Academy converter · Staffordshire

Kidsgrove Secondary School

11–16Ages
394Pupils
SecondaryPhase
146635URN

Gloucester Road, Stoke-on-Trent, ST7 4DL · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Apr 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.8per place

close to Staffordshire median (1.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Staffordshire

174 applications for 97 places · 27th of 48 in Staffordshire

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

37.1of 90

Staffordshire 43.5 England 46.0

49th of 56 in Staffordshire

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 18 April 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good

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

1.8applications per place, Year 7

close to Staffordshire median (1.8) 0.4 below England median (2.2)

174 applications · 97 places offered · 95 named it first

2026 1.8; Staffordshire median median 1.8
2025 1.7; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2024 1.6; Staffordshire median median 1.7
2023 1.6; Staffordshire median median 1.7
2022 1.8; Staffordshire median median 1.8
2021 1.6; Staffordshire median median 1.7
2020 1.2; Staffordshire median median 1.8
2019 1.2; Staffordshire median median 1.7
2018 1.1; Staffordshire median median 1.8; as the previous school
2017 1.5; Staffordshire median median 1.7; as the previous school
2016 1.6; Staffordshire median median 1.8; as the previous school
2015 1.6; Staffordshire median median 1.6; as the previous school
2014 1.5; Staffordshire median median 1.7; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Staffordshire median in 0 of 8 years.

This school
Staffordshire median

Dashed bars: as The Kidsgrove Secondary School (URN 139708), Maryhill High School (URN 124405), the previous school.

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	97	174	1.8	95	0.98
Sep 2025	112	185	1.7	104	0.93
Sep 2024	94	148	1.6	89	0.95
Sep 2023	58	93	1.6	54	0.93
Sep 2022	50	88	1.8	42	0.84
Sep 2021	52	82	1.6	40	0.77
Sep 2020	69	84	1.2	42	0.61
Sep 2019	62	74	1.2	45	0.73
Sep 2018 *	82	88	1.1	44	0.54
Sep 2017 *	50	74	1.5	34	0.68
Sep 2016 *	64	103	1.6	55	0.86
Sep 2015 *	114	179	1.6	111	0.97
Sep 2014 *	101	152	1.5	99	0.98

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

53 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)37.149th of 56 in Staffordshire

Staffordshire 43.5 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths28%44th of 56 in Staffordshire

Staffordshire 38% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths43%

Staffordshire 60% England 66%

This school
Staffordshire median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.50

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	53	37.1	28%	43%	–
2024/25	60	35.9	15%	42%	–
2023/24	61	38.8	23%	46%	−0.50
2022/23	62	34.5	19%	40%	−1.21

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

Kidsgrove Secondary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

1.8applications per place 37.1Attainment 8
The King's CofE Academy
1.3 km · Staffordshire

Remains Good2024

1.4applications per place 36.9Attainment 8
Ormiston Horizon Academy
3.4 km · Stoke-on-Trent

Good2023

1.8applications per place 34.5Attainment 8
St Margaret Ward Catholic Academy
3.8 km · Stoke-on-Trent

2026

2.2applications per place 42.3Attainment 8
James Bateman Middle School
4.0 km · Staffordshire

Remains Good2023
Biddulph High School
4.4 km · Staffordshire

2026

46.0Attainment 8
Co-op Academy Stoke-On-Trent
5.0 km · Stoke-on-Trent

Remains Good2023

1.8applications per place 46.2Attainment 8
Haywood Academy
5.3 km · Stoke-on-Trent

Good2023

2.1applications per place 35.4Attainment 8
Alsager School
5.7 km · Cheshire East

Good2023

1.7applications per place 48.6Attainment 8

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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: 146635 · 860/4019
Trust: The Shaw Education Trust
Capacity: 829 pupils · 394 on roll
Free school meals: 22.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 November 2018
Replaced: The Kidsgrove Secondary School (URN 139708); Maryhill High School (URN 124405)
Address: Gloucester Road, Stoke-on-Trent, ST7 4DL
Local authority: Staffordshire · Newcastle-under-Lyme

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources