Endon High School

About Endon High School

Endon High School, a mixed secondary in Staffordshire Moorlands for pupils aged 11 to 16, holds a Good rating from its most recent Ofsted inspection in 2023, with one standout area: inspectors judged personal development as Outstanding. On the academic front, the school’s Progress 8 score sits at -0.14, which places it in the ‘Average’ banding nationally. That figure is slightly above the Staffordshire local authority average of -0.18, meaning pupils here make progress broadly in line with the national average, and a touch better than the typical school in the county. The Attainment 8 score of 48.1 gives a sense of the average grade profile across eight key subjects. In terms of the basics measure, 53.5 per cent of pupils achieved a grade 5 or above in both English and maths, while 73.9 per cent reached the grade 4 threshold. The school’s EBacc entry rate is notably high at 77.5 per cent, though the proportion actually achieving the full EBacc at grade 5 or above is 14.8 per cent.

Digging into the Progress 8 breakdown reveals a mixed picture by subject area. Pupils made positive progress in maths, with a score of +0.16, but progress in English was weaker at -0.25, and the open element (which covers other GCSE subjects) came in at -0.24. The EBacc bucket of subjects also shows negative progress at -0.23. Compared with its previous inspection in 2015, when the school was also rated Good overall, the latest report highlights a clear improvement in personal development, which has moved up to Outstanding. Leadership and management, behaviour and attitudes, and the quality of education all remain Good. The school ranks 4th out of 7 schools in the Staffordshire Moorlands district by Progress 8, and 25th out of 75 secondary schools across the wider Staffordshire local authority. Nationally, it sits in the 60th percentile, meaning it performs better than around six in ten schools across England.

Endon High School is a popular choice locally: for the 2025/26 admissions cycle, it received 255 applications for 137 places, with 127 first-preference offers made from 137 first-preference applications, giving an oversubscription ratio of 1.86. The school is housed on a site with a strong range of facilities including a theatre, gymnasium, swimming pool, astro turf, music rooms, and a library. Sports on offer include gymnastics, swimming, rugby, hockey, netball, and athletics, while clubs range from science and coding to debate, orchestra, and a book club. The school supports pupils with a wide array of special educational needs, including specific learning difficulties like dyslexia, moderate learning difficulties, social, emotional and mental health needs, speech and language communication needs, hearing and visual impairments, physical disabilities, and autistic spectrum disorder. With no sixth form or nursery provision, it is a straightforward 11-16 secondary that suits families looking for a well-subscribed local school with solid academic outcomes and a strong focus on personal development.

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