Hednesford Valley High School
Stanley Road, Hednesford, WS12 4JS
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Community special school
- Ages
- 11 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Stephen Stokes
- SEN provision
- SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty, SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health, MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty, SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty, PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Cannock Chase
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Pupils on roll
- 205
- URN
- 124508
- Local authority
- Staffordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01543423714
About this school
Hednesford Valley High School is a community special school in Hednesford. It teaches children aged 11 to 19 and has 205 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Hednesford Valley High School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 9 October 2024, where inspectors found that standards have been maintained. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 34 | 35 | 32 |
| Attainment 8 score | 1.1 | 1.0 | 0.3 |
| Progress 8 score | -1.70 -2.23 to -1.18 | -1.73 -2.21 to -1.24 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Hednesford Valley High School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Staffordshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1.1 | 36.7 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 1 | 35 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 0.3 | 36.6 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 10.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 177 |
| 2023/24 | 194 |
| 2024/25 | 191 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 51.68%
- English as an additional language
- 0.5%
- Overall absence
- 8.29%
- Persistent absence
- 27.15%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Sherbrook Primary School1.3 miles
Academies · Cannock
-
Chaselea Alternative Provision Academy2.2 miles
Academies · Cannock
-
Great Oaks College2.3 miles
Special schools · Cannock
-
JP Alternative Education3.4 miles
Independent schools · Rugeley
-
Chasetown Community School4.2 miles
Special schools · Burntwood
Common questions
- What ages does Hednesford Valley High School teach?
- Hednesford Valley High School teaches children aged 11 to 19. It is a special school in Hednesford.
- Who is the headteacher of Hednesford Valley High School?
- The headteacher of Hednesford Valley High School is Mr Stephen Stokes, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Hednesford Valley High School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Hednesford Valley High School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Hednesford Valley High School?
- Hednesford Valley High School has 205 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 19.
- Is Hednesford Valley High School a faith school?
- No. Hednesford Valley High School has no designated religious character.
- What SEN provision does Hednesford Valley High School have?
- The schools register lists Hednesford Valley High School's special educational needs provision as: SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty; SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health; MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty; SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty; PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Hednesford Valley High School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 1.1 in 2022/23 and 0.3 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What is Hednesford Valley High School's absence rate?
- Hednesford Valley High School's overall absence rate is 8.3% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Hednesford Valley High School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Hednesford Valley High School'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 30 June 2026.