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Painsley Catholic College
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Academy
Station Road, Cheadle, Stoke-on-Trent ST10 1LH · painsley.co.uk · 01538 493777
On the mapSearch near ST10 1LH
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected May 2022
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 58.8
- average Attainment 8 score. Staffordshire 43.9, England 46
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,340
- 93% of 1,447 places
- Local authority
- Staffordshire
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 13.7%
- First language not English
- 7.6%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 248 families put the school first and 246 places were offered; 99% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 246 | 248 | 1▲ | 99% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 215 | 216 | 1▲ | 96% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 221 | 220 | 1 | 97% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 224 | 218 | 1 | 98% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 222 | 227 | 1▲ | 97% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 58.8, and 63.8% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Staffordshire it was 43.9, and across England 46.
In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade B- (36.7 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲58.8 | 46.0 | ||
| ▲63.8% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲82.4% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲86.0% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲5.41 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 48.6 | −0.9 |
| Sixth form college | 13.5 | +7 |
| Further education | 26.4 | −5.1 |
| Apprenticeship | 5.3 | +1.1 |
| Employment | 2.4 | +0.1 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 3.8 | +0.6 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 86 students | B- (36.7) | Average -0.12 | |
| 86 students | B- (37) | Average -0.10 | |
| 15 students | Dist (34) | Average +0.26 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 91 | C+ (34.6) | -0.01 |
| 2022/23 | 92 | B- (36.7) | — |
| 2021/22 | 100 | B (39.2) | — |
| 2018/19 | 112 | C+ (32.2) | -0.56 |
| 2017/18 | 83 | C+ (34.1) | -0.17 |
| 2016/17 | 162 | C (31.4) | -0.09 |
| 2015/16 | 185 | C (30.8) | +0.02 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 51.9 | −3.7 |
| Other education | 0.9 | +0.1 |
| Apprenticeship | 14.8 | +6.3 |
| Employment | 22.2 | −4.3 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 8.3 | +3.2 |
| Activity not captured | 1.9 | −1.5 |
Ofsted
Painsley Catholic College was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 17 May 2022, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 17 May 2022
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Outstanding |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Sixth form | Outstanding |
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Dec 2007
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Dec 2007Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding 16 to 19 study programmes Outstanding
What parents said
83% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (318 replies, to 2 April 2023).
- Recommend
- 83%
- Replies
- 318
- 24% · 2 Apr 2023
based on the 74% who raised concerns
based on the 38% who had a child bullied
based on 51 parents (16%) with SEND