Painsley Catholic College

Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–18 · Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire

Last distance offered · Year 7 2026

Not published

From Staffordshire County Council · offers on 2 March 2026

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Painsley Catholic College is a secondary school in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire for ages 11–18 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 17 May 2022. Staffordshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2024 to 2026 entry.

Painsley Catholic College catchment area: last distance offered

Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.

Entry	Last distance offered
Year 7 2026	Not published
Year 7 2025	🔒 With a pass
Year 7 2024	🔒 With a pass

What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment

What the figures show

Year 7 2026 drew 248 first-choice applications for 246 offers; 245 offers went to first-choice families, and 3 first-choice families (1%) were not offered a place.
Of the 375 applications for Year 7 2026, 90 (24%) came from families living outside Staffordshire, and 41 offers went to them.
In 2024/25, 64% got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), the highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest secondary schools in Staffordshire.
At A level in 2024/25 the average grade was B- (England B-), with average progress from GCSE to A level.

Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Staffordshire schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.

Key facts

Address: Station Road, Cheadle, Stoke-on-Trent, ST10 1LH
Type: Academy converter
Phase: Secondary
Ages: 11–18
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Council: Staffordshire
Pupils on roll: 1,340 January 2026 school census
Free school meals: 12.3% of pupils eligible
Pupils per teacher: 15

Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026

Ofsted

Good Inspected 17 May 2022

Strengths

“This is a school where staff have very high academic expectations of all pupils.”
“Younger pupils sometimes find this daunting, but they learn to value the school’s rigorous approach to learning as they move through the school.”
“Pupils rise to the school’s high expectations.”

To improve

“However, there is more to be done to ensure that pupils always seek help when they need it.”
“However, some pupils do not trust the school’s staff or systems.”
“They told inspectors they are reluctant to report issues, fearing the reaction of their peers.”

Safeguarding: Effective

Quoted from the Ofsted report published 8 July 2022 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Exam results

Measure	School	England
GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25)	64%	45%
Attainment 8 score (2024/25)	58.8	46
A level average grade (2024/25)	B-	B-

Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Applications and offers

2026 Year 7 entry: 248 first-preference applications, 246 offers in total, 245 offers to first-preference applicants.

Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.

Nearby secondary schools

Straight-line distance, in Staffordshire.

The Cheadle Academy 0.1 mi Standards maintained
Blythe Bridge High School 3.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
Moorside High School 4.6 mi Good Last distance published
The JCB Academy 6.7 mi Good
Thomas Alleyne's High School 7.7 mi Standards maintained
Alleyne's Academy 7.9 mi Standards maintained
Endon High School 8.3 mi Good Last distance published
Leek High School 8.8 mi Requires improvement