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Clayton Hall Academy
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Academy
Clayton Lane, Clayton, Newcastle-under-Lyme ST5 3DN · claytonhallacademy.org · 01782 367650
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Feb 2024
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 45.8
- average Attainment 8 score. Staffordshire 43.9, England 46
- Demand for places
- 0.8
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 828
- 83% of 1,000 places
- Local authority
- Staffordshire
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 17.8%
- First language not English
- 14.5%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 139 families put the school first and 174 places were offered; 100% 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 | 174 | 139 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 171 | 134 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 171 | 122 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 140 | 110 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 183 | 139 | 0.8 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 45.8, and 38.7% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ●45.8 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼38.7% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼60.6% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼36.6% | 40.5% | ||
| ●4.03 | 4.09 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 124412)
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 5.8 | +0.2 |
| Sixth form college | 12.6 | −0.7 |
| Further education | 65.4 | −1.8 |
| Other education | 0.5 | — |
| Apprenticeship | 4.7 | +0.1 |
| Employment | 3.1 | −1 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 6.3 | +2.7 |
| Activity not captured | 1.6 | +0.1 |
Ofsted
Clayton Hall Academy was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 6 February 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 6 Feb 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Sept 2021
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Sept 2021Requires improvement
Quality of education Requires improvement Behaviour and attitudes Requires improvement Personal development Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Sept 2018Ungraded inspectionConcerns
Safeguarding Effective Jun 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Mar 2010Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Good
What parents said
48% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (184 replies, to 6 January 2025).
- Recommend
- 48%
- Replies
- 184
- 23% · 6 Jan 2025
based on the 84% who raised concerns
based on the 51% who had a child bullied
based on 37 parents (20%) with SEND