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St Edward's CofE Academy Cheddleton
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–9 · Academy
Hollow Lane, Cheddleton, Leek ST13 7HP · stedwardscheddleton.co.uk · 01538 714840
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Overview
- Ofsted
- Improved significantly
- Ungraded inspection · Jan 2025
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 200
- 80% of 250 places
- Local authority
- Staffordshire
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 3.3%
- First language not English
- 0%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 27 families put the school first and 27 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 27 | 27 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 39 | 37 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 42 | 42 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 29 | 29 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 31 | 31 | 1 | 100% |
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 29 January 2025, Ofsted’s outcome for St Edward's CofE Academy Cheddleton was: Improved significantly.
- Outcome
- Improved significantly
- Inspected
- 28 Jan 2025
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Oct 2019
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Oct 2019Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Sept 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Feb 2010Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good
What parents said
95% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (88 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 95%
- Replies
- 88
- 42% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 67% who raised concerns
based on the 16% who had a child bullied
based on 15 parents (17%) with SEND