Hanley Castle High School

Comprehensive

National rank

271

385

Rank last year

60.2%

A-level

A-level

A*-B

32.3%

GCSE

GCSE

A*/A/9/8/7

Need to know

Head teacher

Mark Stow

Gender of entry

Mixed

Total pupils

1,086

Head teacher

Mark Stow

Gender of entry

Mixed

Total pupils

1,086

Head teacher

Mark Stow

Gender of entry

Mixed

Total pupils

1,086

Progress 8

AVERAGE

Pupils on free school meals

13.9%

Progress 8

AVERAGE

Pupils on free school meals

13.9%

Our methodology
Results

A-level 2024 rank: 249=

Grade

%

A*

8.9

A

19.1

B

32.1

A*/A

28

A*-B

60.2

GCSE 2024 rank: 296=

Grade

%

A*/9/8

11.1

A/7

21.2

A*/A/9/8/7

32.3

What the school inspection says

Date of report
2023
Verdict *
Good
“Pupils at Hanley Castle High School benefit from an ambitious curriculum for all. Staff help pupils to develop their cultural understanding and think internationally. Pupils, including students in the sixth form, work hard and achieve well … Pupils, including those who are disadvantaged, take part in a wide range of extracurricular clubs. These include sport and creative activities. Pupils benefit from educational visits, including a sixth-form trip to Auschwitz … Pupils regularly give their views on the school, and leaders act on what they say … Leaders have planned a broad and ambitious curriculum.”
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*From September 2024, Ofsted no longer makes an overall effectiveness judgment in inspections of state-funded schools. A consultation on the new report cards will take place in 2025.
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