Madeley High SchoolSir Thomas Boughey Academy
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
Madeley High School and Sir Thomas Boughey Academy are secondary schools.
Madeley High School scores 66 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Sir Thomas Boughey Academy scores 49 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Madeley High School is ahead on our composite score.
Madeley High School was judged Good and Sir Thomas Boughey Academy was judged the expected standard.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 49.5 for Madeley High School and 35.1 for Sir Thomas Boughey Academy.
GCSE Attainment 8 has held broadly level at Madeley High School (51.4 in 2021-22, 49.5 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 | CreweMadeley High School | Stoke-on-TrentSir Thomas Boughey Academy | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C66/100Stronger figure | D49/100 | |
| Local ranking | 8th 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 | 769 | 448 | |
| Capacity | 675 | 785 | |
| Location | Crewe, CW3 9JJ | Stoke-on-Trent, ST7 8AP | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 49.5 Stronger figure | 35.1 | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 55.0% Stronger figure | 18.5% | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 75.7% Stronger figure | 37.0% | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 28.6% Stronger figure | 8.3% | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.45 Stronger figure | 2.87 | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 140 | 108 | |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 769 | 448 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 15.5% | 24.8% | |
| English as an additional language | 2.5% | 2.9% | |
| SEN support | 8.6% | 8.9% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 2.6% | 1.8% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 6.1% Stronger figure | 7.9% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 14.2% Stronger figure | 23.0% | 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
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