St Margaret Ward Catholic Academy
Little Chell Lane, Stoke-on-Trent, ST6 6LZ
1,143 pupils · 95% of 1,200 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- ST GABRIEL THE ARCHANGEL CATHOLIC MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
- Local authority
- Stoke-on-Trent
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 36.8%
Ofsted
Expected standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
| Post-16 | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 27 January 2026, published 28 May 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 43 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 40.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 63.6% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 69.9% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 1.05 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 209 | 219 | 457 | 209 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 209 | 217 | 439 | 209 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 204 | 195 | 436 | 204 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 208 | 220 | 435 | 208 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 210 | 169 | 424 | 199 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 209 | 196 | 422 | 209 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 207 | 178 | 444 | 207 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 210 | 168 | 398 | 210 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Ormiston Horizon Academy 0.5 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Haywood Academy 1.5 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Co-op Academy Stoke-On-Trent 2 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- The Excel Academy 3.6 km · Good — confirmed 2021 · previous system
- The King's CofE Academy 3.8 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Kidsgrove Secondary School 3.8 km · Good (2023) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.