Staffordshire University Academy

Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 11–19 · Cannock, Staffordshire

Last distance offered · Year 7 2026

6.003 miles

Published by Staffordshire County Council · offers on 2 March 2026

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Staffordshire University Academy is a secondary school in Cannock, Staffordshire for ages 11–19 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 10 October 2023. Staffordshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2024 to 2026 entry.

Staffordshire University Academy catchment area: last distance offered

Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.

Entry	Last distance offered
Year 7 2026	6.003 mi
Year 7 2025	🔒 With a pass
Year 7 2024	🔒 With a pass

What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment

What the figures show

The last child offered a Year 7 place for 2026 lived 6.003 miles away, the 3rd longest of 18 Staffordshire secondary schools with a published last distance (middle figure 3.52 miles).
The Year 7 last distance was nearer the school in 2026 than in 2025 and about the same as in 2024; it swung sharply between some years.
Year 7 2026 had 155 first-choice applications for 169 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 14 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
10% got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths in 2024/25 (England 45%), the lowest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest secondary schools in Staffordshire.

Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Staffordshire schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.

Key facts

Address: Marston Road, Hednesford, Cannock, WS12 4JH
Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Secondary
Ages: 11–19
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Council: Staffordshire
Pupils on roll: 709 January 2026 school census
Free school meals: 43.9% of pupils eligible
Pupils per teacher: 13.9

Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026

Ofsted

Good Inspected 10 October 2023

Strengths

“Pupils enjoy attending this caring school.”
“There is a strong sense of community and togetherness.”
“Pupils bake and sell cakes to raise money for charities, and they take part in the local arts project to commemorate Remembrance Day.”

To improve

“The school has been challenged by recent turbulence, including changes in staffing.”
“This has led to issues including small numbers of pupils wanting to attend the school and high levels of persistent absence.”
“They are re-evaluating strategies to engage with harder-to-reach parents.”

Safeguarding: Effective

Quoted from the Ofsted report published 16 November 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Exam results

Measure	School	England
GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25)	10%	45%
Attainment 8 score (2024/25)	32.9	46
A level average grade (2024/25)	D+	B-

Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Applications and offers

2026 Year 7 entry: 155 first-preference applications, 169 offers in total, 155 offers to first-preference applicants.

Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.

Nearby secondary schools

Straight-line distance, in Staffordshire.

Kingsmead School 1.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
Cannock Chase High School 1.2 mi School remains Good
Cardinal Griffin Catholic College 1.3 mi No Ofsted grade
Norton Canes High School 3.1 mi Requires improvement
Great Wyrley Academy 3.2 mi Good Last distance published
Wolgarston High School 3.5 mi No Ofsted grade
Cheslyn Hay Academy 3.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
Chase Terrace Academy 4.0 mi Not judged