Robin's Nest School
The Old School House, Watling Street, Cannock, ST19 5PR
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Other independent special school
- Ages
- 8 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Ms Leanne Saunders
- Constituency
- Stone, Great Wyrley and Penkridge
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 26
- Pupils on roll
- 13
- URN
- 137956
- Local authority
- Staffordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01902790385
About this school
Robin's Nest School is an independent special school in Cannock. It teaches children aged 8 to 18 and has 13 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Robin's Nest School under its current framework. 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
Robin's Nest School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in March 2012, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Trends over time
How Robin's Nest 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 |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8 |
| 2023/24 | 7 |
| 2024/25 | 11 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 0%
- Pupils with an EHC plan
- 13
- Pupils on SEN support
- 0
Location
Nearby schools
-
Little Kinvaston School0.4 miles
Special schools · Gailey
-
St. Dominic's Grammar School2.2 miles
Independent schools · Stafford
-
Longridge School3.2 miles
Special schools
-
The Haven School3.8 miles
Special schools · Staffordshire
-
Chaselea Alternative Provision Academy4.0 miles
Academies · Cannock
Other schools in Cannock
- Beacon Independent School Special schools
- Chaselea Alternative Provision Academy Academies
- Great Oaks College Special schools
- Sherbrook Primary School Academies
- 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
- Heath Hayes Primary Academy Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Robin's Nest School teach?
- Robin's Nest School teaches children aged 8 to 18. It is a special school in Cannock.
- Who is the headteacher of Robin's Nest School?
- The headteacher of Robin's Nest School is Ms Leanne Saunders, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Robin's Nest School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Robin's Nest School 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 Robin's Nest School?
- Robin's Nest School has 13 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 8 to 18.
- Is Robin's Nest School full?
- Robin's Nest School has capacity for 26 pupils and 13 on roll (50%), 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 Robin's Nest School a faith school?
- No. Robin's Nest School has no designated religious character.
- Does Robin's Nest School publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Robin's Nest School. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
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 24 July 2026.