, Marston Road ST16 3BT 		1,648 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
2out of 4John Wheeldon Primary Academy
Corporation Street, ST16 3LX 		1,882 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
2out of 4Doxey Primary and Nursery School
Doxey Road, Doxey ST16 1EG 		2,379 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4Sir Graham Balfour High School
North Avenue, ST16 1NR 		0 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4Greenhall Nursery
Second Avenue, Holmcroft ST16 1PS 		901 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Marshlands School
Second Avenue, Tillington ST16 1PS 		908 yd Community special school No Mixed More About School
- not ratedBailey Street Alternative Provision Academy
1a Bailey Street, ST17 4BG 		3,201 yd Academy alternative provision sponsor led No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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