Cardinal Griffin Catholic College

State-Funded School

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West MidlandsRegion

StaffordshireLocal Authority

Cannock ChaseConstituency

WS11 4AWPostcode

3.3

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Cardinal Griffin Catholic College is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–18, located in Staffordshire, West Midlands.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 732 pupils. Cardinal Griffin Catholic College is part of ST GABRIEL THE ARCHANGEL CATHOLIC MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2018

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Sixth formprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 43.6
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 35.6%
EBacc average point score: 3.82

Ethnicity

White

91%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

732

Total Pupils

51%Boys

49%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

29%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 18
Deprivation band: Average
Total pupils: 732
IDACI quintile: 3 (Average)
MAT name: ST GABRIEL THE ARCHANGEL CATHOLIC MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
15 Mar 2018	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.