Norton Canes High School
About the school
Norton Canes High School is an open secondary school in Staffordshire.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 30 April 2024
- Published
- 12 June 2024
- Inspection type
- Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
- Latest outcome
- Requires improvement
Previous inspection framework
These judgements are retained by Ofsted from an earlier inspection framework.
Overall effectiveness
Requires improvement
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes
Requires improvement
Personal development
Requires improvement
Leadership and management
Requires improvement
Safeguarding
Yes
Early years
Not applicable
Sixth form
Requires improvement
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 34.8
- Staffordshire
- 43.9
- England
- 46.1
Progress 8
The DfE has not published this measure for 2024/25.
- School
- N/A
- Staffordshire
- N/A
- England
- N/A
English and maths grade 5+
- School
- 18.20%
- Staffordshire
- 39.50%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 37.90%
- Staffordshire
- 61.90%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 7.60%
- Staffordshire
- 33.20%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 2.9
- Staffordshire
- 3.78
- England
- 4.09
A levels and sixth form
Average A-level grade
- School
- D-
Average A-level points
- School
- 15.22
AAB or better
- School
- Suppressed
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
439
Girls
45.33%
Boys
54.67%
SEN support
19.82%
Education, health and care plan
6.38%
English as an additional language
1.60%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
36.73%
Overall absence
9.33
Persistent absence
29.06
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
94
Sustained education or employment
93%
Education
77%
Apprenticeship
3%
Employment
13%
Not sustained
5%
After 16–18 study
Cohort
25
Sustained education or employment
72%
Higher education
28%
Further education
0%
Apprenticeship
4%
Employment
40%