Secondary
St Margaret Ward Catholic Academy
Little Chell Lane, Tunstall, Stoke-on-Trent, ST6 6LZ
Key facts
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Intake
- Mixed
- Pupils
- 1143 of 1200 places
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.4
- Local authority
- Stoke-on-Trent
- Religious character
- Yes
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Trust
- ST GABRIEL THE ARCHANGEL CATHOLIC MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
- Diocese
- Archdiocese of Birmingham
Staffing23/24
- Teachers (FTE)
- 70.8
- All staff (FTE)
- 98.3
- Pupils per adult
- 11.8
- Pupils
- 1,162
Staff are counted as full-time equivalents in the November school workforce census, so the pupil figure here is that census’s own and will differ a little from the roll above, which is counted in January.
Ofsted
Last inspected January 2026
- AchievementExpected standard
- Attendance and behaviourExpected standard
- Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
- InclusionExpected standard
- Leadership and governanceExpected standard
- Sixth formExpected standard
- Personal development and wellbeingExpected standard
SafeguardingMet
Read the full Ofsted report (opens in a new tab)Earlier inspections1
September 2021
Ungraded inspection
Good
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GCSE results
40%
3 points above the Stoke-on-Trent average (37% across 24 schools)
43.0
Level with the Stoke-on-Trent average (43.0 across 24 schools)
19th of 25 by our score, among the secondary schools in Stoke-on-Trent we can score - 30 in total, the rest without enough published data. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.
All published measures2024/2025
| Measure | Result |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 43 |
| EBacc average point score | 3.94 |
| Entered the EBacc | 70% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 64% |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 40% |
| A level average points per entry | 27.91 |
| A level students | 41 |
From the Department for Education. Measures are published per year and suppressed where a cohort is too small, so some schools show fewer. There are no results for 2019/20 or 2020/21, when exams and assessments were cancelled.
Results over time4 years
Each measure on its own scale, over every year we hold.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 43% |
| 22/23 | 43% |
| 23/24 | 35% |
| 24/25 | 40% |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 32.3 |
| 22/23 | 29.7 |
| 23/24 | 31.6 |
| 24/25 | 27.9 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | -0.45 |
| 22/23 | -0.25 |
| 23/24 | -0.44 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 46.4 |
| 22/23 | 44.8 |
| 23/24 | 41.2 |
| 24/25 | 43.0 |
Little Chell Lane, Tunstall, Stoke-on-Trent, ST6 6LZ
Admissions
How to apply (opens in a new tab)
You apply through your council, not the school - even for academies and free schools. Applications close on 31 October, the year before starting.
Stoke-on-Trent admissions (opens in a new tab)
The council publishes the oversubscription criteria and last year’s offer distances, which is the closest thing to knowing your chances.
If you are refused a place (opens in a new tab)
You can appeal, and you can join a waiting list at the same time. Accept whatever offer you get first - declining it can leave you with no place at all.
This school’s own admissions (opens in a new tab)
Schools that set their own criteria - faith schools, grammars, academies - publish them on their own site.
Contact
- Headteacher
- Dominic McKenna
- Address
- Little Chell Lane, Tunstall, Stoke-on-Trent, ST6 6LZ
- Telephone
- 01782883000