Great Oaks College
Longford Road, Cannock, WS11 0LG
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Other independent special school
- Ages
- 11 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Miss Sharon Cliff
- Religious ethos
- None
- Constituency
- Cannock Chase
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 100
- Pupils on roll
- 51
- URN
- 146806
- Local authority
- Staffordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01543622461
About this school
Great Oaks College is an independent special school in Cannock. It teaches children aged 11 to 19 and has 51 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Great Oaks College 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
Great Oaks College has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in July 2019, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 10 | 13 | 24 |
| Attainment 8 score | 5.4 | 3.6 | 1.9 |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| 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 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.2 |
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 Great Oaks College 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 | 5.4 | 36.7 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 3.6 | 35 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 1.9 | 36.6 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 57 |
| 2023/24 | 57 |
| 2024/25 | 59 |
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
- 51
- Pupils on SEN support
- 0
Location
Nearby schools
-
Chaselea Alternative Provision Academy0.2 miles
Academies · Cannock
-
Sherbrook Primary School1.0 miles
Academies · Cannock
-
Hednesford Valley High School2.3 miles
Special schools · Hednesford
-
Little Kinvaston School3.7 miles
Special schools · Gailey
-
Robin's Nest School4.1 miles
Special schools · Cannock
Other schools in Cannock
- Beacon Independent School Special schools
- Chaselea Alternative Provision Academy Academies
- Robin's Nest School 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 ages does Great Oaks College teach?
- Great Oaks College teaches children aged 11 to 19. It is a special school in Cannock.
- Who is the headteacher of Great Oaks College?
- The headteacher of Great Oaks College is Miss Sharon Cliff, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Great Oaks College been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Great Oaks 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 many pupils are at Great Oaks College?
- Great Oaks College has 51 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 19.
- Is Great Oaks College full?
- Great Oaks College has capacity for 100 pupils and 51 on roll (51%), 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 Great Oaks College a faith school?
- No. Great Oaks College has no designated religious character.
- How have Great Oaks College's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 5.4 in 2022/23 and 1.9 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Great Oaks College's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Great Oaks 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 24 July 2026.