South Staffordshire College

College · ages 16-99MixedFurther educationStafford Staffordshire

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South Staffordshire College is a further education in Stafford for boys and girls aged 16 to 99.

Rodbaston Drive, Penkridge, Stafford, ST19 5PH01785 712209southstaffs.ac.ukMrs Claire Boliver principalAll details

Ofsted

Ofsted hasn't published an inspection for this school yet.

Results

A level and sixth-form results, 2025

1,527 students finished sixth-form courses.

All sixth-form measures, year by year

Measure	2025	2024	2023	2022	2019	2018
Students	1,527	1,325	1,299	1,224	2,099	2,263
Average A level grade	–	z	z	z	NE	NE
Applied general courses: points per entry	23.24	21.12	27.38	27.48	–	–
T levels: points per entry	24.48	25.48	27.20	28.10	–	–

Getting a place

Admissions policy not published.

Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Staffordshire council's admissions booklet, send it to us.

Who goes here

Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.

Pupils on roll–

Pupils from low-income families–Get free school meals

What pupils do next

After sixth form

Where the 1,196 pupils who left in 2022/23 were a year later.

Still in education, work or training70%and stayed there for at least six months

10%9%10%41%23%

University 10%Further education college 9%Apprenticeship 10%Work 41%Not in education, work or training 23%

Among pupils from low-income families it was 57%, compared with 75% for everyone else.

Where the ones heading for university went

Went on to degree-level study or training27%England 72%

Top-third universities1%England 22%. The universities that ask for the highest grades

Higher or degree apprenticeship10%England 6%

Higher technical course4%Level 4 or 5, such as an HNC or HND

Among students from low-income families, 23% went on to degree-level study or training and 0% to a top-third university.

Earlier years

Destination	2022/23 leavers	2021/22 leavers	2020/21 leavers	2019/20 leavers
Still in education, work or training	70%	70%	72%	–
Education	19%	19%	23%	–
Apprenticeship	10%	10%	11%	1%
Work	41%	41%	38%	–
Not in education, work or training	23%	25%	24%	–

The area around the school

Crimes within 500 m1212 months to June 2026, mostly violence and sexual offences

Local crime rate75 per 1,000 people18% lower than the England average

Typical house price£285,000South Staffordshire

Nearest bus stop680 mRodbaston College, 0 stops within 500 m

Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.

Nearby schools

The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.

Well aboveAboveIn lineBelowWell belowNot scored

School	Type	Distance	Pupils	Ofsted	Score
The Rural Enterprise Academy	Free school	0 m	217	Report card 2026	32	Compare
Little Kinvaston School	Independent	0.8 miles	12	Not inspected	–	Compare
Robin's Nest School	Independent	0.8 miles	13	Not inspected	–	Compare
Princefield First School	Academy	1.4 miles	253	Good 2022	54	Compare
Wolgarston High School	Academy	1.6 miles	847	Report card 2026	67	Compare
St Michael's CofE (A) First School	Church of England	1.6 miles	148	Report card 2026	60	Compare
Marshbrook First School	Academy	1.7 miles	176	Good 2022	53	Compare
Penkridge Middle School	Academy	1.9 miles	509	Good 2022	87	Compare

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Questions parents ask

Is South Staffordshire College a good school?

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How many pupils does South Staffordshire College have?

The number of pupils is not published.

These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.

Contact and details

Address: Rodbaston Drive, Penkridge, Stafford, ST19 5PH
Telephone: 01785 712209
Website: www.southstaffs.ac.uk
Principal: Mrs Claire Boliver
Type of school: Further education (Further education, colleges)
Phase: College, ages 16-99
Gender: Mixed
Local authority: Staffordshire
Ward: Penkridge South & Gailey
Constituency: Stone, Great Wyrley and Penkridge
Setting: Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
Opened: 1 January 2009 (result of amalgamation)
URN: 135658 · LAESTAB 8608015 · UKPRN 10023526
Formerly: Cannock Chase Technical College, Tamworth and Lichfield College, Rodbaston College

Official record Government performance tables Download this school's data (CSV)

Where these figures come from

School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
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