The Cheadle Academy

General Info

Education Phase
Secondary, 16 plus
Ofsted rating
Good
May 14 2019 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
11 - 18 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded secondary
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Religious Character
Does not apply
Sixth Form
Has a sixth form
Local authority
Staffordshire
Unique reference
136959
Address
Station Road, Cheadle, ST10 1LH

Pupils

Number of Pupils
423 (46% of total capacity)
Boys
50.8%
Girls
49.2%
First language not English
2.6%
Free school meals (FSM)
23.2%
Persistent absence
23.3%
Special education needs (SEN)
16.3%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 92.9%
Mixed 2.1%
Other White 1.9%
Pakistani 1.2%
Other Asian 0.7%
African 0.5%
Other 0.5%
Unclassified 0.2%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

GCSE Results

Progress 8 score

This school
-0.36
Local authority average, state-funded schools
-0.14
England average, state-funded schools
-0.03

Entering EBacc

School 16%
Local authority average 31%
England average 39%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School 30%
Local authority average 40%
England average 45%

Attainment 8 score

School 45
Local authority average 44.5
England average 46.3

EBacc average point score

School 3.77
Local authority average 3.78
England average 4.05
Year 2022-2023

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Sports StudiesTechnical Award35
Computer Appreciation / IntroductionTechnical Award19
Health StudiesTechnical Award40
Small Business ManagementTechnical Award57
Art & Design (Fine Art)GCSE14
Art & Design (Textiles)GCSE3
BiologyGCSE6
ChemistryGCSE6
Design & TechnologyGCSE20
English LanguageGCSE86
Year 2022-2023

Admissions

The Cheadle Academy

Admission Policy
Non-selective
Total available places
95
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
90
2nd preference
55
3rd preference
6
From another Local Authority
5
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
90
2nd preference
3
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes24.3
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 7
74
39
35
Year 8
88
41
47
Year 9
71
35
36
Year 10
76
43
33
Year 11
104
52
52
Year 13
10
5
5
Year 2023-2024

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
78.0%
83.9%
86.5%
Further education
42.0%
40.7%
34.7%
School sixth form
21.0%
38.6%
37.9%
Sixth form college
15.0%
3.9%
13.1%
Other education destinations
0.0%
0.8%
0.9%
Entering employment
9.0%
5.5%
3.9%
Entering apprenticeships
2.0%
5.2%
3.4%
Not in education or employment
7.0%
4.8%
5.2%
Destination unknown
3.0%
0.6%
1.0%
School: Year 2022-2023 Local authority: Year 2021-2022 England: Year 2021-2022

Progression to Higher Education or Training

Destinations after A‑levels
School
LA
England
Degrees
64.0%
55.5%
64.0%
Top third higher education institutions
14.0%
11.6%
19.7%
Russell Group
14.0%
9.6%
17.7%
Oxford or Cambridge
0.0%
0.3%
1.0%
Other study at level 4 or 5
0.0%
3.7%
2.6%
Higher apprenticeships
0.0%
2.6%
1.7%
School: Year 2022-2023 Local authority: Year 2019-2020 England: Year 2019-2020

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