Madeley High School

Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–16 · Crewe, Staffordshire

Last distance offered · Year 7 2026

Not published

From Staffordshire County Council · offers on 2 March 2026

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Madeley High School is a secondary school in Crewe, Staffordshire for ages 11–16 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Improved significantly, from the inspection on 26 February 2025. Staffordshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2024 to 2026 entry.

Madeley High School 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

For Year 7 entry in 2026 there were 181 first-choice applications for 159 offers, 1.1 first choices per offer, the 4th highest of 47 Staffordshire secondary schools.
In the 2026 Year 7 round, 150 offers went to first-choice families and 31 first-choice families were not offered a place.
In 2026, 35 of the 321 Year 7 applications (11%) came from families living outside Staffordshire, and 9 offers went to them.
In 2024/25, 55% 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.

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: Newcastle Road, Madeley, Crewe, CW3 9JJ
Type: Academy converter
Phase: Secondary
Ages: 11–16
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Council: Staffordshire
Pupils on roll: 779 January 2026 school census
Free school meals: 15.7% of pupils eligible
Pupils per teacher: 18

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

Ofsted

Improved significantly Inspected 26 February 2025

Strengths

“Pupils speak highly about their close-knit school community.”
“Pupils understand and meet the school’s high expectations, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) and those who are disadvantaged.”
“Pupils are motivated and resilient.”

Safeguarding: Effective

Quoted from the Ofsted report published 27 March 2025 (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)	55%	45%
Attainment 8 score (2024/25)	49.5	46

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: 181 first-preference applications, 159 offers in total, 150 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.

Sir Thomas Boughey Academy 3.0 mi No Ofsted grade
Newcastle Academy 3.8 mi Good
Chesterton Community Sports College 4.4 mi Good Last distance published
St John Fisher Catholic College 4.4 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
Clayton Hall Academy 5.1 mi Good
The Orme Academy 5.1 mi Good Last distance published
The King's CofE Academy 7.0 mi School remains Good
Kidsgrove Secondary School 7.8 mi Good