Academy converter · Staffordshire

Painsley Catholic College

11–18Ages
1,340Pupils
SecondaryPhase
Roman CatholicReligious character
Sixth formAges 16–18
138729URN

Station Road, Cheadle, Stoke-on-Trent, ST10 1LH · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · May 2022 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.5per place

0.3 below Staffordshire median (1.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Staffordshire

375 applications for 246 places · 45th of 48 in Staffordshire

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

56.3of 90

Staffordshire 43.5 England 46.0

2nd of 56 in Staffordshire

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 17 May 2022Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education	Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Sixth form provision	Outstanding

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

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 entry

1.5applications per place, Year 7

0.3 below Staffordshire median (1.8) 0.7 below England median (2.2)

375 applications · 246 places offered · 248 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 1.5; Staffordshire median median 1.8
2025 1.7; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2024 1.7; Staffordshire median median 1.7
2023 1.7; Staffordshire median median 1.7
2022 1.7; Staffordshire median median 1.8
2021 1.8; Staffordshire median median 1.7
2020 2.0; Staffordshire median median 1.8
2019 2.0; Staffordshire median median 1.7
2018 1.8; Staffordshire median median 1.8
2017 1.7; Staffordshire median median 1.7
2016 1.8; Staffordshire median median 1.8
2015 1.9; Staffordshire median median 1.6
2014 1.7; 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	246	375	1.5	248	1.01
Sep 2025	215	355	1.7	216	1.00
Sep 2024	221	371	1.7	220	1.00
Sep 2023	224	390	1.7	218	0.97
Sep 2022	222	386	1.7	227	1.02
Sep 2021	226	403	1.8	256	1.13
Sep 2020	224	437	2.0	254	1.13
Sep 2019	223	451	2.0	276	1.24
Sep 2018	227	412	1.8	266	1.17
Sep 2017	219	374	1.7	243	1.11
Sep 2016	219	389	1.8	254	1.16
Sep 2015	208	390	1.9	260	1.25
Sep 2014	208	346	1.7	225	1.08

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

220 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)56.32nd of 56 in Staffordshire

Staffordshire 43.5 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths60%3rd of 56 in Staffordshire

Staffordshire 38% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths83%

Staffordshire 60% England 66%

This school
Staffordshire median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)+0.51

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	220	56.3	60%	83%	–
2024/25	221	58.8	64%	82%	–
2023/24	208	57.0	64%	86%	+0.51
2022/23	215	57.2	63%	82%	+0.72

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

Painsley Catholic CollegeThis school
This school

Good2022

1.5applications per place 56.3Attainment 8
The Cheadle Academy
0.2 km · Staffordshire

Standards maintained2025

1.9applications per place 41.2Attainment 8
Blythe Bridge High School
5.0 km · Staffordshire

2026

1.6applications per place 42.9Attainment 8
Moorside High School
7.5 km · Staffordshire

Good2024

1.6applications per place 43.5Attainment 8
Co-op Academy Florence MacWilliams
7.5 km · Stoke-on-Trent

Not yet inspected

2.1applications per place
Ormiston Meridian Academy
8.6 km · Stoke-on-Trent

2026

1.7applications per place 40.6Attainment 8
Discovery Academy
8.9 km · Stoke-on-Trent

Requires improvement2024

1.4applications per place 33.5Attainment 8
Ryecroft CofE Middle School
10.5 km · Staffordshire

Remains Good2022
St Thomas More Catholic Academy
10.5 km · Stoke-on-Trent

Remains Good2022

2.2applications per place 43.6Attainment 8

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 138729 · 860/4610
Trust: St Gabriel the Archangel Catholic Multi-Academy Trust
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Capacity: 1,447 pupils · 1,340 on roll
Free school meals: 13.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: Resourced provision
Opened: 1 September 2012
Replaced: Painsley Catholic College (URN 124456)
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