Cardinal Griffin Catholic College
Cardinal Way, Stafford Road, Cannock, WS11 4AW
This school is closed (it closed in August 2023).
It was replaced by Cardinal Griffin Catholic College. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Headteacher
- Mrs Hermione Gibson
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Diocese
- Archdiocese of Birmingham
- Constituency
- Cannock Chase
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Urban major conurbation
- Capacity
- 998
- Pupils on roll
- 883
- URN
- 124468
- Local authority
- Staffordshire
About this school
Cardinal Griffin Catholic College was a Roman Catholic voluntary aided secondary school in Cannock. It taught children aged 11 to 18 and had 883 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
Cardinal Griffin Catholic College has not been inspected by Ofsted yet.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 |
|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 172 |
| Attainment 8 score | 43.1 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.45 -0.66 to -0.24 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 38% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 66% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 5% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.5 |
How Cardinal Griffin Catholic College compares
Its absence rate was lower than 8% of England schools in 2022/23.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 10.4% | 24.2% | 883 | — |
| Cardinal Griffin Catholic College | 43.6 | 8.6% | 29.9% | 732 | 0.0 miles |
| Cannock Chase High School | 42.1 | 9.7% | 35.2% | 1,113 | 0.5 miles |
| Staffordshire University Academy | 32.9 | 7.4% | 44.6% | 709 | 1.3 miles |
| Kingsmead School | 48.5 | 8.5% | 19.2% | 1,427 | 1.8 miles |
| Great Wyrley Academy | 39 | 10.8% | 33% | 606 | 2.2 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2022/23 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 24.2%
- English as an additional language
- 4.2%
- Overall absence
- 10.4%
- Persistent absence
- 33.5%
Location
Nearby schools
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Cardinal Griffin Catholic College0.0 miles
Secondary · Cannock
-
Cannock Chase High School0.5 miles
Secondary · Cannock
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Staffordshire University Academy1.3 miles
Secondary · Cannock
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Kingsmead School1.8 miles
Secondary · Cannock
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Great Wyrley Academy2.2 miles
Secondary · Walsall
Other schools in Cannock
- Cannock Chase High School Secondary
- Cardinal Griffin Catholic College Secondary
- Kingsmead School Secondary
- Norton Canes High School Secondary
- Staffordshire University Academy Secondary
- Hednesford Nursery School Nursery
- Bridgtown Primary School Primary
- Chadsmoor CofE (VC) Junior School Primary
- Chadsmoor Community Infants and Nursery School Primary
- Five Ways Primary School Primary
- Gorsemoor Primary School Primary
- Hazel Slade Primary Academy Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Cardinal Griffin Catholic College teach?
- Cardinal Griffin Catholic College taught children aged 11 to 18. It was a secondary school in Cannock.
- Has Cardinal Griffin Catholic College been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Cardinal Griffin Catholic College under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How big is Cardinal Griffin Catholic College?
- Cardinal Griffin Catholic College had 883 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- What are Cardinal Griffin Catholic College's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Cardinal Griffin Catholic College's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 12 September 2023.