The Kingsway School
Foxland Road, Cheadle, SK8 4QX
1,260 pupils · 80% of 1,570 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- EDUCATION LEARNING TRUST
- Local authority
- Stockport
- Free school meals
- 24.9%
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 |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 24 February 2026, published 22 April 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 | 46.5 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 50.6% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 71.8% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 45.6% |
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?
Usually has places available — 0.45 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 268 | 121 | 412 | 202 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 301 | 117 | 514 | 233 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 293 | 128 | 564 | 257 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 266 | 194 | 641 | 266 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 258 | 194 | 640 | 258 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 285 | 209 | 569 | 273 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 281 | 152 | 526 | 265 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 317 | 160 | 527 | 260 |
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
- Laurus Cheadle Hulme 1.6 km · Outstanding (2023) · previous system
- Parrs Wood High School 2.3 km · Standards maintained (2025)
- Manchester Enterprise Academy 3 km · Most areas: Urgent improvement (2026)
- Stockport Academy 3.2 km · No overall grade (2025)
- The Barlow RC High School 3.2 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Saint Paul's Catholic High School 3.5 km · Good (2022) · 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.