Chesterton Community Sports CollegeSir Thomas Boughey Academy
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
Chesterton Community Sports College and Sir Thomas Boughey Academy are secondary schools.
Chesterton Community Sports College scores 55 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Sir Thomas Boughey Academy scores 49 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Chesterton Community Sports College is ahead on our composite score.
Chesterton Community Sports College was judged Good and Sir Thomas Boughey Academy was judged the expected standard.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 41.2 for Chesterton Community Sports College and 35.1 for Sir Thomas Boughey Academy.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Chesterton Community Sports College (44.4 in 2021-22, 41.2 in 2024-25) and has fallen at Sir Thomas Boughey Academy (45.9 in 2021-22, 35.1 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | NewcastleChesterton Community Sports College | Stoke-on-TrentSir Thomas Boughey Academy | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C55/100Stronger figure | D49/100 | |
| Local ranking | 30th of 70 in Staffordshire Stronger figure | 51st of 70 in Staffordshire | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: Expected | |
| School type | Academy converter | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-16 | 11-16 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 903 | 448 | |
| Capacity | 870 | 785 | |
| Location | Newcastle, ST5 7LP | Stoke-on-Trent, ST7 8AP | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 41.2 Stronger figure | 35.1 | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 22.8% Stronger figure | 18.5% | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 52.5% Stronger figure | 37.0% | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 60.5% Stronger figure | 8.3% | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.71 Stronger figure | 2.87 | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 162 | 108 | |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 903 | 448 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 35.8% | 24.8% | |
| English as an additional language | 3.4% | 2.9% | |
| SEN support | 27.5% | 8.9% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 2.4% | 1.8% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 8.6% | 7.9% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 26.0% | 23.0% 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.
Chesterton Community Sports College
Sir Thomas Boughey Academy
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