Schools in ST8
Primary and secondary schools serving ST8, with inspection ratings, pupil numbers and distances.
- Council
- Staffordshire Moorlands
- Region
- West Midlands
- Population
- 26,695 (2024)
Schools in ST8
16 schools in ST8: 11 primary, 3 secondary and 2 other, including 1 independent. 100% of those with an Ofsted grade are rated good or better. The 15 that publish a capacity are 87% full overall, and 4 have more pupils than places.
Inspection ratings
- Excellent31.2%
- Good62.5%
- Not rated6.2%
The largest schools here
- Biddulph High SchoolSecondary · ages 13–18 · 746 pupils · 86% fullGood0.7 miles · February 2022
- Whitfield Valley Primary AcademyPrimary · ages 3–11 · 474 pupils · 113% fullExcellent2.9 miles · July 2024
- Packmoor Ormiston AcademyPrimary · ages 3–11 · 432 pupils · 103% fullGood2.4 miles · January 2015
- Woodhouse AcademySecondary · ages 9–13 · 402 pupils · 84% fullGood0.8 miles · February 2023
- James Bateman Middle SchoolSecondary · ages 9–13 · 373 pupils · 85% fullGood0.7 miles · July 2023
- Knypersley First SchoolPrimary · ages 3–9 · 312 pupils · 104% fullExcellent0.8 miles · March 2022
- Oxhey First SchoolPrimary · ages 3–9 · 241 pupils · 89% fullExcellent0.5 miles · September 2023
- Kingsfield First SchoolPrimary · ages 3–9 · 214 pupils · 71% fullGood0.2 miles · September 2023
- St Anne's CofE (VC) Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 4–11 · Faith school · 176 pupils · 81% fullGood2.4 miles · October 2019
- Our Lady of Grace Catholic AcademyPrimary · ages 4–11 · Faith school · 95 pupils · 79% fullExcellent0.4 miles · June 2015
- Horton Lodge Community Special SchoolOther · ages 2–11 · 66 pupilsGood3.7 miles · January 2024
- Moor First SchoolPrimary · ages 2–9 · 58 pupils · 48% fullGood1.3 miles · January 2013
- Horton St Michael's CofE First SchoolPrimary · ages 5–9 · Faith school · 54 pupils · 68% fullGood3.4 miles · July 2024
- Squirrel Hayes First SchoolPrimary · ages 3–9 · 51 pupils · 34% fullGood0.3 miles · April 2024
- Rushton CofE First SchoolPrimary · ages 3–9 · Faith school · 47 pupils · 134% fullExcellent4.4 miles · March 2014
- Roaches SchoolOther · ages 5–16 · Independent · 40 pupils · 69% fullNot rated0.7 miles
Ofsted replaced single overall grades with report cards in November 2025. The rating shown here reflects each school’s latest inspection: its new report card where it has one, or its most recent graded inspection otherwise. Check the inspection date beside each school.
Occupancy compares pupils on roll with published school capacity. Sources: Department for Education (Get Information About Schools), Ofsted, and the Welsh and Scottish school registers. Open Government Licence v3.0.