Wolgarston High School is a secondary school located in Stafford. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's management effectiveness is outstanding, overall effectiveness, quality of education and outcomes for pupils are good. The school inspection was carried out on 30/01/2014. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5.9%, which is 1.9 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Cannock Road, Stafford, ST19 5RX
Website: http://www.wolgarston.staffs.sch.uk
Telephone: 01785788400
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Staffordshire
Headteacher / Principal: Miss Joanne Fairclough
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 145381

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 30/01/2014

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 13 - 18
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 860
Number of Pupils: 795
Number of Boys: 399
Number of Girls: 396

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.9% 4%
Persistent absence: 16.2% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Above Average: 0.46 Confidence interval 0.26 to 0.66
Of the 167 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 164 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:56%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:96%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:43%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:48.7
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:4.38
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Princefield First School
Saxon Road , Penkridge ST19 5EP
3out of 4 674 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
St Michael's CofE (A) First School
Market Place , Penkridge ST19 5DJ
3out of 4 1,087 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Marshbrook First School
Teddesley Road , Penkridge ST19 5BA
3out of 4 1,176 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Wolgarston High School
Cannock Road , Penkridge ST19 5RX
3out of 4 0 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
The Rural Enterprise Academy
Rodbaston Campus , ST19 5PH
3out of 4 2,767 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School

Middle deemed secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Penkridge Middle School
Marsh Lane , Penkridge ST19 5BW
3out of 4 893 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
South Staffordshire College
Rodbaston Drive , ST19 5PH
- not rated 2,767 yd Further education No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.