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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 5 February 2025Ungraded inspection: Standards maintained
- 14 May 2019Graded inspection: Good
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About these grades
Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.
How hard is it to get a place?
DfE · Sept 2026 entry126 applications · 67 places offered · 59 named it first
- 2026 1.9; Staffordshire median median 1.8
- 2025 2.1; Staffordshire median median 1.9
- 2024 1.6; Staffordshire median median 1.7
- 2023 1.9; Staffordshire median median 1.7
- 2022 1.9; Staffordshire median median 1.8
- 2021 1.7; Staffordshire median median 1.7
- 2020 1.6; Staffordshire median median 1.8
- 2019 1.3; Staffordshire median median 1.7
- 2018 1.4; Staffordshire median median 1.8
- 2017 1.8; Staffordshire median median 1.7
- 2016 1.6; Staffordshire median median 1.8
- 2015 1.4; Staffordshire median median 1.6
- 2014 1.4; Staffordshire median median 1.7
- This school
- Staffordshire median
Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council
How this is measured
Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.
| Entry | Places | Applications | Per place | First preferences | First-pref. ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2026 | 67 | 126 | 1.9 | 59 | 0.88 |
| Sep 2025 | 61 | 129 | 2.1 | 58 | 0.95 |
| Sep 2024 | 95 | 152 | 1.6 | 90 | 0.95 |
| Sep 2023 | 80 | 148 | 1.9 | 75 | 0.94 |
| Sep 2022 | 82 | 156 | 1.9 | 79 | 0.96 |
| Sep 2021 | 92 | 160 | 1.7 | 74 | 0.80 |
| Sep 2020 | 102 | 159 | 1.6 | 76 | 0.75 |
| Sep 2019 | 121 | 151 | 1.3 | 77 | 0.64 |
| Sep 2018 | 98 | 136 | 1.4 | 69 | 0.70 |
| Sep 2017 | 74 | 133 | 1.8 | 54 | 0.73 |
| Sep 2016 | 96 | 151 | 1.6 | 78 | 0.81 |
| Sep 2015 | 110 | 152 | 1.4 | 97 | 0.88 |
| Sep 2014 | 87 | 121 | 1.4 | 86 | 0.99 |
How did pupils do at GCSE?
DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisionalEvery year as a table
| Year | Pupils | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths | 4+ Eng & maths | Progress 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 (prov.) | 65 | 41.2 | 31% | 60% | – |
| 2024/25 | 75 | 40.0 | 31% | 48% | – |
| 2023/24 | 103 | 37.0 | 25% | 45% | −0.68 |
| 2022/23 | 86 | 45.0 | 30% | 63% | −0.36 |
Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.
Schools nearby
The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority
- The Cheadle AcademyThis schoolThis schoolStandards maintained20251.9applications per place 41.2Attainment 8
- 0.2 km · StaffordshireGood20221.5applications per place 56.3Attainment 8
- 4.8 km · Staffordshire20261.6applications per place 42.9Attainment 8
- 7.3 km · StaffordshireGood20241.6applications per place 43.5Attainment 8
- 7.4 km · Stoke-on-TrentNot yet inspected2.1applications per place
- 8.5 km · Stoke-on-Trent20261.7applications per place 40.6Attainment 8
- 8.8 km · Stoke-on-TrentRequires improvement20241.4applications per place 33.5Attainment 8
- 10.4 km · Stoke-on-TrentRemains Good20222.2applications per place 43.6Attainment 8
- 10.7 km · StaffordshireRemains Good2022
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
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School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- URN · DfE number
- 136959 · 860/4153
- Trust
- The Cheadle Academy
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Capacity
- 1,000 pupils · 380 on roll
- Free school meals
- 28.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Opened
- 1 August 2011
- Replaced
- Cheadle High School (URN 124431)
- Address
- Station Road, Cheadle, Stoke-on-Trent, ST10 1LH
- Local authority
- Staffordshire · Staffordshire Moorlands
Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources