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The Cheadle Academy

Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Academy

Station Road, Cheadle, Stoke-on-Trent ST10 1LH · thecheadleacademy.co.uk · 01538 493900

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Overview

Ofsted
Standards maintained
Ungraded inspection · Feb 2025
GCSEs, 2024/25
40
average Attainment 8 score. Staffordshire 43.9, England 46
Demand for places
0.9
first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
Pupils
380
38% of 1,000 places
Local authority
Staffordshire
Sixth form
Yes
Admissions
Non-selective
Free school meals
28.9%
First language not English
2.6%
School census 2025/26
Trust
The Cheadle Academy

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Year 7 in September 2026, 59 families put the school first and 67 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 79 (Places 82)79September 2023: 75 (Places 80)75September 2024: 90 (Places 95)90September 2025: 58 (Places 61)58September 2026: 59 (Places 67)59Places 67
Year 7PlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 202667590.9100%
September 2025Sept 202561581100%
September 2024Sept 202495900.9100%
September 2023Sept 202380750.9100%
September 2022Sept 202282791100%

Results

In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 40, and 30.7% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Staffordshire it was 43.9, and across England 46.

In 2023/24 the average A level result was grade C- (25.4 points per entry).

GCSE results

Attainment 8

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252016/17: 44.7 (England 46.3)44.72017/18: 46.1 (England 46.5)46.12018/19: 41.7 (England 46.7)41.72021/22: 37.8 (England 48.8)37.82022/23: 45.0 (England 46.3)45.02023/24: 37.0 (England 45.9)37.02024/25: 40.0 (England 46.0)40.0England 46.0
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
▼4046
▼30.7%45.4%
▼48.0%64.8%
▼28.0%40.5%
▼3.314.09

Where Year 11 leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
School sixth form6.8−14.2
Sixth form college12.6+6.1
Further education60.2+10.2
Apprenticeship2.9−3.6
Employment3.9+0.7
Not in a lasting destination7.8−5.1
Activity not captured5.8—

A levels and other 16 to 18 results

A level average grade

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/242015/16: 30.8 (England 30.5)C2016/17: 31.4 (England 31.1)C2017/18: 27.1 (England 32.1)C-2018/19: 23.6 (England 32.9)D+2021/22: 30.5 (England 37.9)C2022/23: 27.1 (England 34.2)C-2023/24: 25.4 (England 34.4)C-England 34.4
2023/24TrendAverage gradeProgress
11 studentsC- (25.4)Below average -0.42
11 studentsC- (25.4)Below average -0.42
6 studentsDist (33.6)Average +0.27
83.3%finished their course
Earlier years: A levelStudentsAverage gradeProgress
2022/2315C- (27.1)—
2021/2218C (30.5)—
2018/1924D+ (23.6)-0.59
2017/1834C- (27.1)+0.11
2016/17162C (31.4)-0.09
2015/16185C (30.8)+0.02

Where sixth-form leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
University50+11.1
Not in a lasting destination20+14.4
Activity not captured30—

Ofsted

At an ungraded inspection on 5 February 2025, Ofsted’s outcome for The Cheadle Academy was: Standards maintained.

Outcome
Standards maintained
Inspected
4 Feb 2025
Ungraded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Previously: Good, graded inspection, May 2019

Earlier inspections

Before September 2019

  • May 2019Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Personal development, behaviour and welfareGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    16 to 19 study programmesGood
    SafeguardingEffective
  • Sept 2018Monitoring visitEffective action
  • Mar 2017Inadequate
    Outcomes for pupilsInadequate
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentInadequate
    Personal development, behaviour and welfareInadequate
    Leadership and managementInadequate
    16 to 19 study programmesGood
    SafeguardingNot effective
  • Jan 2015Requires improvement
    Outcomes for pupilsRequires improvement
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentRequires improvement
    Leadership and managementRequires improvement
    16 to 19 study programmesGood

What parents said

72% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (54 replies, to 1 September 2025).

Recommend
72%
Replies
54
14% · 1 Sept 2025
Child is happy at school▼83% agreeEngland 89%
Child feels safe▼85% agreeEngland 90%
Pupils are well behaved▼61% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations▼72% agreeEngland 84%
Child does well▼79% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn▼62% agreeEngland 84%
Told how child is doing▼80% agreeEngland 85%
Good range of subjects▼84% agreeEngland 91%
Can join clubs and activities▼84% agreeEngland 91%
Supports personal development▼65% agreeEngland 79%
Concerns are dealt with properly▼69% agreeEngland 77%

based on the 85% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly●50% agreeEngland 50%

based on the 48% who had a child bullied

Gets the SEND support they need▼41% agreeEngland 67%

based on 12 parents (22%) with SEND

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