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The Cheadle Academy

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

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corporate_fareTHE CHEADLE ACADEMY

location_onStoke-on-Trent, ST10 1LH

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2019

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Students

470

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Attainment 8

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GCSE Rank

#40 in Staffordshire

#2,532 of 3,216 nationally

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The Cheadle Academy is a Academy converter secondary school in Stoke-on-Trent, serving ages 11-18. Rated Good by Ofsted.

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School Summary

The Cheadle Academy is an academy converter in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, admitting pupils aged 11-18. It has a sixth form offering post-16 education. It is part of THE CHEADLE ACADEMY. The school has approximately 398 pupils on roll, of whom 28% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, pupils achieved an Attainment 8 score of 40, placing the school #40 in Staffordshire and #2,532 of 3,216 nationally. 30.70% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in English and Maths. 8.0% of all GCSE entries were graded 9–7.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2019. The school's current overall rating is Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 0.9× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 18.1:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 17.4 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Secondary Performance Trends (KS4)

2025

Progress 8 Score

Attainment 8

Grade 5+ E&M

30.70%

Grade 9–7 (all GCSEs)8.0%

Entering EBacc28.00%

EBacc APS3.31

2024

Progress 8 Score

-0.68

vs National Avg

Attainment 8

Grade 5+ E&M

Entering EBacc46.60%

EBacc APS3.12

2023

Progress 8 Score

-0.36

vs National Avg

Attainment 8

45.0

Grade 5+ E&M

Entering EBacc16%

EBacc APS3.77

2022

Progress 8 Score

-0.75

vs National Avg

Attainment 8

37.8

Grade 5+ E&M

Entering EBacc27%

EBacc APS3.12

2021

Progress 8 Score

Attainment 8

Grade 5+ E&M

Entering EBacc62%

EBacc APS-

2019

Progress 8 Score

-0.32

vs National Avg

Attainment 8

41.7

Grade 5+ E&M

Entering EBacc74%

EBacc APS3.61

2018

Progress 8 Score

0.02

vs National Avg

Attainment 8

46.1

Grade 5+ E&M

Entering EBacc6%

EBacc APS3.59

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Student Destinations (After Secondary)

This module shows what students did after finishing Key Stage 4 (GCSEs). It reflects how well the school prepares pupils for the real world.

2025

Stayed in Education / Employment

93%

Education (e.g. Sixth Form/College)80%

Apprenticeships10%

Employment2%

Not in Education / Employment (NEET)3%

2024

Stayed in Education / Employment

87%

Education (e.g. Sixth Form/College)77%

Apprenticeships6%

Employment3%

Not in Education / Employment (NEET)13%

2023

Stayed in Education / Employment

90%

Education (e.g. Sixth Form/College)78%

Apprenticeships2%

Employment9%

Not in Education / Employment (NEET)7%

2022

Stayed in Education / Employment

95%

Education (e.g. Sixth Form/College)85%

Apprenticeships2%

Employment7%

Not in Education / Employment (NEET)4%

2021

Stayed in Education / Employment

93%

Education (e.g. Sixth Form/College)85%

Apprenticeships4%

Employment4%

Not in Education / Employment (NEET)5%

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Sixth Form (A-Level) Performance

A-level results for students who stayed in sixth form at this school. Value added measures how much progress students made relative to their GCSE starting point.

2025

Students

2024

A-Level Value Added

-0.42

vs expected from GCSEs

Pupils make below-expected progress at A-level.

Avg Grade

C-

Students

Retention rate83.30%

2023

Avg Grade

C-

Students

Retention rate100.00%

2022

Avg Grade

Students

Source: DfE A Level and Other 16-18 Results

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

04 February 2025

Inspection Report

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14 May 2019

Inspection Report

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25 September 2018

Inspection Report

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18 April 2018

Inspection Report

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21 March 2017

Inspection Report

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01 May 2015

Inspection Report

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15 January 2015

Inspection Report

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21 June 2013

Inspection Report

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12 February 2013

Inspection Report

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14 February 2012

Inspection Report

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08 November 2011

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

5 Evaluations

2019-05-14

Special Measures S5 ReInspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2018-09-25

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2018-04-18

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2017-03-21

None Legacy

Inadequate

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Inadequate

2015-01-15

None Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

Requires improvement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

Requires improvement

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

19.8%per term

warning Above Average

National average: 7.3% for this term (secondary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

9.0%(36 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

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National average: 7.398% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 398 pupils. During this period, there were 79 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 19.8%, which is above the termly national average of 7.3%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg	Perm. Excl.
2024/25 (Spring term)	398	79	19.8%	7.3%	0
2024/25 (Autumn term)	400	60	15.0%	7.8%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	420	43	10.2%	7.4%	2
2023/24 (Spring term)	423	31	7.3%	7.1%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	427	42	9.8%	8.2%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	461	48	10.4%	6.6%	1
2022/23 (Spring term)	470	68	14.5%	6.4%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	477	53	11.1%	5.9%	1
2021/22 (Summer term)	470	47	10.0%	4.7%	1
2021/22 (Spring term)	467	64	13.7%	4.9%	2
2021/22 (Autumn term)	475	53	11.2%	4.4%	1
2020/21 (Summer term)	481	57	11.9%	3.6%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	476	7	1.5%	1.0%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	480	66	13.8%	3.9%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	483	2	0.4%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	483	18	3.7%	3.2%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	483	20	4.1%	4.2%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	454	8	1.8%	3.1%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	462	10	2.2%	3.8%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	463	6	1.3%	3.8%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	462	4	0.9%	3.4%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	469	26	5.5%	3.0%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	471	21	4.5%	3.7%	1
2016/17 (Summer term)	542	35	6.5%	3.0%	2
2016/17 (Spring term)	538	14	2.6%	3.3%	0
2016/17 (Autumn term)	542	22	4.1%	3.1%	1

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Specific Learning Difficulty 21 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 19 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 18 pupils

Physical Disability 9 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 4 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 3 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 3 pupils

Severe Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

Profound & Multiple Learning 1 pupils