Madeley High School
Ofsted: Good
Score
C66
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Crewe, CW3 9JJ
- Distance
- 14.1km away
The Grove School
Newcastle Road, Market Drayton, TF9 1HF
Local ranking18th of 20 secondary schools in Shropshire
Ofsted: Requires improvementUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
1206
Capacity
11-18
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · 2025 A-levels · Ofsted inspection 25 April 2023. Figures last updated .
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 38.2 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 28.0% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 53.4% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 161
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 92.0%
- Continued in education
- 81.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 7.0%
- Employment
- 4.0%
- Not sustained
- 6.0%
After A-Levels 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 88.0%
- Higher education
- 58.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 0.0%
- Employment
- 25.0%
- Not sustained
- 10.0%
A-Level Results
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
C-
Avg A-Level Grade
27.8
Avg Points/Entry
nat 35.0
26.0
Best 3 A-Levels
nat 35.8
36
A-Level Students
- AAB+ with Facilitating
- 0.0% nat17.5%
- Applied General Avg Points
- 29.0
- 16-18 Cohort
- 85
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 815
- Boys
- 447 (52%)
- Girls
- 409 (48%)
- Capacity
- 1206 (71% full)
- SEND
- 18.3%
- FSM Eligible
- 28.7%
- EAL
- 5.3%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 2.2%
- SEN Support
- 16.1%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 15.8:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 52.6
- Budget per Pupil
- £7,394/yr
*Financial data not available for 2025-26 — showing 2024-25
Attendance & Absence
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
- Overall Absence Rate
- 9.1% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 23.3% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 89.9%
- White Other: 4.1%
- Mixed Other: 1.2%
- Black African: 0.9%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 0.6%
- Asian Chinese: 0.6%
- White Irish: 0.5%
- Asian Indian: 0.4%
89.9%
White British
4.1%
White Other
1.2%
Mixed Other
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Newcastle Road
Market Drayton, West Midlands
Administrative
- URN
- 146580
- UKPRN
- 10081958
- Establishment No.
- 4423
- Trust
- MARCHES ACADEMY TRUST
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