Cardinal Griffin Catholic College
Academy converter · Secondary
Cannock · WS11 4AW · Staffordshire
Ages 11–18
Status: Open
0.5 miles away
OpenSecondaryURN 137384
Cannock Chase High School
Academy converter · Cannock · WS11 1JT
Phase
Secondary
Age range
Ages 11–18
Pupils
1,113
Local authority
Staffordshire
Age range
Ages 11–18
05111619
Provision snapshot
Based on official GIAS characteristics
2 / 6
- Nursery
- Sixth formHas a sixth form
- BoardingNo boarders
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
Local context
How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.
Mixed academy converter (secondary), Ages 11–18, in Cannock, Staffordshire, 1,113 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: sixth form, academy, non-selective admissions. Free school meals: 34.8%.
Nearby secondary schools
Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
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Ages 11–18
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Overview
- School type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Status
- Open
- URN
- 137384
Location
- Address
- Hednesford Road
- Postcode
- WS11 1JT
- Town
- Cannock
- County
- Staffordshire
- Local authority
- Staffordshire
Size & intake
Pupil numbers and free school meals come from the GIAS school census fields. Capacity fill is calculated when both pupils and capacity are published. Census date: 15 Jan 2026.
- Pupils on roll
- 1,113
- Boys / girls
- 533 / 580
- School capacity
- 1,818
- Capacity fill
- 1,113 / 1,818 (61%)
- Free school meals
- 34.8%
- FSM pupils
- 356
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Gender
- Mixed
School characteristics
- Sixth form
- Has a sixth form
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Religious character
- None
- Governance
- Academy trust: CANNOCK CHASE HIGH SCHOOL
- Academy trust
- CANNOCK CHASE HIGH SCHOOL
Contact
- Telephone
- 01543502450