Schools in WS12
Primary and secondary schools serving WS12, with inspection ratings, pupil numbers and distances.
- Council
- Cannock Chase
- Region
- West Midlands
- Population
- 55,472 (2024)
Schools in WS12
24 schools in WS12: 13 primary, 5 secondary and 6 other, including 3 independent. 95% of those with an Ofsted grade are rated good or better. The 22 that publish a capacity are 90% full overall, and 8 have more pupils than places.
Inspection ratings
- Excellent8.3%
- Good70.8%
- Needs improvement4.2%
- Not rated16.7%
The largest schools here
- Kingsmead SchoolSecondary · ages 11–18 · 1,427 pupils · 114% fullExcellent0.5 miles · March 2026
- Walton High SchoolSecondary · ages 11–18 · 1,262 pupils · 98% fullGood6.1 miles · January 2012
- The Hart SchoolSecondary · ages 11–18 · 1,157 pupils · 93% fullGood4.2 miles · June 2023
- Cannock Chase High SchoolSecondary · ages 11–18 · 1,113 pupils · 61% fullGood1.3 miles · June 2023
- Staffordshire University AcademySecondary · ages 11–19 · 709 pupils · 79% fullGood0.7 miles · October 2023
- Five Ways Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 3–11 · 597 pupils · 95% fullGood1.1 miles · May 2015
- St Peter's CofE Primary AcademyPrimary · ages 3–11 · Faith school · 473 pupils · 113% fullGood0.5 miles · December 2022
- Littleton Green Community SchoolPrimary · ages 2–11 · 463 pupils · 110% fullGood1.7 miles · May 2014
- Pye Green AcademyPrimary · ages 3–11 · 438 pupils · 104% fullGood0.9 miles · September 2022
- Gorsemoor Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 3–11 · 384 pupils · 64% fullGood1.3 miles · February 2026
- West Hill Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 2–11 · 375 pupils · 89% fullGood0.4 miles · February 2024
- Poppyfield Primary AcademyPrimary · ages 4–11 · 236 pupils · 100% fullGood0.2 miles · February 2024
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 3–11 · Faith school · 223 pupils · 106% fullGood0.4 miles · October 2023
- Berkswich CofE (VC) Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 3–11 · Faith school · 214 pupils · 102% fullExcellent5.9 miles · January 2024
- Hednesford Valley High SchoolOther · ages 11–19 · 205 pupilsGood0.5 miles · September 2014
- Heath Hayes Primary AcademyPrimary · ages 3–11 · 203 pupils · 85% fullGood1.4 miles · November 2025
- Hazel Slade Primary AcademyPrimary · ages 3–11 · 199 pupils · 84% fullGood1.5 miles · September 2022
- Sherbrook Primary SchoolOther · ages 2–11 · 135 pupils · 105% fullGood1.5 miles · October 2023
- St Leonard's CofE First SchoolPrimary · ages 3–9 · Faith school · 75 pupils · 107% fullNot rated5.7 miles
- The Haven SchoolOther · ages 11–19 · Independent · 53 pupils · 88% fullNot rated5.2 miles
- All Saints CofE Primary School, BednallPrimary · ages 2–11 · Faith school · 42 pupils · 52% fullNeeds improvement4.5 miles · April 2024
- JP Alternative EducationOther · ages 10–17 · Independent · 40 pupils · 100% fullNot rated3.3 miles
- Hednesford Nursery SchoolNursery · ages 0–4 · 12 pupilsGood85 yards · June 2022
- Beacon Independent SchoolOther · ages 9–16 · Independent · 4 pupils · 22% fullNot rated7.4 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.