Madeley High SchoolChesterton Community Sports College
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
Madeley High School and Chesterton Community Sports College are secondary schools.
Madeley High School scores 66 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Chesterton Community Sports College scores 55 out of 100 (grade C, average). Madeley High School is ahead on our composite score.
Madeley High School was judged Good and Chesterton Community Sports College was judged the expected standard.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 48.6 for Madeley High School and 42.8 for Chesterton Community Sports College.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Madeley High School (51.4 in 2021-22, 48.6 in 2025-26) and has held broadly level at Chesterton Community Sports College (44.4 in 2021-22, 42.8 in 2025-26).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | CreweMadeley High School | NewcastleChesterton Community Sports College | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C66/100Stronger figure | C55/100 | |
| Local ranking | 7th of 70 in Staffordshire Stronger figure | 30th 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 | 779 | 915 | |
| Capacity | 675 | 870 | |
| Location | Crewe, CW3 9JJ | Newcastle, ST5 7LP | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 48.6 Stronger figure | 42.8 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 52.3% Stronger figure | 26.3% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 74.6% Stronger figure | 56.9% | 64.8% |
| Cohort | 130 | 160 | |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 769 | 903 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 15.5% | 35.8% | |
| English as an additional language | 2.5% | 3.4% | |
| SEN support | 8.6% | 27.5% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 2.6% | 2.4% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 6.1% Stronger figure | 8.6% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 14.2% Stronger figure | 26.0% | 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.
Madeley High School
Chesterton Community Sports College
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