Biddulph High School
Conway Road, Knypersley, Stoke-on-Trent, ST8 7AR
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 13 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- POTTERIES EDUCATIONAL TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Darryn Robinson
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Constituency
- Staffordshire Moorlands
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 867
- Pupils on roll
- 746
- URN
- 137356
- Local authority
- Staffordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01782523977
About this school
Biddulph High School is a secondary academy in Stoke-on-Trent. It teaches children aged 13 to 18 and has 746 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Biddulph 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. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 9 February 2022, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. 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 | 204 | 195 | 205 |
| Attainment 8 score | 46.2 | 40.4 | 43.3 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.25 -0.44 to -0.05 | -0.75 -0.95 to -0.55 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 45% | 31.8% | 35.6% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 71% | 56.9% | 60% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 16% | 39% | 22.9% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.7 | 3.5 | 3.6 |
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 Biddulph 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 | 46.2 | 36.7 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 40.4 | 35 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 43.3 | 36.6 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 775 |
| 2023/24 | 768 |
| 2024/25 | 770 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Biddulph High School compares
Biddulph High School ranked 31st of 56 secondary schools in Staffordshire for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 50% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 13% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 43.3 | 8.7% | 20.7% | 746 | — |
| Ormiston Horizon Academy | 37.3 | 11.6% | 42.5% | 1,029 | 2.5 miles |
| Kidsgrove Secondary School | 35.9 | 6.5% | 27.8% | 394 | 2.8 miles |
| St Margaret Ward Catholic Academy | 43 | 7.1% | 37.6% | 1,143 | 2.8 miles |
| Endon High School | 54.2 | 7.4% | 12.7% | 700 | 3.1 miles |
| The King's CofE Academy | 40.1 | 10.2% | 35.6% | 732 | 3.5 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 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 20.71%
- English as an additional language
- 1.2%
- Overall absence
- 8.67%
- Persistent absence
- 22.5%
Location
Nearby schools
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Ormiston Horizon Academy2.5 miles
Secondary · Stoke on Trent
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Kidsgrove Secondary School2.8 miles
Secondary · Stoke-on-Trent
-
St Margaret Ward Catholic Academy2.8 miles
Secondary · Stoke-on-Trent
-
Endon High School3.1 miles
Secondary · Stoke-on-Trent
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The King's CofE Academy3.5 miles
Secondary · Stoke-on-Trent
Other schools in Stoke-on-Trent
Biddulph High School ranks 10th of the 23 ranked secondary schools in Stoke-on-Trent.
- Alsager School Secondary
- Birches Head Academy Secondary
- Blythe Bridge High School Secondary
- Co-op Academy Florence MacWilliams Secondary
- Co-op Academy Stoke-On-Trent Secondary
- Discovery Academy Secondary
- Endon High School Secondary
- Haywood Academy Secondary
- Kidsgrove Secondary School Secondary
- Moorside High School Secondary
- Ormiston Meridian Academy Secondary
- Ormiston Sir Stanley Matthews Academy Secondary
Common questions
- What ages does Biddulph High School teach?
- Biddulph High School teaches children aged 13 to 18. It is a secondary school in Stoke-on-Trent.
- Who is the headteacher of Biddulph High School?
- The headteacher of Biddulph High School is Mr Darryn Robinson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Biddulph High School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Biddulph 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 Biddulph High School?
- Biddulph High School has 746 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 13 to 18.
- Is Biddulph High School full?
- Biddulph High School has capacity for 867 pupils and 746 on roll (86%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Biddulph High School a faith school?
- No. Biddulph High School has no designated religious character.
- Is Biddulph High School a selective school?
- No. Biddulph High School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is Biddulph High School part of an academy trust?
- Biddulph High School is part of POTTERIES EDUCATIONAL TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Biddulph High School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 46.2 in 2022/23 and 43.3 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Biddulph High School compare with other schools in Staffordshire?
- Biddulph High School ranked 31st of 56 secondary schools in Staffordshire for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 50% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 13% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Biddulph High School's absence rate?
- Biddulph High School's overall absence rate is 8.7% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Biddulph High School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Biddulph 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 1 July 2026.