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Chesterton Community Sports College
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Academy
Castle Street, Chesterton, Newcastle ST5 7LP · ccsc.staffs.sch.uk · 01782 568350
Overview
- Ofsted
- Report card
- Jul 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 41.2
- average Attainment 8 score. Staffordshire 43.9, England 46
- Last distance offered
- 0.54 mi
- 0.86 km · Year 7, September 2026 entry · Staffordshire Council
- Demand for places
- 1.1
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 915
- 45 over 870 places · 105%
- Local authority
- Staffordshire
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 37.2%
- First language not English
- 3.8%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, the last place offered on distance went to a home 0.54 mi (861 m) from the school. Source: Staffordshire Council’s document.
For Year 7 in September 2026, 200 families put the school first and 180 places were offered; 89% 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 | 180 | 200 | 1.1▲ | 89% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 195 | 186 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 204 | 206 | 1▲ | 98% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 208 | 210 | 1▲ | 96% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 173 | 167 | 1 | 99% |
Last distance offered
| Year 7 | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 0.54 mi0.86 km | |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 41.2, and 22.8% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Staffordshire it was 43.9, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼41.2 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼22.8% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼52.5% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲60.5% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.71 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 3.4 | +2.8 |
| Sixth form college | 2.8 | −0.9 |
| Further education | 66.3 | −2.4 |
| Other education | 0.6 | 0 |
| Apprenticeship | 9.6 | +2.9 |
| Employment | 4.5 | −4.7 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 6.2 | +0.7 |
| Activity not captured | 6.7 | +1.8 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Chesterton Community Sports College on 14 July 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.
- Inclusion: Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard
- Achievement: Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour: Strong standard
- Personal development and well-being: Strong standard
- Leadership and governance: Expected standard
- Inspected
- 14 Jul 2026
- Report card
- Safeguarding
- Met
Graded areas
| Inclusion | Strong standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Needs attention |
| Attendance and behaviour | Strong standard |
| Personal development and well-being | Strong standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Sept 2022
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Sept 2022Good
Quality of education Good Behaviour and attitudes Good Personal development Good Leadership and management Good Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Dec 2010Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Dec 2007Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good
What parents said
90% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (297 replies, to 4 September 2023).
- Recommend
- 90%
- Replies
- 297
- 34% · 4 Sept 2023
based on the 64% who raised concerns
based on the 38% who had a child bullied
based on 42 parents (14%) with SEND