Wolgarston High School

 

Contact Details

Address:
 Cannock Road
 Penkridge
 Stafford
 Staffordshire ST19 5RX
Telephone: 01785 788400

School Type

Phase: Secondary and Sixth Form (ages 13-18)
Type: Converter Academy
Religious Denomination: None
Admissions Policy: Non-selective
Established: 2018
History: This school arose from Wolgarston High School
Trust: Penk Valley Academy Trust

Staff and Pupils

Headteacher: Mr Daniel Boden (since May 2025)
Previous Headteacher: Joanne Fairclough (went to The Arthur Terry School)
Numbers of Teachers / Assistants*: 44.13 / 6.22
Non-teaching Staff*: 26.47
Number of pupils: 834
Pupils Per Teacher: 18.9
Sex: Mixed (49% boys / 51% girls)
Eligible for free school meals (FSM): 13.40% (low)
FSM pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 23.7%
Local child deprivation rate: 12.2% (4km radius)
Proportion of ethnic minority pupils: 10.5%
Ethnic minority pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 11.9%
Distance to 10th nearest school†: 7.7km
* Full-time equivalents (FTEs)
† Schools of the same phase (primary or secondary) for which data are available

Location and Administration

Authority: Staffordshire
Constituency: Stafford
Electoral Ward: Penkridge North & Acton Trussell
School Number: 8604100

Inspections and Reports

Ofsted Report: 29th January 2014 (view record)
Ofsted Rating: Good

External Links

DfE Record: View record
School Performance Table: View record
The Schools Guide: School indicators | Staff indicators
 
 

Nearby Schools

  1. Princefield First School (0.6km) show on map
  2. Penkridge Middle School (0.9km) show on map
  3. St Michael's CofE (A) First School (1.1km) show on map
  4. Marshbrook First School (1.1km) show on map
  5. South Staffordshire College (2.6km) show on map
  6. The Rural Enterprise Academy (2.6km) show on map
  7. Longridge School (3.1km) show on map
  8. Beacon Independent School (3.7km) show on map
  9. Robin's Nest School (3.8km) show on map
  10. Little Kinvaston School (3.8km) show on map
  11. Littleton Green Community School (4.0km) show on map
  12. The Haven School (4.0km) show on map
  13. St Leonard's CofE First School (4.1km) show on map
  14. All Saints CofE Primary School, Bednall (4.3km) show on map
  15. St Lukes CofE Primary School (4.9km) show on map
  16. Cardinal Griffin Catholic College (5.0km) show on map
  17. Poppyfield Primary Academy (5.1km) show on map
  18. Moorhill Primary School (5.1km) show on map
  19. Redhill Primary School (5.4km) show on map
  20. Pye Green Academy (5.5km) show on map
  21. Sherbrook Primary School (5.5km) show on map
  22. Staffordshire University Academy (5.6km) show on map
  23. Longford Primary Academy (5.6km) show on map
  24. Hednesford Valley High School (5.9km) show on map
  25. Cannock Chase High School (5.9km) show on map
  26. Chadsmoor CofE (VC) Junior School (6.0km) show on map
  27. Chaselea Alternative Provision Academy (6.1km) show on map
  28. Chadsmoor Community Infants and Nursery School (6.2km) show on map
  29. St Mary's Catholic Primary School (6.3km) show on map
  30. Great Oaks College (6.3km) show on map
  31. West Hill Primary School (6.3km) show on map
  32. Heather Field School (6.5km) show on map
  33. Hednesford Nursery School (6.8km) show on map
  34. Bridgtown Primary School (6.9km) show on map
  35. Barnfields Primary School (6.9km) show on map
  36. Stafford Grammar School (7.0km) show on map
  37. Oakridge Primary School (7.0km) show on map
  38. St Joseph's Catholic Primary School (7.0km) show on map
  39. Stafford Manor High School (7.2km) show on map
  40. St Paul's CofE First School (7.2km) show on map
  41. Burton Manor Primary School (7.2km) show on map
  42. Kingsmead School (7.3km) show on map
  43. St. Dominic's Grammar School (7.3km) show on map
  44. Berkswich CofE (VC) Primary School (7.3km) show on map
  45. St Mary and St Chad CofE First School (7.3km) show on map
  46. Walton High School (7.3km) show on map
  47. Havergal CofE (C) Primary School (7.3km) show on map
  48. Silkmore Primary Academy (7.4km) show on map
  49. St Mary's Catholic Primary School (7.4km) show on map
  50. Brewood Middle CofE Academy (7.4km) show on map
  51. St Peter's CofE Primary Academy (7.5km) show on map
  52. Flash Ley Primary School (7.5km) show on map
  53. Cheslyn Hay Academy (7.7km) show on map
  54. Cheslyn Hay Primary Academy (7.7km) show on map
  55. St Anne's Catholic Primary School (7.8km) show on map
  56. Rowley Park Primary Academy (7.8km) show on map
  57. Blessed Mother Teresa's Catholic Primary School (8.0km) show on map
  58. Leasowes Primary School (8.0km) show on map
  59. Gorsemoor Primary School (8.2km) show on map
  60. Castlechurch Primary School (8.2km) show on map
  61. Great Wyrley Academy (8.2km) show on map
  62. Glenthorne Community Primary School (8.3km) show on map
  63. Five Ways Primary School (8.3km) show on map
  64. St Thomas More Catholic Primary School (8.3km) show on map
  65. St Mary's CofE First Academy (8.4km) show on map
  66. King Edward VI High School (8.5km) show on map
  67. Moat Hall Primary Academy (8.6km) show on map
  68. Heath Hayes Primary Academy (8.7km) show on map
  69. JP Alternative Education (8.8km) show on map
  70. St Austin's Catholic Primary School and Nursery (8.8km) show on map
  71. St Paul's Church of England Primary School (8.8km) show on map
  72. Blessed William Howard Catholic School (8.8km) show on map
  73. Featherstone Academy (8.8km) show on map
  74. Hazel Slade Primary Academy (8.9km) show on map
  75. Bailey Street Alternative Provision Academy (9.1km) show on map
  76. St Leonard's Primary School (9.1km) show on map
  77. Haughton St Giles CofE Primary Academy (9.3km) show on map
  78. Church Eaton Primary School (9.6km) show on map
  79. Ivetsey Bank Hospital School (9.6km) show on map
  80. Burleyfields Primary School (9.7km) show on map
  81. St John's CofE Primary Academy (9.8km) show on map
  82. Landywood Primary School (9.8km) show on map
  83. Jerome Primary School (9.9km) show on map
  84. Norton Canes High School (10.1km) show on map
  85. The Hart School (10.1km) show on map
  86. John Wheeldon Primary Academy (10.2km) show on map
  87. Veritas Primary Academy (10.2km) show on map
  88. Doxey Academy (10.3km) show on map
  89. Norton Canes Primary Academy (10.3km) show on map
  90. The Weston Road Academy (10.3km) show on map
  91. St John's Primary Academy (10.4km) show on map
  92. Colwich CofE Primary School (10.5km) show on map
  93. St Patrick's Catholic Primary School (10.5km) show on map
  94. Etching Hill CofE Primary Academy (10.7km) show on map
  95. Anson CofE Primary School (10.7km) show on map
  96. The John Bamford Primary School (10.8km) show on map
  97. St Anthony's Catholic Primary Academy (10.9km) show on map
  98. St John's CofE First School (10.9km) show on map
  99. St John's Catholic Primary School (10.9km) show on map
  100. Chase View Community Primary School (11.1km) show on map
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Predecessor Schools†
† Establishments now closed from which this school arose, or with which it has merged

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