The Cheadle Academy
Station Road, Stoke-on-Trent, ST10 1LH
380 pupils · 38% of 1,000 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- THE CHEADLE ACADEMY
- Local authority
- Staffordshire
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 28.9%
Ofsted
Standards maintained (2025) — Ungraded inspection — “Standards maintained” (no overall grade issued)
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 5 February 2025, published 9 March 2025. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 40 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 30.7% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 48% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 28% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.88 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 67 | 59 | 126 | 60 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 61 | 58 | 129 | 58 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 95 | 90 | 152 | 93 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 80 | 75 | 148 | 77 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 82 | 79 | 156 | 80 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 92 | 74 | 160 | 86 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 102 | 76 | 159 | 86 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 121 | 77 | 151 | 105 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Painsley Catholic College 0.2 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Blythe Bridge High School 4.8 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- Moorside High School 7.3 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- Co-op Academy Florence MacWilliams 7.4 km · No Ofsted rating
- Ormiston Meridian Academy 8.5 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Discovery Academy 8.8 km · Requires improvement (2024) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.