Cardinal Griffin Catholic College | Secondary with sixth form in Cannock, Cannock Chase | Ofsted & DfE

56%

GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25

36%

GCSE 5+ · 2024/25

43.6

Attainment 8 · 2024/25

57%

EBacc entry · 2024/25

516.0

EBacc APS · 2024/25

775

Pupils · 2024/25

EAL · 2024/25

23%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

56%

GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25

36%

GCSE 5+ · 2024/25

43.6

Attainment 8 · 2024/25

57%

EBacc entry · 2024/25

516.0

EBacc APS · 2024/25

775

Pupils · 2024/25

EAL · 2024/25

23%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

56%

GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25

36%

GCSE 5+ · 2024/25

43.6

Attainment 8 · 2024/25

57%

EBacc entry · 2024/25

516.0

EBacc APS · 2024/25

775

Pupils · 2024/25

EAL · 2024/25

23%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Ofsted inspection

Good

Ofsted inspection · 14/03/2023

Inadequate

Requires improvement

Good

Outstanding

Local authorityStaffordshire

PhaseSecondary with sixth form with sixth form

School typeAcademy

Pupil : teacher ratio17.1:1

AdmissionsNon-selective

Religious characterRoman Catholic

StatusOpen

Overview of Cardinal Griffin Catholic College · Secondary with sixth form · Staffordshire

Part ofST GABRIEL THE ARCHANGEL CATHOLIC MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2023/24

GCSE 9–4 incl. Eng & maths

56%

-3pp

60%58%56%

'24'25

'25 · 56%

GCSE 5+ incl. Eng & maths

36%

-0pp

36%36%36%

'24'25

'25 · 36%

Attainment 8

43.6

+2.4

43.642.441.2

'24'25

'25 · 43.6

EBacc entry

57%

+51pp

57%32%6%

'24'25

'25 · 57%

EBacc APS

516.0

+78.7

516.0476.7437.3

'24'25

'25 · 516.0

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Sixth form

Key Stage 5 · 2024/25 · trend since 2023/24

A-level APS

28.4

+3.4

28.426.725.0

'24'25

'25 · 28.4

A-level value added

-0.41

-0.4-0.4-0.4

'24'25

'25 · -0.4

AAB+ in facilitating subjects

-11pp

15%9%4%

'24'25

'25 · 4%

Average A-level grade

CC-D

'24'25

'25 · C

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll

775

Pupil : teacher ratio

17.1

Workforce data · 2025/26

EAL

FSM eligible

30%

SEN

13%

Overall absence

Persistent absence

23%

Contact

Address

Cardinal Way, Cannock, WS11 4AW

Local authority

Staffordshire

Website

http://www.cardinalgriffin.staffs.sch.uk/

Telephone

01543502215

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History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Secondary — Key Stage 4

GCSE attainment and Progress 8 — how pupils progressed from KS2 to KS4.

Year	GCSE 9–4	GCSE 5+	Attainment 8	Progress 8	EBacc entry	EBacc APS	EBacc lang entry	Cohort
2024/25	56%	36%	43.6	Not applicable	57%	516.0	57%	775
2023/24	60%	36%	41.2	-0.31	6%	437.3	6%	808

Sixth form — Key Stage 5

Year	A-level APS	Avg grade	VA progress	AAB+	Cohort
2024/25	28.4	C	-0.41	4%	48
2023/24	25.0	D+	-0.43	15%	72

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	775	19.6	13%	6%	30%	9%	23%
2023/24	808	18.4	12%	4%	28%	9%	25%