Alsager SchoolKidsgrove Secondary School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Stoke-on-Trent.
Summary of the comparison
Alsager School and Kidsgrove Secondary School are secondary schools in Stoke-on-Trent.
Alsager School scores 63 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Kidsgrove Secondary School scores 46 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Alsager School is ahead on our composite score.
Alsager School was judged Good and Kidsgrove Secondary School was judged Good.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 51.9 for Alsager School and 35.9 for Kidsgrove Secondary School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has held broadly level at Alsager School (53.6 in 2021-22, 51.9 in 2024-25) and has fallen at Kidsgrove Secondary School (39.1 in 2021-22, 35.9 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | Stoke-on-TrentAlsager School | Stoke-on-TrentKidsgrove Secondary School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C63/100Stronger figure | D46/100 | |
| Local ranking | 8th of 22 in Cheshire East | 54th of 70 in Staffordshire | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Academy converter | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-18 | 11-16 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 1,519 | 338 | |
| Capacity | 1,575 | 829 | |
| Location | Stoke-on-Trent, ST7 2HR | Stoke-on-Trent, ST7 4DL | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 51.9 Stronger figure | 35.9 | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 51.8% Stronger figure | 15.0% | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 74.7% Stronger figure | 41.7% | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 76.7% Stronger figure | 31.7% | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.72 Stronger figure | 3.15 | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 257 | 60 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 87 | Not reported | |
| A-level average points | 37.9 | Not reported | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | B- | Not reported | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | 39.5 | Not reported | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | 20.8% | Not reported | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 1,519 | 338 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 14.5% | 27.8% | |
| English as an additional language | 4.2% | 1.2% | |
| SEN support | 5.7% | 16.3% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 3.3% | 1.2% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 7.0% | 6.5% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 18.7% | 14.2% Stronger figure | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
GCSE Attainment 8
GCSE Progress 8
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
Alsager School
Kidsgrove Secondary School
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