Norton Canes High School
Secondary school in Cannock, Staffordshire. Requires improvement (Apr 2024).
Latest graded inspection
Inspected 30 April 2024, report published 12 June 2024, under the inspection system used from 2019 to 2025.
Requires improvement overall. Not yet good. Schools with this grade were normally inspected again within 30 months. 11% of schools whose latest graded inspection was under this system got Requires improvement.
| Area | Grade |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Requires improvement |
| Personal development | Requires improvement |
| Leadership and management | Requires improvement |
| Sixth form | Requires improvement |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
These grades come from the system Ofsted replaced in November 2025. They stay on record until the school’s next inspection, when it gets a report card instead. More about the old grades.
Next inspection: around October 2026
The last inspection was in April 2024. Schools graded requires improvement were normally inspected again within 30 months. That’s within the next six months.
An estimate, not an Ofsted date. Ofsted doesn’t publish its schedule and gives schools about a day’s notice. The law says the next inspection must be by August 2029 at the latest, and Ofsted can visit sooner if it has concerns.
Nearby secondary schools
- 1.5 milesChase Terrace Academy
No overall grade. Quality of education good (Apr 2025)
- 1.5 milesErasmus Darwin Academy
School remains Good (May 2023)
- 2.0 milesKingsmead School
Report card, Mar 2026: 3 strong, 4 expected
- 2.2 milesBrownhills Ormiston Academy
Some aspects not as strong (Oct 2024)
- 2.3 milesGreat Wyrley Academy
Good (Jan 2023)
Ofsted data as at 30 September 2026, school details from Get Information about Schools, 26 October 2026.