Cheadle Primary SchoolSt Thomas' Catholic Primary School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Stoke-on-Trent.

Summary of the comparison

Cheadle Primary School and St Thomas' Catholic Primary School are primary schools in Stoke-on-Trent.

  • Cheadle Primary School scores 40 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and St Thomas' Catholic Primary School scores 75 out of 100 (grade B, strong). St Thomas' Catholic Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Cheadle Primary School was judged Good and St Thomas' Catholic Primary School was judged Outstanding.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 46.0% for Cheadle Primary School and 94.0% for St Thomas' Catholic Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Cheadle Primary School (41.0% in 2022-23, 46.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at St Thomas' Catholic Primary School (75.0% in 2022-23, 94.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Cheadle Primary School versus St Thomas' Catholic Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure Stoke-on-TrentCheadle Primary SchoolStoke-on-TrentSt Thomas' Catholic Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreD40/100B75/100Stronger figure
Local ranking209th of 289 in Staffordshire 26th of 289 in Staffordshire Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: OutstandingStronger figure
School typeCommunity school Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range3-11 4-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll344 209
Capacity420 210
LocationStoke-on-Trent, ST10 1EN Stoke-on-Trent, ST10 4DS
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard46.0% 94.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard0.0% 29.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled score102.0 111.0 Stronger figure106.0
Maths average scaled score100.0 109.0 Stronger figure105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census344 209
Free school meals (ever 6)27.6% 7.7%
English as an additional language5.8% 1.9%
SEN support25.9% 5.7%
SEN with an EHC plan3.2% 1.0%
Attendance
Overall absence4.4% 2.6% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence10.9% 2.7% Stronger figure15.8%

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.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

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.

Cheadle Primary School

St Thomas' Catholic Primary School

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