Staffordshire University Academy
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Mixed · Staffordshire
Marston Road, Cannock, WS12 4JH
51
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 10/10/2023
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
92.6%
25.3% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
709
Capacity used
Has space79%
900 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
126 of 126 families who put it first got an offer
147
Places offered
265
Total applications
1.8
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 126 | 126 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 87 | 15 | ● 17% |
| 3rd preference | 52 | 1 | ● 2% |
| Total | 265 | 142 | 54% |
1st preference success by year
Staffordshire lets families list 3 preferences. Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Rowena Hillier
- Address
- Marston Road, Hednesford, Cannock, WS12 4JH
- Phone
- 01543224700
- Local authority
- Staffordshire
- Ward / constituency
- Hednesford Green Heath · Cannock Chase
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 137164
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 44% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 2% | — | — |
| SEN support | 16% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 4 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: STAFFORDSHIRE UNIVERSITY ACADEMIES TRUST
709 pupils · 900 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 23
10 October 2023
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessSixth form Good Personal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 663 pupils
Attendance
92.6%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
7.4%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
25.3%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
1.7%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
2.9%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 35.8 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.74 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 20% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 42% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 2.94 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 15.14 | — | — |
Average grade: D- (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 32.9 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 9.9% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 31% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 1.4% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 2.6 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 71 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 24 | 35 |
| Average grade | D+ | — |
| A-level students | 18 | — |
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 70 | 1% | 13% | 33% | |
| English Language | 70 | 1% | 23% | 39% | |
| English Literature | 70 | 3% | 31% | 59% | |
| Combined Science | 54 | 0% | 7% | 28% | |
| Geography | 46 | 4% | 17% | 33% | |
| Art and Design | 35 | 23% | 71% | 94% | |
| Social Studies | 26 | 0% | 4% | 8% | |
| History | 24 | 4% | 29% | 50% | |
| Biology | 16 | 0% | 19% | 31% | |
| Physics | 16 | 0% | 25% | 25% | |
| Chemistry | 16 | 0% | 13% | 38% | |
| Greek | 1 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Psychology | 7 | 0% | 0% | 14% | |
| Sociology | 5 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| English Literature | 5 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Law | 4 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| History | 4 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Art and Design | 3 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Government and Politics | 3 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Drama and Theatre Studies | 2 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| 3D Studies | 1 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Modern Greek | 1 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
Ranked #361 of 1,824 UK schools with Cambridge offers2
UCAS apply centre 18828: Staffordshire University Academy
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2023 |
|---|---|
| Applications | <3 |
| Offers | <3 |
| Success rate | — |
| Accepted offers | <3 |
1 Source: University of Cambridge, applications, offers and acceptances by UCAS apply centre. To protect privacy small counts are hidden: "<3" means 0–2 (up to 2023); "≤5" means 1–5 (from 2024). Success rate is only shown when exact numbers are published (England average is about 20%).
2 Schools ranked by number of offers; this doesn't account for school size. Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures, so they aren't shown.
Where students go next
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher education (university) | 55% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 10% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 55% | — | — |
Oxford/Cambridge application numbers aren't published per school in official data, so university progression is shown instead.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Staffordshire council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.