Abbot Beyne School
Voluntary controlled school · sixth form · 834 pupils
87% stayed in education · Attainment 8 39.4
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The Cheadle Academy
- Pupils on roll
- 380of 1,000 places
- Free school meals
- 28.9%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 75
- Ofsted
- Standards maintained, 5 February 2025Read the Ofsted report
Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: Cheadle High School (URN 124431, until 1 August 2011).
What the data says
Of the 86 pupils who finished Year 11 at The Cheadle Academy in 2023, 3% stayed on in The Cheadle Academy’s own sixth form (Staffordshire average 33%), 62% went to a further education college and 10% started an apprenticeship.
Among the 16 students who left the sixth form in 2023, 44% went to university (Staffordshire 33%, England 37%), and 0% of level 3 students progressed to one of the most selective universities, against 19% nationally.
Apprenticeships are a real route from here: 10% of leavers started one, roughly three times the England figure of 3%.
Photography is unusually popular at GCSE: 25% of the year group took it, against 6% of pupils across England.
Where pupils went after Year 11
Destinations of the 2023 Year 11 leavers, measured the following year: the share in a sustained place for at least two terms. Compared with all state-funded schools in Staffordshire and England.
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | The Cheadle Academy | Staffordshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 86 | 9,264 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 93% | 92% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 80% | 84% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 3% | 33% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 15% | 3% | 13% |
| — further education college | 62% | 46% | 37% |
| — other education | 0% | 2% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 10% | 5% | 3% |
| Employment | 2% | 3% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 3% | 6% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 3% | 2% | 3% |
Where students went after sixth form
Destinations of students who finished 16–18 study in 2023, measured the following year.
University (higher education)Further educationOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | The Cheadle Academy | Staffordshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students in the cohort | 16 | 7,985 | 541,441 |
| Any sustained destination | 75% | 81% | 79% |
| University (higher education) | 44% | 33% | 37% |
| — most selective universities (top third), of level 3 students | 0% | 11% | 19% |
| Further education | 0% | 4% | 5% |
| Apprenticeship | 6% | 11% | 7% |
| Employment | 25% | 33% | 28% |
| No sustained destination | 13% | 14% | 16% |
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | The Cheadle Academy | Staffordshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 40.0 | 43.9 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 31% | 40% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 48% | 62% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 28% | 33% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.31 | 3.78 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 27% | 23% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 25.3 | 32.9 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 45.3 | 47.1 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 3% | 8% | 19% |
Progress 8 is not available for 2025 and 2026: these cohorts had no Key Stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021, so there is no baseline. Attainment 8 shows results without taking pupils’ starting points into account.
Subjects taken at GCSE
Entries in 2025 as a share of the Year 11 cohort, and the share of entries graded 7–9 and 4–9, compared with all entries in England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England | Grades 7–9 | England | Grades 4–9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 75 | 100% | 88% | 8% | 22% | 56% |
| English Language | 75 | 100% | 89% | 11% | 20% | 59% |
| English Literature | 73 | 97% | 86% | 8% | 21% | 62% |
| Combined Science | 73 | 97% | 65% | 3% | 9% | 44% |
| History | 53 | 71% | 41% | 17% | 26% | 57% |
| Geography | 45 | 60% | 41% | 2% | 25% | 44% |
| French | 21 | 28% | 18% | 5% | 29% | 33% |
| Photography | 19 | 25% | 6% | 37% | 19% | 100% |
| Design and Technology | 16 | 21% | 11% | 0% | 23% | 44% |
| Business Studies | 13 | 17% | 18% | 0% | 20% | 15% |
| Fine Art | 9 | 12% | 9% | 22% | 28% | 100% |
| Textiles | 5 | 7% | 2% | — | 27% | — |
| Spanish | 1 | 1% | 19% | — | 27% | — |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sports Studies | 37 | — | — |
| Health Studies | 30 | — | — |
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | 15 | — | — |
| Hospitality / Catering Studies | 15 | — | — |
Other secondary schools in Staffordshire
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Biddulph High School
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84% stayed in education · Attainment 8 43.3
Blessed Robert Sutton Catholic Voluntary Academy
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86% stayed in education · Attainment 8 46.7
Blessed William Howard Catholic School
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92% stayed in education · Attainment 8 52.0
Blythe Bridge High School
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80% stayed in education · Attainment 8 46.6
Sources: Department for Education school and college performance tables 2024/2025 (Key Stage 4 and 16–18 results, subject entries, destination measures for 2023 leavers); Get Information About Schools register as at 19 September 2026; Ofsted management information as at 31 August 2026. Small numbers are suppressed by DfE and shown as “—”. How to read these figures.