Sir Graham Balfour High School

Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–18 · Stafford, Staffordshire

Last distance offered · Year 7 2026

Not published

From Staffordshire County Council · offers on 2 March 2026

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Sir Graham Balfour High School is a secondary school in Stafford, Staffordshire for ages 11–18 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 9 October 2024. Staffordshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2024 to 2026 entry.

Sir Graham Balfour High School 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	Not published
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

Year 7 2026 drew 186 first-choice applications for 185 offers; 176 offers went to first-choice families, and 10 first-choice families (5%) were not offered a place.
In 2024/25, 38% got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), 4th lowest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest secondary schools in Staffordshire.
The 2024/25 Attainment 8 score was 45 (England 46); A level students averaged grade B- (England B-), with progress from GCSE to A level rated average.

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: North Avenue, Stafford, ST16 1NR
Type: Academy converter
Phase: Secondary
Ages: 11–18
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Council: Staffordshire
Pupils on roll: 1,003 January 2026 school census
Free school meals: 20.8% of pupils eligible
Pupils per teacher: 16.7

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

Ofsted

Standards maintained Inspected 9 October 2024

Strengths

“This is a warm and welcoming school.”
“Pupils enjoy coming here and most attend often.”
“Staff know their pupils and their families well.”

To improve

“However, the information shared with staff about pupils’ needs lacks clarity and is not always as specific as it ought to be.”
“Consequently, staff are sometimes unclear about how to best meet pupils’ needs in lessons.”
“Where this happens, this holds pupils back.”

Safeguarding: Effective

Quoted from the Ofsted report published 15 November 2024 (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)	38%	45%
Attainment 8 score (2024/25)	45	46
A level average grade (2024/25)	B-	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: 186 first-preference applications, 185 offers in total, 176 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.

Blessed William Howard Catholic School 2.0 mi School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next Last distance published
King Edward VI High School 2.3 mi Not judged
The Weston Road Academy 2.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published
Stafford Manor High School 3.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
Walton High School 3.7 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
Alleyne's Academy 5.7 mi Standards maintained
Wolgarston High School 7.4 mi No Ofsted grade
The Rural Enterprise Academy 8.7 mi Inadequate