Schools in Cannock

About schools in Cannock

Most of the 31 schools listed in Cannock are primary schools. Its five secondary schools are where families compare options once a child finishes primary. Another five schools provide for children with additional needs or alternative provision.

Every school on this page is inspected by Ofsted. Its newer reports judge a school across several areas rather than giving one overall grade, while older reports still carry the previous single grade, so read the framework and the date on each page before you set two schools side by side. Where results have been published you will also find key stage 2 scores for the primary schools and Attainment 8 for the secondary schools. An inspection or a results table captures a school at one past moment, so use this page to draw up a shortlist and then visit.

Key stage 2, 2024/25

63%

of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, across the 17 schools with published results

Key stage 4, 2024/25

41.3

average Attainment 8 score, across the 6 schools with published results

Nursery schools1

• Hednesford Nursery School

  Local authority nursery school · Ages 0 to 4

Primary schools20

The figure beside a school is the share of its pupils who reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

• Bridgtown Primary School

  Community school · Ages 3 to 11

  76%

  expected standard
• Chadsmoor CofE (VC) Junior School

  Voluntary controlled school · Ages 7 to 11

  66%

  expected standard
• Chadsmoor Community Infants and Nursery School

  Community school · Ages 3 to 7

• Five Ways Primary School

  Community school · Ages 3 to 11

  52%

  expected standard
• Gorsemoor Primary School

  Community school · Ages 3 to 11

  65%

  expected standard
• Hazel Slade Primary Academy

  Academy converter · Ages 3 to 11

  59%

  expected standard
• Heath Hayes Primary Academy

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 3 to 11

  61%

  expected standard
• Jerome Primary School

  Community school · Ages 3 to 11

  84%

  expected standard
• Littleton Green Community School

  Academy converter · Ages 2 to 11

  70%

  expected standard
• Longford Primary Academy

  Academy converter · Ages 3 to 11

  51%

  expected standard
• Moorhill Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 4 to 11

  37%

  expected standard
• Norton Canes Primary Academy

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 3 to 11

  73%

  expected standard
• Poppyfield Primary Academy

  Free schools · Ages 4 to 11

• Pye Green Academy

  Academy converter · Ages 3 to 11

  74%

  expected standard
• Redhill Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 2 to 11

  67%

  expected standard
• St Joseph's Catholic Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 3 to 11

• St Lukes CofE Primary School

  Voluntary controlled school · Ages 3 to 11

  79%

  expected standard
• St Mary's Catholic Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 3 to 11

• St Peter's CofE Primary Academy

  Academy converter · Ages 3 to 11

  51%

  expected standard
• West Hill Primary School

  Community school · Ages 2 to 11

  72%

  expected standard

Secondary schools5

The figure beside a school is its average Attainment 8 score (out of 90) in 2024/25.

• Cannock Chase High School

  Academy converter · Ages 11 to 18

  42.1

  Attainment 8
• Cardinal Griffin Catholic College

  Academy converter · Ages 11 to 18

  43.6

  Attainment 8
• Kingsmead School

  Academy converter · Ages 11 to 18

  48.5

  Attainment 8
• Norton Canes High School

  Community school · Ages 11 to 18

  34.8

  Attainment 8
• Staffordshire University Academy

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 11 to 19

  32.9

  Attainment 8

Special schools and alternative provision5

• Beacon Independent School

  Other independent special school · Ages 9 to 16

• Chaselea Alternative Provision Academy

  Academy alternative provision sponsor led · Ages 11 to 16

• Great Oaks College

  Other independent special school · Ages 11 to 19

• Robin's Nest School

  Other independent special school · Ages 8 to 18

• Sherbrook Primary School

  Academy special converter · Ages 2 to 11

Common questions about schools in Cannock

How many schools are in Cannock?

OfferDay lists 31 schools in Cannock, including 20 primary schools and five secondary schools.

Who inspects schools in Cannock?

Every school in Cannock is inspected by Ofsted. Newer reports grade several areas of a school separately on a report card, while older reports carry a single overall grade, so check the framework and the date on each page before you compare two schools.

Which are the best schools in Cannock?

OfferDay ranks schools in Cannock where the Department for Education has published results, by key stage 2 scores for primary schools and Attainment 8 for secondary schools. The ranking links are near the top of this page. A results table only captures one part of a school, so use it to draw up a shortlist and then visit.

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. Information on this page was last updated on 24 July 2026.