Cannock Chase High School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jun 29 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Staffordshire
- Unique reference
- 137384
- Address
- Hednesford Road, WS11 1JT
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1107 (57% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 47.6%
- Girls
- 52.4%
- First language not English
- 5.9%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 31.7%
- Persistent absence
- 36.7%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 11.7%
White British 88.2%
Mixed 3.6%
Other White 3.1%
Other Asian 1.4%
African 1%
Indian 0.8%
Pakistani 0.7%
Other 0.5%
Other Black 0.3%
Chinese 0.3%
Irish Traveller 0.1%
Caribbean 0.1%
Unclassified 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.21
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.14
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 4%
Local authority average 31%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 36%
Local authority average 40%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 43.7
Local authority average 44.5
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.43
Local authority average 3.78
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 19 |
| Additional Mathematics FSMQ | Other General Qualification (Level 3) | 12 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 50 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 1 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 26 |
| English Language | GCSE | 169 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 169 |
| French | GCSE | 10 |
| Geography | GCSE | 87 |
| History | GCSE | 58 |
Admissions
Cannock Chase High School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 213
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 163
- 2nd preference
- 118
- 3rd preference
- 64
- From another Local Authority
- 7
Offers
- 1st preference
- 163
- 2nd preference
- 27
- 3rd preference
- 1
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 24.7 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 219 114 105 |
| Year 8 | 216 102 114 |
| Year 9 | 205 101 104 |
| Year 10 | 176 86 90 |
| Year 11 | 170 78 92 |
| Year 12 | 48 19 29 |
| Year 13 | 73 27 46 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 85.0% 84.7% 85.6% |
Further education | 39.0% 43.8% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 44.0% 37.0% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 3.5% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.4% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 5.0% 4.5% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 5.0% 4.8% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 4.0% 5.3% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 0.6% 1.2% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 57.0% 57.0% 65.5% |
Top third higher education institutions | 14.0% 14.8% 23.8% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 2.0% 3.4% 2.5% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 5.0% 3.4% 2.2% |