Stafford Grammar School is an expanding 11 - 18 co-educational day school of over 300 pupils. Entry is by examination and interview with the aim of taking pupils in the top 50% of the ability range. The School has, since its establishment, continued to meet it's aim of providing a safe caring community in which pupils could be stretched to their full potential. Small classes, well qualified teachers and a happy atmosphere are the means by which our pupils build self confidence and achieve success.
The School is located on the edge of Stafford adjacent to it's playing fields and centred on a fine Victorian manor house to which Science Laboratories, a modern classroom block, a Sixth Form Centre and the JCB Technology and Art Centre have been added over the last few years. It is the School's intention to further supplement these facilities with a multi purpose sports centre during the academic year 97/8.
The School operates a strong pastoral system which is based upon tutor groups within a House structure. This ensures that every pupil is treated as an individual, provides support and encourages wide ranging involvement in all aspects of school life.
The vast majority of pupils transfer directly to the Sixth Form where they are joined by entrants from other schools. Within the Sixth Form emphasis is placed on development of the whole person and pupils are stretched both academically and personally so as to achieve their full potential and nearly all Sixth Formers go on to University with a number gaining Oxbridge places. Responsibility and organisational skills are developed through the use of Prefects, Form Managers and House Captains and business skills through both Business Studies courses and the Young Enterprise scheme and in addition to all Lower Sixth pupils undertake some form of Community Service.
