How many pupils does The Cheadle Academy have?

The Cheadle Academy has 398 pupils enrolled.

Who is the principal of The Cheadle Academy?

The principal of The Cheadle Academy is Nicola Slack.

What type of school is The Cheadle Academy?

The Cheadle Academy is a Academy converter with a Secondary phase of education.

Which local authority is The Cheadle Academy in?

The Cheadle Academy is in the Staffordshire local authority area.

Academy converter Secondary Open

The Cheadle Academy

Station Road, Cheadle, Staffordshire Moorlands, Staffordshire, ST10 1LH

Ofsted: Good (last overall grade). Last inspected 5 February 2025.

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398

Pupils

26.9%

Free school meals

1 August 2011

Opened

About this school

The Cheadle Academy is an Academy converter serving secondary age pupils, located in Staffordshire Moorlands, Staffordshire. The school has 398 pupils enrolled. Ofsted: Good (last overall grade). Last inspected 5 February 2025. The Principal is Nicola Slack. The school is administered by Staffordshire local authority. It belongs to THE CHEADLE ACADEMY. It opened in 1 August 2011.

School details

Principal: Nicola Slack
Trust: THE CHEADLE ACADEMY
Local authority: Staffordshire
Gender: Mixed
URN: 136959

Contact

01538493900 office@thecheadleacademy.co.uk Visit website Ofsted Report

Admissions

Applications for places at The Cheadle Academy are handled by the school or the local authority (Staffordshire). See the school's website for admissions arrangements, or read the GOV.UK guide to school admissions.

GCSE Performance (Key Stage 4)

40.0

Attainment 8 · 2024-25

−0.68

Progress 8 · 2023-24

31%

Grade 5+ in English & maths · 2024-25

48%

Grade 4+ in English & maths · 2024-25

3.31

EBacc average point score · 2024-25

28%

Entering the EBacc · 2024-25

Attainment 8 is the school's average GCSE score across eight key subjects — higher is better.
Progress 8 shows how much progress pupils made between ages 11 and 16 compared with similar pupils nationally — 0 is average, positive is above average. Shown for 2023-24, the most recent year the Department for Education published it.
Grade 5+ / 4+ in English & maths is the share of pupils achieving at least a strong pass (5) or a standard pass (4) in both subjects.
EBacc covers the English Baccalaureate subject mix: English, maths, sciences, a language, and history or geography.

Source: Department for Education school performance data. Check this school on GOV.UK →