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Alsager School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Academy
Hassall Road, Alsager, Stoke-on-Trent ST7 2HR · alsagerschool.org · 01270 871100
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Jan 2023
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 51.9
- average Attainment 8 score. Cheshire East 47.1, England 46
- Last distance offered
- 9.05 mi
- 14.56 km · Year 7, September 2026 entry · Criterion 6 · Cheshire East Council
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,528
- 97% of 1,575 places
- Local authority
- Cheshire East
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 14%
- First language not English
- 4.8%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- The Cornovii Trust
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, the last place offered under “Criterion 6” went to a home 9.05 mi (14.56 km) from the school. Source: Cheshire East Council’s document.
For Year 7 in September 2026, 245 families put the school first and 252 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 252 | 245 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 262 | 259 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 247 | 243 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 265 | 320 | 1.2▲ | 83% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 265 | 299 | 1.1▲ | 88% |
Last distance offered
| Year 7 – Criterion 6 | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 9.05 mi14.56 km | |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 51.9, and 51.8% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Cheshire East it was 47.1, and across England 46.
In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade B- (37.9 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲51.9 | 46.0 | ||
| ▲51.8% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲74.7% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲76.7% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲4.72 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 44.1 | −7.2 |
| Sixth form college | 3.5 | +1.3 |
| Further education | 42.9 | +4.6 |
| Other education | 1.2 | — |
| Apprenticeship | 1.6 | −1 |
| Employment | 0.4 | −2.2 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 4.3 | +1.3 |
| Activity not captured | 2 | — |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 87 students | B- (37.9) | Well above average +0.43 | |
| 87 students | B- (37.9) | Well above average +0.43 | |
| 54 students | Merit+ (28.4) | Above average +0.23 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 103 | B- (36.5) | +0.27 |
| 2022/23 | 113 | C+ (34.3) | — |
| 2021/22 | 135 | B (40.1) | — |
| 2018/19 | 104 | B- (35.5) | -0.07 |
| 2017/18 | 119 | C+ (33.7) | +0.19 |
| 2016/17 | 127 | C (31.7) | -0.04 |
| 2015/16 | 104 | C (31.5) | +0.02 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 57 | −0.7 |
| Further and other education | 1.6 | −0.3 |
| Further education | 0.8 | +0.2 |
| Other education | 0.8 | −0.5 |
| Apprenticeship | 10.9 | +1.3 |
| Employment | 20.3 | +1.1 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 7 | −0.7 |
| Activity not captured | 3.1 | −0.7 |
Ofsted
Alsager School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 17 January 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 17 Jan 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Sixth form | Good |
Previously: Concerns, ungraded inspection, Sept 2021
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Sept 2021Ungraded inspectionConcerns
Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Feb 2016Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Personal development, behaviour and welfare Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding 16 to 19 study programmes Good Safeguarding Effective Feb 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good
What parents said
74% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (202 replies, to 1 January 2024).
- Recommend
- 74%
- Replies
- 202
- 13% · 1 Jan 2024
based on the 77% who raised concerns
based on the 44% who had a child bullied
based on 40 parents (20%) with SEND