Sir Graham Balfour High School
About the school
Sir Graham Balfour 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
- 9 October 2024
- Published
- 14 November 2024
- Inspection type
- Ungraded inspection
- Latest outcome
- Standards maintained
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 45
- 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
- 37.60%
- Staffordshire
- 39.50%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 56.60%
- Staffordshire
- 61.90%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 36.40%
- Staffordshire
- 33.20%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 4.07
- Staffordshire
- 3.78
- England
- 4.09
A levels and sixth form
Average A-level grade
- School
- B-
Average A-level points
- School
- 36.12
AAB or better
- School
- 6.10%
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
998
Girls
50.20%
Boys
49.80%
SEN support
15.33%
Education, health and care plan
2.61%
English as an additional language
8.00%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
21.29%
Overall absence
8.83
Persistent absence
22.75
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
166
Sustained education or employment
90%
Education
86%
Apprenticeship
3%
Employment
2%
Not sustained
7%
After 16–18 study
Cohort
55
Sustained education or employment
96%
Higher education
45%
Further education
0%
Apprenticeship
9%
Employment
42%