St Margaret Ward Catholic AcademyKidsgrove Secondary School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Stoke-on-Trent.
Summary of the comparison
St Margaret Ward Catholic Academy and Kidsgrove Secondary School are secondary schools in Stoke-on-Trent.
St Margaret Ward Catholic Academy scores 53 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Kidsgrove Secondary School scores 49 out of 100 (grade D, below average). St Margaret Ward Catholic Academy is ahead on our composite score.
St Margaret Ward Catholic Academy was judged the expected standard and Kidsgrove Secondary School was judged Good.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 42.3 for St Margaret Ward Catholic Academy and 37.1 for Kidsgrove Secondary School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at St Margaret Ward Catholic Academy (46.4 in 2021-22, 42.3 in 2025-26) and has fallen at Kidsgrove Secondary School (39.1 in 2021-22, 37.1 in 2025-26).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | Stoke-on-TrentSt Margaret Ward Catholic Academy | Stoke-on-TrentKidsgrove Secondary School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | D53/100Stronger figure | D49/100 | |
| Local ranking | 7th of 14 in Stoke-on-Trent | 47th of 70 in Staffordshire | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Expected | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Academy converter | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-18 | 11-16 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 1,143 | 394 | |
| Capacity | 1,200 | 829 | |
| Location | Stoke-on-Trent, ST6 6LZ | Stoke-on-Trent, ST7 4DL | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 42.3 Stronger figure | 37.1 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 39.7% Stronger figure | 28.3% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 58.3% Stronger figure | 43.4% | 64.8% |
| Cohort | 204 | 53 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 41 | Not reported | |
| A-level average points | 27.9 | Not reported | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | C- | Not reported | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | 31.4 | Not reported | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | 13.6% | Not reported | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 1,139 | 338 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 37.6% | 27.8% | |
| English as an additional language | 33.4% | 1.2% | |
| SEN support | 12.2% | 16.3% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 3.1% | 1.2% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 7.0% | 6.5% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 18.9% | 14.2% 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.
St Margaret Ward Catholic Academy
Kidsgrove Secondary School
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