Stafford Manor High School
Foundation secondary school in Stafford (Staffordshire).
Attainment 8
35.3
▼ 10.9 England 2025/26 provisional: 46.2
2025/26 provisional
English & maths 5+
21.6%
▼ 25pp England 2025/26 provisional: 46.3%
2025/26 provisional
Attendance rate
88.6%
▼ 3pp England 2024/25: 91.6%
2024/25 academic year
Pupil : Teacher
16.4
▼ 0.3 England 2025/26: 16.7
2025/26
Eligible for free school meals
44.2%
▲ 17pp England 2025/26: 27.3%
school census 15/01/2026
Teacher turnover
11.9%
▼ 2pp England 2024/25: 14.2% (secondary schools)
2024/25
Capacity
64%
439 / 691 pupils
register figure (GIAS)
Ofsted
Report card
inspected Jan 2026
Location
iSchool location from Get Information about Schools. Nearby schools are coloured by phase. Open Map+ for a full-screen map with neighbourhood deprivation (England only).About
iWritten by WhatSchool from official school data (Get Information about Schools, DfE and Ofsted).Stafford Manor High School is a secondary school located in Stafford, Staffordshire. The school caters for boys and girls aged 11 to 18. The Acting Headteacher is Rhys Adams.
Awards
1 awardiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Inclusion Quality MarkInclusion
Key facts
- URN
- 124467
- Type
- Foundation school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Staffordshire
- Constituency
- Stafford
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 1900
Governing body (10 current, 3 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Michelle Whiteman | Chair of Governors | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ms Joy Street | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mr Aaron Thurstance | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mr Nathan Evans | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Sarah-Louise Ellis | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mr Gareth Morris | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Julie Riglar | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Ms Melanie Cooper | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Carol Canfield | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Rhys Adams | Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2022 |
| Mrs Helen Adey Former | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2025 · term ended 2026 |
| Mrs Becky Dix Former | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · term ended 2026 |
| Mrs Sara Goscombe Former | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · term ended 2025 |
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (governance records, as at 25 October 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Names are shown as published; there are no addresses or contact details. Current and former are worked out from term end dates when the page loads. Object or ask for removal · Report an issue with this record