Madeley High SchoolThe Grove School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
Madeley High School and The Grove School are secondary schools.
Madeley High School scores 66 out of 100 (grade C, average) and The Grove School scores 40 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Madeley High School is ahead on our composite score.
Madeley High School was judged Good and The Grove School was judged Requires improvement.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 48.6 for Madeley High School and 38.2 for The Grove School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Madeley High School (51.4 in 2021-22, 48.6 in 2025-26) and has fallen at The Grove School (46.6 in 2021-22, 38.2 in 2025-26).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | CreweMadeley High School | Market DraytonThe Grove School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C66/100Stronger figure | D40/100 | |
| Local ranking | 7th of 70 in Staffordshire | 18th of 20 in Shropshire | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: GoodStronger figure | Ofsted: Requires improvement | |
| School type | Academy converter | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-16 | 11-18 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 779 | 856 | |
| Capacity | 675 | 1,206 | |
| Location | Crewe, CW3 9JJ | Market Drayton, TF9 1HF | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 48.6 Stronger figure | 38.2 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 52.3% Stronger figure | 28.0% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 74.6% Stronger figure | 53.4% | 64.8% |
| Cohort | 130 | 161 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | Not reported | 36 | |
| A-level average points | Not reported | 27.8 | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | Not reported | C- | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | Not reported | 26.0 | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | Not reported | 0.0% | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 769 | 815 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 15.5% | 28.7% | |
| English as an additional language | 2.5% | 5.3% | |
| SEN support | 8.6% | 16.1% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 2.6% | 2.2% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 6.1% Stronger figure | 9.1% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 14.2% Stronger figure | 23.3% | 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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