The Cheadle Academy
About the school
The Cheadle Academy is an open secondary school in Staffordshire.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 5 February 2025
- Published
- 9 March 2025
- Inspection type
- Ungraded inspection
- Latest outcome
- Standards maintained
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 40
- Staffordshire
- 43.9
- England
- 46.1
Progress 8
The DfE has not published this measure for 2024/25.
- School
- N/A
- Staffordshire
- N/A
- England
- N/A
English and maths grade 5+
- School
- 30.70%
- Staffordshire
- 39.50%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 48.00%
- Staffordshire
- 61.90%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 28.00%
- Staffordshire
- 33.20%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 3.31
- Staffordshire
- 3.78
- England
- 4.09
A levels and sixth form
Average A-level grade
- School
- No entries
Average A-level points
- School
- No entries
AAB or better
- School
- No entries
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
398
Girls
47.24%
Boys
52.76%
SEN support
16.33%
Education, health and care plan
4.02%
English as an additional language
2.30%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
28.14%
Overall absence
7.7
Persistent absence
24.1
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
86
Sustained education or employment
93%
Education
80%
Apprenticeship
10%
Employment
2%
Not sustained
3%
After 16–18 study
Cohort
16
Sustained education or employment
75%
Higher education
44%
Further education
0%
Apprenticeship
6%
Employment
25%