Secondary school

Staffordshire University Academy

  • Academy Sponsor Led
  • ages 11–19
  • Mixed
  • Staffordshire
  • WS12 4JH
  • Sixth form
Ofsted Good · inspected Oct 2023

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 3,171 of 3,280 secondaries in England · top 97%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 78%78%2016/17: top 80%2017/18: top 89%2018/19: top 93%2021/22: top 91%2022/23: top 95%2023/24: top 91%2024/25: top 97%No exams

Against West MidlandsArrows: West Midlands rank change since 2021/22

Attainment 832.9 · West Midlands 44.11/10 Well below West Midlands−5.5 pts
Grade 5+ English and maths9.9% · West Midlands 39.3%1/10 Well below West Midlands−5.7 pts
EBacc point score2.6 · West Midlands 3.81/10 Well below West Midlands−6.8 pts
Progress 8 · 2023/24-0.74 · West Midlands −0.101/10 Well below West Midlands
A level points per entry24 · West Midlands 31.7Small cohort: 18 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
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No exams 2019/20–21

Attainment 8
2015/16: 45.6 · 79 pupils · West Midlands 49.92016/17: 40.5 · 91 pupils · West Midlands 45.32017/18: 37.6 · 88 pupils · West Midlands 44.62018/19: 36.2 · 114 pupils · West Midlands 45.12021/22: 38.6 · 108 pupils · West Midlands 47.12022/23: 34.1 · 95 pupils · West Midlands 44.52023/24: 35.8 · 105 pupils · West Midlands 442024/25: 32.9 · 71 pupils · West Midlands 44.1545.632.9No exams
Grade 5+ English and maths
2016/17: 15% · 91 pupils · West Midlands 37%2017/18: 19% · 88 pupils · West Midlands 37%2018/19: 17% · 114 pupils · West Midlands 38%2021/22: 26% · 108 pupils · West Midlands 46%2022/23: 22% · 95 pupils · West Midlands 40%2023/24: 20% · 105 pupils · West Midlands 41%2024/25: 9.9% · 71 pupils · West Midlands 39.3%26%9.9%No exams
A level points per entry
2015/16: 23.65 · 36 pupils · West Midlands 27.92016/17: 23.33 · 14 pupils · West Midlands 28.62017/18: 22.07 · 23 pupils · West Midlands 29.062018/19: 21.54 · 22 pupils · West Midlands 30.052021/22: 26.05 · 16 pupils · West Midlands 35.232022/23: 23.46 · 41 pupils · West Midlands 30.952023/24: 15.14 · 38 pupils · West Midlands 31.612024/25: 24 · 18 pupils · West Midlands 31.7326.0515.14No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
155 of 155 who put it first2014 · 100.0%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st155155
2nd9712
3rd340

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2015–2023

  1. 2015Requires improvement
  2. 2017Inadequate
  3. 2018Ungraded visit
  4. 2018Ungraded visit
  5. 2019Ungraded visit
  6. 2019Requires improvement
  7. 2022Ungraded visit
  8. 2023Good

5 strong areas

  • Personal development
  • Quality of education
  • Behaviour and attitudes
  • Sixth form provision
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management

0 weak areas

5 areas graded · safeguarding effective

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026709
Free school meals (past 6 years)44.5%
First language not English2.7%
SEN support18.9%
EHC plan3.0%
Absence (sessions missed)7.4%
Persistently absent pupils25.3%

Girls 51%Boys 49%

78.8% full · 900 places · 49 in sixth form

Parent View

Earlier survey (before Nov 2025) · as at 2 Sep 2024 · 43 responses (6.5% of pupils)

  • My child is happy at this school83.7% agree
  • My child feels safe at this school76.7% agree
  • The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved81.4% agree
  • My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively · 60.5% not applicable58.8% agree
  • The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year76.7% agree
  • When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly · 20.9% not applicable67.6% agree
  • My child has special educational needs and/or disabilities, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed64.3% agree
  • The school has high expectations for my child76.8% agree
  • My child does well at this school76.7% agree
  • The school lets me know how my child is doing72.1% agree
  • There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school86% agree
  • My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school88.4% agree
  • The school supports my child's wider personal development69.8% agree
  • I would recommend this school to another parent76.7% yes

Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher13.9
Pupils per adult10.0
  • Classroom teachers 45.6
  • Leadership 5.4
  • Teaching assistants 13.8
  • Other support 15.6

Teachers 51 FTE · Whole workforce 80.4 · 87 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£9,236
Spend per pupil£8,497
Staff spend per pupil£6,500
Reserve per pupil£1,004
  • +£677,000revenue reserve
  • +£498,000in-year balance

Grants £9,320 · self-generated £104 · premises £542 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: STAFFORDSHIRE UNIVERSITY ACADEMIES TRUST (21 academies) · trust reserve £4,969,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it

Destinations · 2023/24 leavers

After Year 11

105 students, followed through 2024/25 · Provisional

  • Sustained85.7%
  • Education82.9%
  • Apprenticeship1%
  • Employment1.9%
  • Not sustained5.7%
  • Unknown8.6%

After sixth form (16–18)

57 students, followed through 2024/25 · Provisional

  • Sustained82.5%
  • Education33.3%
  • Higher education28.1%
  • Apprenticeship8.8%
  • Employment40.4%
  • Not sustained14%
  • Unknown3.5%